Master in Criminal Psychology. Specialization in Forensic Psychology

Program Overview

The Master in Criminal Psychology and Forensic Psychology program trains professionals in criminal behavior and the evaluation of psychological factors in legal proceedings. The program focuses on providing expert reports on criminal responsibility and witness credibility, with a curriculum covering topics such as criminology, criminal psychology, and legal psychology. Students gain advanced knowledge and skills for careers in forensic psychology, penitentiary institutions, and victim support services.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master in Criminal Psychology. Specialization in Forensic Psychology trains experts in criminal behavior to perform psychological expert reports in criminal proceedings. Criminal Psychology, as a scientific discipline, studies criminal behavior and has worked closely with the law since the late 19th century. Forensic Psychology, a branch of Criminal Psychology, provides the necessary psychological knowledge for courts to make decisions about defendants' accountability, procedural capabilities, and the credibility of testimonies. The master's degree offers a professional approach, connecting training with the professional context through its didactic approach, experienced teaching staff, and tutors with experience in the judicial field. The program aims to provide students with applied, advanced, and specialized knowledge in legal and forensic psychology, enabling them to address various problems in the field, make autonomous decisions, understand imputability in criminal cases, assess victims of crime, check the legal consequences of psychopathological disorders, apply intervention strategies in criminal justice, manage documentary sources for judicial assessments, and intervene in the assessment and treatment of inmates. The program is designed for graduates in Psychology, Medicine, Law, Criminology, or similar qualifications. SPECIALIZATION IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY degree.

Outline:

The Master's program has 90 credits and a duration of 12 to 24 months, depending on the student's dedication.

• Block 1: Criminology (24 credits): Includes General Criminology, Special Criminology, Criminal Structure, Legal Medicine, and Drug Addiction.
• Block 2: Criminal Psychology (22 credits): Covers Criminal Psychology, Criminal Personality, Juvenile Delinquency, Psychology of Terrorism, and Sects.
• Block 3: Forensic Psychology (25 credits): Includes Criminal Psychological Assessment, Forensic Psychopathology, Criminal Behavior Treatment, Legal Psychology, and Family Violence.
• Block 4: Internship (6 credits): Consists of a supervised face-to-face internship.
• Block 5: Scientific Research Methods and Master’s Degree Final Project (13 credits): Includes Scientific Research Methodology and the Master’s Degree Final Project.
The credit equivalence may vary depending on the university of enrollment.

Teaching:

The program utilizes an integrative methodology combining knowledge and skills acquisition through integrative exercises and project practices. The teaching staff includes:

• B.D.
• Luis Jiménez Romero: Managing director of the Escuela de Criminología de Cataluña, freelance forensic psychologist with experience in expert reports.
• Dr. Miguel Ángel Soria Verde: PhD in Psychology, teacher of Legal and Criminal Psychology, expert forensic psychologist.
• Dr. Tomás Salás Darrocha: PhD in Law, practicing Judge, former Chief of the Technical Cabinet of the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia.
• Dr. Laura Natalia Perez: PhD in Cognitive Science and Language, Academic Director of a Master’s Degree in Clinical and Health Psychology.
• Dr. Eduardo Silva: PhD in Projects, Lawyer and Notary, Executive Director of the Iberoamerican University Foundation.
• Dr. (c) Pablo Eisendecher: Lawyer, PhD in law, Director of the Iberoamerican University Foundation in Chile and Paraguay.
• Dr. Mariacarla Martí González: Doctorate in Education, Professor of Group Psychology and Social Psychology.
• M. Alejandra Sandoval Villalobos: Director and Teacher of the Specialization in Graphology and Neuro-writing, Judicial expert calligrapher.
• M. Alba Hernández Santana: Teacher and Final Project’s Director, expert in conflict resolution.
• M. Sonia Juliana Pérez Pérez: Teacher and Final Project’s Director, Master’s Degree in Music Therapy.
• B.D.
• David Martínez Bautista: General Secretary of the Escuela de Criminología de Cataluña, Judicial Expert in Ballistics and Armament.
• B.D.
• Nuria Alba Quintero: Practicing lawyer, teacher at the Escuela de Criminología de Cataluña.

Careers:

Graduates can work as judicial experts in forensic psychology, in penitentiary institutions, public administration, psychosocial court teams, forensic medicine institutes, and in victim support services.

Other:

FUNIBER periodically allocates funds for FUNIBER Training Scholarships. The program's content may be subject to slight modifications depending on updates or improvements. The program is offered online. The program is in collaboration with the Escuela Internacional de Criminología.