肯特法医心理学硕士获得英国心理学会的认可，为希望成为特许法医心理学家的人员提供第一年（学术）专业培训。该硕士课程是唯一提供有关罪犯认知的完整模块的程序，它可以帮助您了解支持犯罪的思想如何增加性犯罪者，放火手和其他个人实施犯罪的机会。在法医心理学人员的支持下，您还将获得现实世界中的写作技能，例如期刊写作，风险评估报告，法院报告和政府研究报告。
Immerse yourself in the only MSc programme that offers an entire module on offender cognition, explore relapse prevention, sex offenders with learning disabilities and the socio-demographic and psychological factors that lead to behaviours in some individuals and not others. This course is accredited by The British Psychological Society (BPS) and satisfies the academic component of professional training required to become a chartered forensic psychologist.What you’ll learnBuild on existing knowledge, abilities and skills by developing both in basic and advanced contemporary statistical and methodological issues in psychology. This degree will prepare you for doctoral study, an academic career or a job in the NHS as a psychologist.Professional recognitionAll of our taught Master’s (MSc) programmes have been recognised by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as meeting the nationally recognised criteria for preparation training for PhD research.The MSc in Forensic Psychology at Kent is accredited by The British Psychological Society as providing the first (academic) year of professional training for those who wish to qualify as Chartered Forensic Psychologists. Graduates from the programme are then required to gain the equivalent of a further two years' relevant experience under the supervision of a Chartered Forensic Psychologist before qualifying for Chartered status themselves. You should contact the BPS directly if you have enquiries about the nature of the supervised practice element of qualification.