Criminology and Criminal Psychology

Overview

Throughout this Criminology and Criminal Psychology PG Dip programme from  University of Essex Online you will examine a range of perspectives on race, gender, sex and class in the criminal justice system, and explore offences such as violent crime, sexual crimes and firesetting. Topics you’ll study include:

• the sociological approach to crime, criminology and criminological theory

• the role of forensic psychology in manging mentally disordered offenders

• the status of the victim throughout the criminal process

• the historic relationship between psychology and policing, and what this means for modern policing

• critical assessment of complex criminal investigations in accordance with national standards.

Why This Course is Great:

• Course content is drawn from cutting edge research at the University of Essex’s leading Centre for Criminology.

• Modules have been developed by a former Detective Chief Superintendent from the Homicide and Major Enquiries Team in one of the UK’s largest police forces.

• Receive your degree from the University of Essex, a top 40 UK university (Complete University Guide 2023)

Career opportunities:

Like many of the criminology graduates, upon completion of this course you may wish to enter a senior role within the criminal justice system. Alternatively, you could go on to become a police officer; work in offender support, probation, prison and victim services, or security; or even work in the National Crime Agency.