Forensic Pyschology Practice Doctorate CPD route - Continuing Professional Development programme

The Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology offers a Continued Professional Development route to the Doctorate in Forensic Psychology. This programme is designed to allow Forensic Psychologists, who hold a valid Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) certificate (and preferably status as a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society), to ‘top up’ their existing MSc qualification to Doctoral level.

Course fact file

Type of Course: Doctoral research, continuing professional development

Study Options: Full time, part time

Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time for those employed in a forensic setting

Start date: September

Contact

Ms Sue Hanson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3319
Email: s.a.hanson@bham.ac.uk

Dr Louise Dixon
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 7218
Email: l.dixon.1@bham.ac.uk

School of Psychology

Course details

Details

The programme requires students to attend nine days of taught classes, aimed at developing advanced research skills. During the course of the programme students will complete the following assignments: a research ethics proposal; systematic review; research project; and critique of a psychometric measure. Students will be required to incorporate this work into a thesis that will be examined via oral examination.

Successful applicants may register as full-time students for a minimum period of one year and a maximum of two years, or as part-time students for a minimum period of two years and a maximum of three years.

Forensic Psychology Practice Doctorate CPD route brochure (PDF 176KB)

Fees and funding

Fees for 2012–13 £7,000 (UK/EU 1 yr full-time); £11,730,(overseas 1 yr full-time);
£3,500 (UK/EU 2 yrs part-time), £5865 (overseas, 2 yrs part-time)

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Entry requirements

Proof of the following qualifications must be presented:

Certificate as proof of graduation from an MSc in Forensic Psychology (accredited by the British Psychology Society (BPS)). Applicants achieving a merit or above will be considered. Valid Health professions Council certificate to demonstrate status as a Forensic Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).(preferable) Certificate demonstrating Chartered Psychologist Status with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Non-academic requirements: A research proposal must be presented with the application. This should outline the background rationale to the project; aims and hypotheses; methodology (sample to be accessed, procedure, measures used, and ethical considerations); description of proposed statistical analysis; and practical implications of the proposed research. Additionally, the area/question to be considered for the systematic review should also be presented.

Work experience required: Experience working as a Forensic Psychologist, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

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How to apply

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