Forensic Mental Health MSc

The Forensic Mental Health course is designed for students with a clinical or academic interest in the complex relationship between mental disorders and criminal behaviour. You will be taught by a multi-disciplinary team of clinical academics. The course constitutes an ideal first step towards clinical psychology training, a PhD or MD degree.

Key benefits

• Focus on the neuroscientific understanding of the development of prosocial and antisocial behaviours across the lifespan
• Critically examine forensic practice across the criminal justice system, including prisons, secure forensic hospital settings, and community services
• Develop the skills required to critically evaluate new research and to establish evidence-based clinical services
• Build an inter-disciplinary understanding of this complex field

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