Study location	United Kingdom, Liverpool
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year
Study language	English
Awards	MSC/PGDIP/PGCERT

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher) high 2:1 Bachelors degree (with Honours) in Psychology The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 7.5 (with a minimum of 7.0 in each component) TOEFL (IBT): Overall score of 100 or above, with at least 22 in Listening, 24 in Writing, 24 in Reading and 25 in Speaking CAE: 176 points overall with no component less than 162

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) should be provided.

More information	liverpool.ac.uk/..nsic-psychology/overview

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Career opportunities

Our programmes aim to provide students with a high level of academic and analytical skill, making them suitable for careers or further postgraduate study in a number of areas. Graduates have had a choice of possibilities, including: Joining research teams as research associates in many areas, such as Applied Psychology and Criminology Working in the substance misuse field Clinical training Becoming members of police forces as “civilians” involved in intelligence work or as police officers Working in prisons or with clinical forensic populations working in commercial or industrial research and development units.

The MSc Investigative and Forensic Psychology programme at the University of Liverpool has an excellent record of graduate employment. Our graduates go on to work in all areas of the criminal justice system and our course is looked upon favourably when assessing applications for doctorate study and clinical psychology courses. Listed below are examples of our past students current occupations and/or employers:

Crime analysts and principal crime analysts working for police forces
National and International Police forces
Behavioural investigative advisors
Medium/high security prisons, psychiatric units or hospitals.
Home Office
Probation services
Youth offending teams
National Policing Improvements Agency
Office for National Statistics
PhD’s
Research associates
Lectureships
PsychD Clinical Psychology
Fraud investigators
Ministry of Defence
Security Services (MI5, MI6)
Defence and Science Technology Laboratory
Expert witness
Professional consultancy
Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)
Mobile phone cellsite analyst