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PSY-30168 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 01 May 2024

PSY-30168 - Investigative Forensic Psychology
Coordinator: Samantha Andrews Room: N/A Tel: +44 1782 7 32961
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733736

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
To develop students' knowledge and understanding of key topics in investigative psychological research. In particular, students will learn to apply these social, developmental, and cognitive psychology topics to forensic contexts. This will facilitate an appreciation of the real world application of psychological theory and concepts.

Intended Learning Outcomes

locate, evaluate and synthesise literature concerning the application of social, developmental, and cognitive psychology to forensic contexts from a range of sources.: 1
communicate their ideas clearly and effectively in a written format.: 1
extrapolate ideas and concepts from a range of topics in applied social, developmental, and cognitive psychology and be able to apply these to interpret media representations of criminal and forensic scenarios.: 1
engage with and communicate alternative psychological accounts of forensic phenomena: 1

Study hours

20 hours of in situ seminars/workshops
10 hours of asynchronous activities plus 10 hours of pre-recorded talks (broken down to small chunks)
20 hours to prepare for classes
70 hours to do research and write notes for essay
20 hours to write essay

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
Essay focusing on a literature review which links 1 or more topics covered in class
Students will be asked to engage with media related to investigative forensic psychology. They will then be asked to pick one aspect of the material watched/read and explore it in relation to a topic presented during the course with reference to psychological research articles. Guidance will be provided in the introductory lecture and also in an assessment dedicated session by when students will have watched the material and will discuss their ideas in groups and with the module team. The assessment is a written assessment (100%) examining the topics covered during the module using psychological research findings. You will be supported with the development of appropriate skills related to the assessment and with assessment preparation during taught sessions. Word limit = 3000 words.

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Last Updated: 01 May 2024