Criminology and Criminal Psychology, MSc at University of Greenwich

This master’s degree equips you with a deep understanding of the concepts, theories, methods and principles central to criminology and criminal psychology.

Why study this at Greenwich?

•  You’ll learn about the changing nature of psychology, law, and criminology, and their professional applications.
•  Your optional modules help you gain insights into areas of your choice.
•  It is not accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) because the primary focus is criminology – it is not a master’s in psychology.
•  The course does meet the British Criminology Society benchmarks for postgraduate taught courses.
•  If you studied the BSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology degree at Greenwich and took the Social Forensic Psychology module, you cannot take the same module again for the MSc nor can you take the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology module.

The MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology programme provides students with the conceptual knowledge and skills to open up diverse career paths. Core courses will enable you to develop an understanding of the concepts, theories, methods and principles central to criminology and the skills to apply these in the forensic and legal area. Optional courses build on this core grounding and enable you to develop an empirical insight in an area of your choice, culminating in a research project.

This approach provides you with knowledge of the changing nature of psychology, law and criminology, and professional applications. It will also develop your ability to relate theory to practice in a way that provides more informed solutions to problems, and opportunities in the workplace. There is a valuable research grounding and a broad coverage of criminological, forensic and psychological approaches to crime and criminality.