Forensic Psychology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)

**Foundation Year**<br/><br/>Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, youll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that youd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.<br/><br/>**International Students**<br/><br/>For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/<br/><br/>**Forensic Psychology**<br/><br/>Start your journey to train in forensic psychology. Study the psychology of crime, investigation and punishment on our BPS-accredited programme. Build an understanding of the mind, brain and behaviour and uncover how people think, communicate and act when committing crimes. You will build a foundational understanding of core psychological topics, alongside practical skills to prepare you for a wide variety of careers.<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?**<br/>- Accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)<br/><br/><br/>- Transform your understanding of human behaviour with insights into crime investigation, victim support and offender rehabilitation<br/><br/><br/>- Become a researcher in psychology with skills in qualitative and quantitative data analysis, design and reporting<br/><br/><br/>- Enhance your career prospects by gaining hands-on work experience with placement opportunities<br/><br/><br/>- A chance to broaden your horizons and gain global perspectives through study abroad at a partner university<br/><br/><br/>Are you curious about why people commit crimes, how crimes are investigated and the consequence of punishment? On this programme, delve into the study of the mind, brain and behaviour across various forensic contexts to understand how people think, feel and act within crime investigation, victim support and offender rehabilitation. Our BPS-accredited programme* covers the principle topics of cognition, individual differences and social development. You will gain practical skills in both quantitative and qualitative research, ensuring a thorough understanding of diverse psychological methodologies.<br/><br/>*subject to passing your final year project and achieving a minimum 2:2 degree award<br/><br/>**About Keele**<br/><br/>Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.<br/><br/>We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.<br/><br/>Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.