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

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Investigative Forensic Psychology builds on material presented in previous years and explores some of the psychological processes relevant to eyewitness testimony. How effectively are people able to describe or recognise a suspect? How accurate is our memory for details of a crime and how can psychological research help us improve the testimony witnesses provide? These questions and more will be considered during the module. This module will be of interest to all psychology students, especially those who are interested in forensic psychology.

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