Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons)

University of Abertay Dundee

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	85%
Salary after 15 months	£22500
Unemployment Rate	10% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	7% Proportion of students of Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£9250 Tuition (UK) £15000 Tuition (International) Tuition fees per year for Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons) at University of Abertay Dundee UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	4 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Abertay Campus
Degree	Bachelor of Science (Honours), BSc (Hons)
Subject	Psychology, Forensic Psychology

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 60 graduates of Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons) and other courses in Psychology at University of Abertay Dundee for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Psychology.

Overall student satisfaction

85 /100

60 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons) and other Psychology courses of University of Abertay Dundee	Average review score among all Psychology courses in the UK
Explanations	100	89
Interesting courses	92	76
Intellectually stimulating	97	83
Challenged to do my best	93	84
Depth of concepts	92	80
Builds on previous learnings	93	85
Joined ideas from different topics	90	80
Balance directed/independent study	90	75
Applicability of course content	89	79
Clear criteria in markings	85	76
Fair assessment	93	76
Tests reflected your learning	90	78
Timely feedback	92	85
Helpful feedback	84	73
Approachability of teachers	97	78
Support from teachers	95	78
Organisation of courses	90	77
Communication of changes	87	74
IT facilities	87	86
Library	90	91
Course specific resources	88	84
Student feedback opportunities	93	78
Student feedback valued	95	71
Student's feedback acted upon	84	55
Work of student union	83	78
Mental wellbeing services	89	76
Overall satisfaction	85	79

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All Psychology courses of University of Abertay Dundee

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Psychology

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Psychology at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£22500	£17500	£22500
25-75 percentile range	£21000 - £25000	£13000 - £21000	£14000 - £27500

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Psychology courses of University of Abertay Dundee

Salary of all UK Graduates of Psychology

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£22509	£19583	£23998
25-75 percentile range	£20026 - £25605	£15415 - £24898	£18977 - £29904

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Psychology courses in the UK

Course Description

Psychology is the scientific study of the most complex machine imaginable: the human mind. Our degree with Forensic and Investigative Psychology teaches you how psychological theory and research can be applied to forensic settings like police investigations, the court room, and the prison service. The first two years of this flexible degree are designed to help you dig deeper into the science behind the way humans think, feel, and behave. In years three and four, you take more advanced options related to your specialist degree pathway. You'll discover just how vital psychology is to criminal investigations. Our academic experts will give you a thorough understanding of this fascinating world, including how to:

Analyse offender motives

Understand offending behaviour

Evaluate eyewitness testimony

Profile missing people

Understand the language of the judicial system

Support vulnerable witnesses, victims and offenders

Assess and treat of a variety of criminal behaviours

An analytical approach is needed to evaluate the different kinds of criminal behaviour involved in investigations. You'll learn how to observe behaviour, tackle literature-based research and develop, test and evaluate theories. This culminates in conducting your own supervised research project in your final year, which is one of the corner stones of your degree. You can switch to another Psychology pathway if you develop an interest in a particular topic later on. This Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology degree is accredited is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and its core areas follow the curriculum set out by the BPS. This accreditation is essential for students who want to become a Chartered Psychologist, and means that successful graduates are eligible to apply for further professional psychology training. Our BSc (Hons) Psychology course scored an impressive 95% for Overall Student Satisfaction in the 2020 National Student Survey (NSS). Students on this course may have to undertake a PVG check if they choose a specific placement (optional) as part of the course. Abertay is widely regarded as THE place to come for high quality teaching. But don't just take our word for it: Sunday Times UK University of the Year 2021 for Teaching Quality. Guardian University Guide 2020 Top 10 in the UK for Student Satisfaction with Teaching, Course and Feedback. National Student Survey 2020 Top 10 UK Universities for Student Satisfaction.

Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of Abertay Dundee graduates of undergraduate studies in Applied Psychology	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Psychology
Total respondents	10	265
Unemployed	10%	4%
Studying	0%	13%
Working	75%	55%
Both studying and working	10%	20%
No information	10%	8%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Applied Psychology courses of University of Abertay Dundee

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	50%	50%
Utilise skills from studies	35%	65%
Work is meaningful	90%	10%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of Abertay Dundee

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	20%
Non highly-skilled jobs	80%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	0%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Applied Psychology courses of University of Abertay Dundee

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons) at University of Abertay Dundee

35%	Administrative occupations
20%	Business and public service associate professionals
15%	Protective service occupations
15%	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5%	Finance Professionals
5%	Natural and social science professionals
5%	Teaching Professionals

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

The programme is a mixture of lectures, practical laboratory classes, seminars/tutorials and independent study. The practical laboratory classes offer the chance to learn relevant scientific techniques first hand, and an opportunity to engage in research by designing experiments and collecting and analysing data. You are assessed using a variety of assessment types. These include examinations and class tests, laboratory reports, essays, presentations (both oral and posters), research projects and writing scientific articles and case studies. Assessment is through a range of methods including exams, tests, practical laboratory reports and student presentations.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Psychology

Average UCAS Tariff Score 165

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Psychology
<48	0
48-63	5
64-79	0
80-95	0
96-111	5
112-127	5
128-143	25
144-159	20
160-175	10
176-191	15
192-207	10
208-223	5
224-239	5
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Psychology courses of University of Abertay Dundee

Qualification requirements

ALL applicants must possess a Level 5 qualification, such as an HND or FdA in a relevant area in order to be considered for this course. A copy of your HND/FdA module transcripts will be requested, and the original required to be seen at enrolment.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)

Including one in a relevant subject/science (80 UCAS tariff points)

HNC in Care and Administrative Practice or Applied Science with B required in graded unit for entry to Year 1 Sufficient science and discursive subjects and a strong academic profile to be competitive. English and Maths at least at National 5 Grade B.

31-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects.

HND Legal Services: AAA in Graded Units. Other relevant HND qualifications will be considered on an individual basis; please contact us for advice.

All applicants must have passes in English and Maths - National 5 grade C or GCSE grade C/4 or National 5 Lifeskill Maths and Application at grade B. Higher Applications of Maths at grade C accepted.

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology, BSc (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons)

Scotland	£1820	year 1
England UK	£9250	year 1
Northern Ireland	£9250	year 1
Wales	£9250	year 1
Ireland	£9250	year 1
EU	£15000	year 1
International	£15000	year 1

Additional fee information

International/EU fees are £15,500 for the following courses:-

BA (Hons) Computer Arts

BSc (Hons) Computer Game Applications Development

BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology

BSc (Hons) Computing

BSc (Hons) Computer Science

BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Cybersecurity

BSc (Hons) Ethical Hacking

BA (Hons) Game Design and Production

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)
year 2

University Rankings

Positions of University of Abertay Dundee in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of University of Abertay Dundee in related subject specific rankings.

Social Studies & Humanities

- #8
- #30
Psychology

The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
[Published 09 September, 2023]
- #9
- #58
Psychology

CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
[Published 08 June, 2023]

See all 10 university rankings of University of Abertay Dundee

About University of Abertay Dundee

Conveniently situated in the middle of Dundee city centre, Abertay University provides an energetic and vibrant learning atmosphere. All campus buildings belonging to Abertay are grouped close together, allowing their learners to easily get where they need to be. Dundee itself is one of the smaller cities in Scotland, but at the same time offers a wide selection of leisure and nightlife, as well as employment opportunities in the creative industries in particular.

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Psychology with Forensic and Investigative Psychology BSc (Hons)

University of Abertay Dundee

Key Course Facts

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