Forensic Psychology

This course gives an orientation in forensic psychology, the field of psychology that integrates psychological knowledge with the legal and judicial context.

The course provides in-depth theoretical and empirical knowledge regarding the evaluation and understanding of behaviors of witnesses, victims, and perpetrators in the context of crime. The course mainly concerns:

  • Witnesses' ability to remember and communicate memories of criminal events
  • Techniques for interviewing and interrogating suspects and witnesses, including children
  • Reliability and credibility assessment of testimonies
  • Line-ups
  • Lie detection
  • Forensic psychiatry
  • Perspectives from victims of crime

This course is a good choice if you want to widen and deepen the knowledge of psychology that you learned on Psychology I (or equivalent). It is also suitable for guest and exchange students who need to set up their own education plan.

The course is optional within the Psychology II - course package, which is the second semester of studying psychology as a bachelor subject.

As a registered student on this course you will find detailed course information and communication in the learning platform Athena. Login with your university account.

This course is paused from the autumn semester 2024 and onwards.


Teaching Format

Compulsory elements may occur in the course. These are stated in the schedule and explained in more detail in the course instructions.

Detailed information can be found in the current syllabus and the course instructions for the course. A link to the syllabus can be found here on the page and the course instructions are posted on the course website in the university's learning platform no later than the start of the course.

Learning outcomes

The learning outcomes for this course are listed in the current syllabus.

Assessment

Information about the forms of assessments for this course are listed in the syllabus and explained in detail in the course instructions.

You will find the dates for the examinations in the schedule.

The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

In case the course literature list is missing, please check with the course leader before buying any expensive books etc.

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