Forensic psychology

Bonnie333

Hi
I have a daughter who is interested in forensic psychology and I am looking for info on courses and colleges. Ideally she would love to go to Maynooth but that looks like clinical psychology? We have loads of time as she is in 5th year. Any info greatly appreciated:)

JuliusCaesar

Any specialism in psychology is post-graduate - AFTER she has her primary degree. She'll need to do an undergraduate degree, and gain a B.A. or B.Sc. before she can apply to do any post-graduate courses. Lots of information on the Psychological Society of Ireland website, or have a look at the British Psychological Society.

Bonnie333

Thank you JuliusCaesar very helpful:o

Grinchy88

Bonnie333 wrote: »

Hi
I have a daughter who is interested in forensic psychology and I am looking for info on courses and colleges. Ideally she would love to go to Maynooth but that looks like clinical psychology? We have loads of time as she is in 5th year. Any info greatly appreciated:)

I'm doing the same thing but as a mature student! There aren't any forensic psychology masters in Ireland at present - there is a criminology one in UCC. There are a good few in England though. I'm at NUIG and we have a forensic psychologist who teaches a forensic and abnormal module. That's the only thing that made me choose Galway over Maynooth. In the long run i'm not sure if it makes a massive difference. I think most graduates get their masters in clinical and try to move up from there. I'd recommend looking at the British and Irish Psychological web sites as they can be quite informative.

Bonnie333

Thanks Grinchy88 very informative i'll definitely look up the web site:)

Bonnie333

Thanks Grinchy88 very informative i'll definitely look up the web site:)