The 37-credit M.A. in Forensic Psychology program offers two general tracks of study:

• Applied Forensics

• Applied Psychology

In addition:

• 250 hours of externship training, tailored to a student's professional interest, at a law enforcement agency, treatment site, correctional institution, public defender's office, prosecutor's office, or other similar setting
• Day, evening and weekend classes to accommodate both full-time students and working professionals

Sampling of Courses

• Psychology and the Legal System
• Theories of Criminal Behavior
• Psychopathology
• Evaluation and Treatment of Offenders
• Forensic Psychological Assessment
• Consultation and Testimony
• Victimology
• Evaluation and Treatment of Sex Offenders
• Substance Abuse Evaluation and Treatment
• Issues in Family Law
• Children and Adolescents in the Legal System
• Psychological Profiling
• Interrogation and Interviewing
• Counterintelligence