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Online Forensic Psychology Degree - BA in Psychology
Apply Your Passion for Psychology to the Legal System
Use expert psychology skills to provide rehabilitation and community services with the online BA in Psychology: Forensic Psychology degree. As a student, you’ll explore the psychology of issues within criminal justice and the legal system, such as insanity pleas, juvenile delinquency, gender, and expert witness testimony. Graduate with the credentials to pursue graduate education, plus the skills for career success.
Program Benefits:
- Gain the skills for careers in mental health, criminal justice, or the legal system
- Access courses on your schedule through an online asynchronous classroom
- Gain the academic credentials for graduate study
- One-on-one instruction from expert faculty in a program that accepts up to 90 transfer credits
- Accelerated 6 or 7-week courses
What You'll Learn
With the online BA in Forensic Psychology degree, you’ll build a strong understanding of the role psychology plays in criminal behavior, personality, cultural diversity and substance use. The curriculum offered with this bachelor’s program is aligned with the American Psychological Association to ensure you graduate prepared for diverse opportunities within the field.
By Graduation, You’ll Have Skills to:
- Identify what motivates criminal behavior
- Differentiate issues faced by female and male offenders
- Understand the role mental illness plays in relation to crime
- Effectively address mental health issues faced by criminal justice and the legal system
- Support families affected by incarceration
- Facilitate rehabilitation and prepare offenders for effective re-entry back into the community
- Make ethical decisions for the legal, criminal justice, and mental health systems
- Understand the psychological impact on both perpetrators and victims of a crime
Skills for Diverse Careers
The online bachelor’s degree in Forensic Psychology requires the completion of 120 total credits. This curriculum includes the psychology core courses required, plus the Forensic Psychology major courses. The curriculum is founded on the American Psychological Association’s five-pillar model and is aligned with the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major.
Course Sampling:
- Physiological Psychology
- Crisis Intervention for Community and Mental Health Settings
- Interviewing and Counseling
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