Forensic Psychology
Those who feel passionate about justice and understanding human thinking may consider this unique undergraduate program.
4 YEARS
240 ECTS
The study option Forensic Psychology represents a unique program that, through a transdisciplinary approach, encompasses general psychology with specialized subjects in criminal law, criminal behavior, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, and legal decision-making. You will be prepared for fantastic careers in mental health and forensics, as well as for further education in forensic psychology.
More than a degree, launch your career!
In addition, you will attend special courses covering topics such as abnormal behavior, forensic assessment, psychology in correctional facilities, criminology, and criminal law.
This study model will enable you to better understand the mental state of criminal offenders and psychological topics related to the judicial system. Additionally, you will gain general research and data analysis skills that are in demand in many industries.
Applied Psychological Knowledge
100%
acquisition of modern skills and competencies
- Diagnosis of mental disorders and assessment of clients' psychological states
- Knowledge of various therapeutic techniques
- Psychological testing
- Psychopathology for understanding mental disorders
Transdisciplinary Approach
5
research areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Legal Context
- Social-Cognitive Context
- Law Enforcement
- Developmental Psychology
Where Can I Work?
3 sectors
Private, Public, and Civil Sectors
- Forensic Analyst
- Police
- Victim and Witness Counselor
- Prisons and Correctional Facilities
- Educational Institutions
- Consultant in Private Practice
The Forensic Psychology program provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to work in professions such as behavior specialist in healthcare institutions or social worker. Additionally, these studies can be the first step on your path to postgraduate and doctoral education, which is necessary for advanced roles in this field. In practice, a master's degree is most often required to work as a forensic psychologist.
Here are some of the questions you will answer as a student:
- What motivates criminal behavior?
- How do offenders' problems and needs differ by gender?
- What role does mental illness play in crime, and how does the judicial and legal system address these issues?
- Are psychopaths driven by biological deficits or social influences?
- How do families suffer from incarceration and detention?
- What contributes to the rehabilitation of offenders and effective reintegration into the community?
- What is the psychological impact on offenders and victims of crime, and how do these impacts differ?
Professional practice is mandatory and takes place in companies, enterprises, courts, and other organizations in the fields of justice and security. Additionally, students participate in various scientific and professional projects in forensic psychology, criminal law, criminology, and security.
Teaching is exclusively interactive and conducted by distinguished experts with recognized scientific and practical results. Upon completing the study program, you will earn the title Graduate Psychologist.
Through theory and the analysis of research and business cases, students acquire applicable knowledge. The knowledge gained at the Faculty of Organizational Studies Eduka is transdisciplinary, enabling students to respond to changes quickly, effectively, and on time, even to initiate them.
Key Topics and Subjects
- Criminal Mind – Behavior and Psychological Assessment
- Criminal Law – Introduction to Substantive Criminal Law
- Psychological Counseling
- Conflict Management and Mediation
- Criminology
- Applied Diagnostic Methods
- Psychology and Criminal Investigations
- Psychopharmacology
- Methodology of Investigative Actions and Forensics
- Interview and Security Investigations
- Advanced Forensic Psychology
- Forensic Accounting and Examination of Financial and Other Frauds
The program is accredited by the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Body in Higher Education – certificate of accreditation for undergraduate academic studies Psychology.
The tuition fee for the 2025-26 academic year is 2.800 euros in its dinar equivalent. The first installment is 500 euros in its dinar equivalent, and the remaining amount can be paid in 11 monthly installments. Digital teaching materials are included in the tuition fee.
Study and Work
With the help of modern information technologies, all students who are employed and unable to attend classes regularly can follow and attend lectures through multimedia teaching materials, regular consultations with professors and lecturers via email and the TEAMS platform, electronic literature, online exam registration, and practical teaching repositories. Employed students follow classes through subject pages, while exams and colloquiums are taken like regular students, and attendance points can be compensated through additional assignments.
Program
Year I
- Cognitive Psychology in Witness Assessment
- Psychological Factors in Profiling Offenders
- Biological Basis of Aggressive Behavior
- Quantitative Methods in Analyzing Criminal Behavior
- The Role of Emotions in Judicial Decision-Making
- Development of Forensic Psychometrics
- Fundamentals of Research Methodology in Forensic Psychology
Year II
- Psychometric Risk Assessment for Criminal Behavior
- Personality Development and Criminality
- Social Psychology of Group Crime
- Psychopathology in the Justice System
- Mental Health and Rehabilitation of Inmates
- The Role of Forensic Psychology in Combating Human Trafficking
- Forensic Analysis of Specific Forms of Crime
Year III
- Psychology of Adulthood and Criminality
- Social Pathology in Criminal Groups
- Organizational Psychology in Judicial Institutions
- Personality Profiling of Serial Offenders
- Psychology of Marketing in Manipulation and Fraud
- Basics of Nuclear Forensics
- Forensic Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques
Year IV
- Forensic Neuropsychology
- Psychodiagnostics in Judicial Proceedings
- Political Psychology and Mass Manipulation
- Psychological Interventions in Prisoner Rehabilitation
- Psychology of Digital Crime
- Stress Management for Forensic Experts
- Development of Forensic Therapeutic Programs
