Esta nueva maestría se centra en las contribuciones psicológicas a contextos tanto forenses como legales. Este programa le dará una idea de por qué las personas se portan mal y cometen delitos, cuál es el concepto de irresponsabilidad criminal y cómo se debe tratar a los pacientes forenses. Además de estos temas forenses típicos, el programa ofrece información sobre temas psicológicos jurídicos, como la detección de engaños y la toma de decisiones legales.

The master's in Forensic Psychology is a highly challenging program that operates at the intersection between psychology and the justice system. The program prepares you for a career as a scientist-practitioner in the mental health field.

In the master’s specialisation Legal Psychology, you’ll learn how to apply principles from cognitive and – to a lesser extent – clinical psychology to issues in the legal system. Questions that are typical for Legal Psychology are: ‘How reliable are eyewitness testimonies?’ and ‘Do serious criminals have brain dysfunctions that make them permanently dangerous to society?’. Psychologists with a background in Legal Psychology ask questions that have direct relevance to the legal arena and conduct research to address these questions.