Forensic Psychology (2023)

Forensic Psychology is available as a minor.

To complete a minor in Forensic Psychology, students must complete 60 points, including FPSYC101, FPSYC201, FPSYC301 and 15 points from CRSCI101, CRSCI105, PSYCH100, PSYCH101 or SOCIO102.

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• 100 Level
• 200 Level
• 300 Level

• 100 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  CRSCI101	Introduction to Security and Crime Science	15.0	23A (Hamilton) & 23A (Online)
  This paper is an introduction to topics, approaches and disciplines that help to define Security and Crime Science's approach to reducing and preventing crimes before they happen, thus helping to create safer communities.
  FPSYC101	Introduction to Forensic and Criminological Psychology	15.0	23B (Hamilton) & 23B (Online)
  This paper introduces students to forensic psychology and encompasses a wide range of topics derived from the intersection of psychology with the crime, the legal system and the criminal justice system.
  PSYCH100	Brain, Behaviour and Cognition	15.0	23A (Hamilton) & 23A (Tauranga)
  This paper introduces perceptual systems, mechanisms of learning, emotions and motivation, the biological basis of psychology, such as brain structure and functioning, processes underlying behaviour, memory and cognition.
  PSYCH101	Social Psychology, Health and Well-being	15.0	23B (Hamilton) & 23B (Tauranga)
  This paper will introduce major issues in psychology particularly as they relate to health, wellbeing, mental illness, forensic psychology, lifespan development, and social factors in a range of contexts.
  SOCIO102	The Sociology of Crime, Deviance and Social Justice	15.0	23A (Hamilton) & 23A (Tauranga)
  This paper provides students with an introduction to criminology and the criminal justice system, with a focus on the New Zealand context.

• 200 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  FPSYC201	Psychology and Crime	15.0	23A (Hamilton) & 23A (Online)
  Crime is a result of how people think, feel, and behave within their ecological context, making psychology one of the core disciplines in understanding, explaining and addressing problems associated with crime.

• 300 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  FPSYC301	Correctional Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice	15.0	23B (Online)
  This paper examines the application of psychological theory, research and practice to the operation of correctional systems and their various roles with the people in their care. There is a strong emphasis on New Zealand practice, including emerging Maori-led and Maori-influenced practices.