Bachelor of Science in Criminal Psychology

Would you like to help solve criminal cases and catch offenders? Then choose to study Criminal Psychology at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences. It explores why people commit crimes and provides an insight into the investigative work of law enforcement organisations.

If you want to become a criminal psychologist, you need not only a theoretical background in psychology and law, but also a lot of practical experience. This will be gained through study-related projects and during the internship semester.

1st semester

Modul ECTS

Academic Writing and Research 5

Social Psychology 10

Statistics 1 5

General Psychology 5

Developmental Psychology 1 5

2nd semester

Modul ECTS

Global Awareness 5

Personality and Individual Differences 10

Introduction to Psychological Diagnostics 5

Emotion and Motivation Psychology 5

Biological Psychology 1 5

3rd semester

Modul ECTS

Clinical Psychology 1 5

Research Project 10

Statistics 2 5

Introduction to Criminal and Forensic Psychology 5

Applied Criminal Psychology 5

4th semester

Modul ECTS

Educational Psychology 5

Counseling Psychology 5

Personnel Psychology 5

Psychological Testing and Assessment 5

Counselling and Consulting in Criminal Psychology 5

Psychology and Police 5

5th semester (Internship)

Modul ECTS

Practice-oriented Project 10

Developmental Psychology 2 5

Internship 15

6th semester

Modul ECTS

Clinical Psychology 2 5

Biological Psychology 2 5

Work and Organisational Psychology 5

Bachelor Thesis 15

In addition to the practical semester, and to perfectly prepare you for it, we at Macromedia University place particular emphasis on practical course content. Our instructors, who have direct experience in the field, will provide you with in-depth insights into common practices and forward-looking business strategies.

From day one, you’ll apply your acquired specialist knowledge in exciting and practical projects, benefiting from the expertise of our experts as well as from the collaboration with your fellow students.

State-recognised degree programme

Small classes

Real-life experience

Extensive (cooperation) partner network

Industry-based instructors

Practical lecturers

In the Criminal Psychology Bachelor’s programme, you will cover content from psychology, criminology, and law. It addresses the central question of how people become criminals.

Criminal psychologists create offender profiles, analyze the course of events, and prepare expert opinions, thereby helping to solve crimes.

Forensic Psychologist

You will be consulted as an expert in court proceedings, for example to prepare expert opinions on the credibility of witness statements.

Case Analyst

Police case analysts are also called profilers. They create detailed perpetrator profiles and thus help to solve crimes.

Criminal psychologist

You will deal with the inner life of offenders – for example in the prison system, where you will prepare expert reports for release forecasts of prisoners.