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Majors / Forensic Psychology |
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Description |
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A program that prepares individuals to apply clinical, counseling, school, and neuropsychology skills to the provision of psychological services within the criminal justice and civil legal systems, including consultation, assessment, and interventions. Includes instruction in the epidemiology of mental/behavioral disorders, risk factors for violence and criminality, profiling and patterning, psychological testing, prediction and intervention measurement, forensic assessment, criminal and civil law and procedures, secure environments, forensic treatment and intervention skills, and professional standards and ethics. |
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Popularity |
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Popularity Rank
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and Total Number of Degrees Awarded in the U.S. Last Year) |
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Certificate: |
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Associate's: |
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Bachelor's: |
#324 |
423 |
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Graduate Certificate: |
#390 |
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Master's: |
#191 |
497 |
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Doctorate: |
#228 |
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First-Professional: |
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0 |
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Degrees Available |
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Certificate |
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Associate's Degree |
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Bachelor's Degree |
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Graduate-Level Certificate |
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Master's Degree |
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Doctoral Degree |
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First-Professional Degree |
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Interesting Fact |
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Between 1970 and 1975, the number of law school graduates in the U.S. doubled! Since then, law degrees have been, by far, the most popular graduate degree. |
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