University Dual Degree in Psychology and Criminology
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY DEGREE – IN PERSON MODALITY
What drives someone to commit a crime? What is the mind of a criminal like? With this official university dual degree, you will become an expert in criminal and forensic psychology and will be able to accompany and help victims. In addition, you will delve into the human psyche to understand why an offender commits an act, as well as to prevent it and rehabilitate the offender.
Do you want to understand human behavior and especially criminal behavior?- Would you like to help victims rebuild their lives?
- Do you believe that mental health is as important as physical health?
- Do they say that you are a communication skilled person and that you know how to put yourself in other people’s shoes?
If so... this is the university degree for you!
At the moment, the University Dual Degree in Psychology and Criminology has covered the maximum number of places available for the academic year 2024/25. From now on you can reserve your place on the waiting list.
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You will solve crimes and understand the human mind on a campus of excellence
You will study in a very practical way in the Criminology lab and the Clinical Simulation Center, at one of the best campuses in Europe. You will have access to the biotechnology laboratories to investigate crime scenes, to the anatomical-forensic classroom to analyze every clue and rooms with Gesell cameras to understand human behavior. In addition, you will live the university degree in a unique environment, which hasa Sports Center, cafeterias, food trucks and hundreds of corners to share and enjoy.
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Why is UFV the best place to study Psychology and Criminology?
From day one, you will work with the criminologist’s case, analyze fictitious crime scenes in the laboratories or in the anatomical-forensic classroom, make facial composites of criminals and learn about ballistics and fingerprinting.
You will learn in the field with visits to NGOs and institutions, as well as to police headquarters, penitentiaries, juvenile institutions and victim care centers. In addition, you will do social internships that will help you understand the needs of others.
Only at UFV, you will be able to carry out clinical practices at the Center for Integral Support to the Family (CAIF), located on the same campus, and in which you will observe, with Gesell camera, how a psychologist works and what are the keys to human behavior.
By combining both university degrees, you will take a journey through psychology to understand the whole human being and will study disciplines such as forensic biology, criminalistics and criminal law. In addition,, you will specialize in clinical, occupational, educational and social psychology.
Your professors will be active professionals, experts in the latest trends in the sector, and you will attend seminars and conferences on jihadist terrorism, artificial intelligence, drug trafficking, missing persons, cybersecurity, etc.
You will have the opportunity to study abroad, you will be able to take international academic trips and you can study simultaneously the Research and Innovation in Psychology (INICIA) program, endorsed by the University of Cambridge.
You will carry out internships in companies and institutions such as Instituto Centta, Fundación Anar, the Mediation association for the pacification of conflicts, the Professional Association of Criminologists of Spain, Inditex, etc.
And the best part! You will live an unforgettable university experience . You will be able toparticipate in sports teams, conferences, volunteering, missions and in student societies such as Be The Change or the Debate Society, among many others.
94.3% employability rate!
You will study at the university with the highest employability rate in the Community of Madridfor the university degree in Psychology (94.3%) and with a prescription rate of our students of 8.67 out of 10. Criminology is one of the most demanded university degrees and, by combining it with Psychology, your chances of employment increase exponentially since you can work in all specialties of psychology, as well as in the criminal field.
Internships in institutions and companies
You will carry out professionalinternships in the health, community, legal/forensic and educational fields in places such as Instituto Centta, Fundación Anar, the Mediation association for the pacification of conflicts, the Professional Association of Criminologists of Spain, Inditex, etc. In addition, at UFV you will also carry out social internships at NGOs and associations such as the Ronald McDonalds Foundation and Entreculturas, among others. Thanks to these internships, 85% of ourstudents receive a job offer from the same place where they have been working.
International Agreements
We have exchange agreements so that you can study at a university in America, Europe or Asia, In addition, you can participate in the Research and Innovation in Psychology (INICIA) program, endorsed by the University of Cambridge, with which you will take an intensive course in a foreign country and then will work in research groups to present tyour work at a congress in Cambridge.
We train human psychologists who transform society
Psychology and criminology require professionals who have a human and comprehensive training to understand people as a whole, both victims and aggressors, and be able to help them. This is the only way to understand the origin of behavior and help prevent crimes. For this reason, at UFV we are committed to providing you with a human training that will change your outlook and, at the same time, train you in the skills that are in such high demand in your profession: critical and analytical thinking, social intelligence, research, etc.
Price of the University Degree in Psychology and Criminology, Academic Year 24/25
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TITLE OF THE DEGREE
UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY
INITIAL FEE
€2,000
MONTHLY FEE
€960
TOTAL
€11,600
Scholarships and Grants
We know how important it is to study a university degree that makes you feel fulfilled. UFV is one of the universities with the highest percentage of students with scholarships, since one out of every three students has a scholarship or study grant.
Career Opportunities
This university dual degree offers you all the professional opportunities of the University Degree in Psychology and allows you to access the University Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology to work as ahealth psychologist in the private sector. In addition, it prepares you for new professional areas within the forensic environment and allows you to obtain a global and complete vision of victimology. Youwill be able towork in places such as penitentiaries, police stations, crime laboratories, in the judicial field or in rehabilitation and reintegration of the aggressor.
Some other opportunities are:
- Victim psychologist
- Criminal psychologist
- Private detective (Private Detective qualification required)
- Social intervention specialist
- Forensic data analyst
- Forensic expert
- Mediator (Mediator qualification required)
- Crime prevention specialist
- Risk analyst
- Prison security officer (public examination required)
- Law enforcement (public examination required)
