Adult & Higher Education

What drives human behaviour to its extremes? How do psychological factors shape the choices people make, even when those choices lead to crime? This course offers a fascinating look at criminal psychology for anyone interested in understanding the deeper workings of the human mind.

This course is for anyone with an interest in psychology and human behaviour. You will examine criminal behaviour through a psychological lens, looking at the theories, research, and real-world applications that help us understand why people act as they do.

Through fascinating case studies and class discussions, we'll consider topics such as:

• Fundamental psychological theories behind criminal behaviour 
• The role personality and emotion play in influencing behaviour 
• The nature versus nurture debate and what research tells us about developmental factors
• The relationship between mental health, personality disorders and offending behaviour 
• How social and environmental psychology contribute to our understanding of crime
• The psychology of different offender types and what distinguishes them

None! This is a leisure course, so it's all about exploration and discussion rather than exams and essays. You don't need any background in psychology – just bring your curiosity and be ready to think about some genuinely intriguing questions about why people do what they do. 

Just a pen and paper for note-taking. 

You could enrol onto onto one of our other Psychology or Criminology leisure courses.