{"id":2344,"date":"2020-10-09T17:19:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T17:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=2344"},"modified":"2023-08-01T17:29:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T21:29:30","slug":"program-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-sciences-and-humanities\/school-of-social-and-behavioral-sciences\/graduate-programs\/forensic-legal-psychology-m-a\/program-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Forensic &amp; Legal Psychology M.A. Program Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Total Credits: 39<\/h2>\n<h3>Required courses<\/h3>\n<p><em>24 credits<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FLP 501 Bases of Psychopathology<\/li>\n<li>FLP 502 Research Methods\u00a0<sup>1<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>FLP 511 Legal and Investigative Psychology<\/li>\n<li>FLP 512 Issues in the American Legal System\u00a0<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>FLP 527 Psychology, Public Policy, and Law<\/li>\n<li>FLP 531 Psychology of Criminal Behavior<\/li>\n<li>FLP 540 Forensic Assessment\u00a0<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>FLP 599 Internship: Forensic and Legal Psychology\u00a0<sup>4, 5, 6<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Five (5) elective courses from the following<sup>7<\/sup><\/h3>\n<p><em>15 credits<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CE 508 Crisis Intervention\u00a0<sup>8<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>CE 509 Substance Abuse Assessment and Intervention\u00a0<sup>8<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>CE 517 Neuropsychological Issues, Treatments, and Assessments<\/li>\n<li>FLP 503 Statistics\u00a0<sup>9<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>FLP 515 The Death Penalty and Its Mitigation<\/li>\n<li>FLP 520 Wrongful Convictions: Case Analysis<\/li>\n<li>FLP 526 Field Experience in Criminal Court\u00a0<sup>10<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>FLP 533 Psychology of Sexual Violence and Exploitation<\/li>\n<li>FLP 534 Substance Use and Abuse: Legal and Treatment Responses<\/li>\n<li>FLP 536 Victims of Interpersonal Violence<\/li>\n<li>FLP 552 Psychology of Law Enforcement<\/li>\n<li>FLP 555 Individual Profiling: 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must complete the following five (5) courses, instead of choosing five (5) electives from above:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FLP 570 The Intelligence Community: Theory, Process, and Challenges<\/li>\n<li>FLP 571 Intelligence Analysis I<\/li>\n<li>FLP 572 Intelligence Analysis II\u00a0<sup>12<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>FLP 573 Counterintelligence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>One of the following:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>FLP 555 Individual Profiling: International and Political<\/li>\n<li>FLP 556 Group and Country Profiling: International and Political<\/li>\n<li>FLP 574 Contemporary Terrorism and the U.S. Response<\/li>\n<li>FLP 575 Intelligence-Led Policing: Applications and Methods<\/li>\n<li>IT 577 Human Considerations in Cybersecurity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Course Clusters<\/h3>\n<p>While the following are not declarable concentrations, students who are interested in focusing on any of the following areas\u00a0are encouraged to take the associated courses.<\/p>\n<p>Legal and Policy Issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FLP 515\u00a0The Death Penalty and Its Mitigation<\/li>\n<li>FLP 520 Wrongful Convictions: Case Analysis<\/li>\n<li>FLP 526 Field Experience in Criminal Court<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Crime and Victims:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FLP 533 Psychology of Sexual Violence and Exploitation<\/li>\n<li>FLP 534 Substance Use and Abuse: Legal and Treatment Responses<\/li>\n<li>FLP 536 Victims of Interpersonal Violence<\/li>\n<li>FLP 566 Child Victimization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Law Enforcement and Investigative Issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FLP 552 Psychology of Law Enforcement<\/li>\n<li>FLP 555 Individual Profiling: International and Political<\/li>\n<li>FLP 556 Group and Country Profiling: International and Political<\/li>\n<li>FLP 559 Behavioral Criminology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Children and Juveniles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FLP 560 Psychopathology of Childhood and Adolescence<\/li>\n<li>FLP 563 Psychology and Treatment of the Juvenile Offender<\/li>\n<li>FLP 566 Child Victimization<\/li>\n<li>FLP 567 Juvenile Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><sup>1 <\/sup>Students considering the M.A. in Forensic and Legal Psychology and M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling need to be aware that, per CACREP requirements, FLP 502 is not an approved course for the CMHC degree. Instead, CE 500 is required.<br \/>\n<sup>2<\/sup> Prerequisite: 18 program credits (FLP 511 is highly recommended).<br \/>\n<sup>3<\/sup> Prerequisite OR Corequisite: FLP 501 (or CE 501 if originally a CMHC student).<br \/>\n<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0Prerequisite: 18 program credits.<br \/>\n<sup>5<\/sup> Students in the Intelligence Studies Concentration must complete an internship in the Intelligence Community or at a private sector company that supports the Intelligence Community. Students who take FLP 503 should complete a research-focused internship.<br \/>\n<sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0In order to enroll in FLP 599, students must have completed the internship application process. See the <em>Forensic and Legal Psychology Student Handbook<\/em> for details.<br \/>\n<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0With prior approval of the advisor, graduate credit for other elective courses can be applied toward the student\u2019s degree.<br \/>\n<sup>8<\/sup> Students considering the Forensic and Legal Psychology with Clinical Mental Health Counseling option (M.A.\/M.A.) should select CE 508 and CE 509 as electives, as well as be aware of the requirement for the dual degree option. Approval from the School of Counseling director is required in order to enroll in CE courses.<br \/>\n<sup>9<\/sup> Recommended for students interested in research-oriented careers and\/or doctoral studies.<br \/>\n<sup>10 <\/sup>Prerequisite: 15 program credits.<br \/>\n<sup>11<\/sup> Priority given to students in the Intelligence Studies Concentration.<br \/>\n<sup>12<\/sup> Prerequisite: FLP 571.<\/p>\n<p>***The full-time course load is nine credits per semester. Students who wish to take more than nine credits in a given semester must obtain approval from their academic advisor.***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Total Credits: 39 Required courses 24 credits FLP 501 Bases of Psychopathology FLP 502 Research Methods\u00a01 FLP 511 Legal and Investigative Psychology FLP 512 Issues in the American Legal System\u00a02 FLP 527 Psychology, Public Policy, and Law FLP 531 Psychology of Criminal Behavior FLP 540 Forensic Assessment\u00a03 FLP 599 Internship: Forensic and Legal Psychology\u00a04, 5, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-sciences-and-humanities\/school-of-social-and-behavioral-sciences\/graduate-programs\/forensic-legal-psychology-m-a\/program-requirements\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2339,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/left-sidebarpage.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Forensic &amp; Legal Psychology M.A. Program Requirements - Marymount University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Total Credits: 39 Required courses 24 credits FLP 501 Bases of Psychopathology FLP 502 Research Methods\u00a01 FLP 511 Legal and Investigative Psychology FLP . 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