Why Should I Earn a MAster's Degree in Forensic Psychology?

A Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology degree from UND offers you flexibility in prospective or current employment, and provides you with concrete professional skills that will advance your career in behavioral sciences. Through the program, you will learn how to provide psychological services needed by the legal community. You may work in a prison or state hospital setting, or you may serve as a consultant for a broad range of organizations that deal with problems that interface psychology with the law. With an MA in Forensic Psychology, you can work for a variety of organizations, including:

• Addiction Service Centers
• Child Care/Advocacy Agencies
• Community Mental Health Centers
• Family, Civil, & Criminal Courts
• Hospitals
• Juvenile Facilities
• Law Enforcement/Police Departments


• Prisons/Jails
• Probation/Parole Services
• Protective Services
• Research/Risk-Assessment Agencies
• State Forensic Units
• Social Service Agencies
• Trial Consulting Services

You may also want to earn your MA in Forensic Psychology if you are interested in pursing doctoral programs in psychology, criminal justice, forensic psychology, forensic science or law.

Why Should I Earn My MA in Forensic Psychology From UND?

You can earn your MA in Forensic Psychology online from the University of North Dakota. You will receive an outstanding educational experience with:

Flexibility & Convenience

• Receive your MA in Forensic Psychology online from UND without leaving your job or family (exception: required two-week capstone course held on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the last summer semester of your program).
• Take online courses from anywhere at the time of day that works best for you.
• Work toward your degree one course at a time. Or take classes full-time to complete your degree in as little as two years.it's up to you!

Quality

• Know that you are receiving your graduate education from the University of North Dakota College of Arts & Sciences, which is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Benefit from the Department of Psychology's extensive experience in offering graduate psychology programs, including a doctoral program in clinical psychology approved by the American Psychological Association.
• Earn your graduate degree from a prestigious institution that is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as one of 260 doctoral institutions of national rank among more than 4,000 institutions and is listed among the "Top 200 Best National Universities" in the country by U.S. News & World Reports.

Top-Notch Faculty

• Learn from highly qualified faculty with doctoral degrees and extensive experience in teaching the graduate level courses offered in the forensic program. They all have published articles, book chapters, or given papers at professional meetings on forensic-relevant topics.
• Interact with faculty experienced in working with family courts in custody decisions or in criminal courts as experts testifying about mental status, psychological tests, eyewitness testimonies or child witnesses or as trial consultants.
• Experience strong one-on-one interaction with faculty who represent all major areas of research in forensic psychology, including jury behavior, child custody evaluations, the battered-woman syndrome, perceptions of sexual harassment in the workplace, eyewitness memory, sexual assault prevention and detecting deception.

How Can I Earn an MA in Forensic Psychology While I work?

With the forensic psychology online program, you can earn your graduate degree from the University of North Dakota without interrupting your career. You may work toward your degree at your own convenience by choosing how many courses you want to complete per semester. If you choose to take classes full-time, you may complete your degree in two years.

With UND's online semester-based program, you may set your own schedule by watching pre-recorded classroom lectures and discussions over the Internet. Some courses may give your the opportunity to participate in some live classroom lectures and discussions (held at set times in conjunction with on-campus students) through web-conferencing.

The summer after you complete all of your coursework, you will spend two week at the UND campus in Grand Forks for the cumulating experience of your master's degree program. As the only on-campus component of the program, the capstone experience integrates, extends and applies the knowledge you learned in earlier online courses and readings.

When Can I Start?

You can begin earning your online forensic psychology graduate degree every fall, spring or semmer semester. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis or until the program is full, with application review deadlines for:
          Fall Semester - August 1
          Spring Semester - December 1
          Summer Semester - April 15

Space in the program is limited to get started TODAY.

To Get Started Contact
Distance Degree Programs
University of North Dakota
Gustafson Hall - Room 103
3264 Campus Road Stop 9021
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9021

Toll Free: 1.877.450.1842
Phone: 701.777.4884
Fax: 701.777.6401
E-mail: distancedegreeprograms@mail.und.edu