Online Certificate · Criminal Psychology

How to Get Started in Criminal Psychology

Thinking about work in victim support or probation? This course covers profiling, cybercrime, trauma and radicalisation. It is an introduction, open to beginners, with no exams.

From €29a week, no deposit
Six Monthsof course access
No Examsever
Ten Topicsprofiling to reoffending
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaCriminal Psychology
Access6 months, around 100 hours
DeliveryFully online, self paced
StartAny day you choose
AssessmentNo exams, ever
PaymentsFrom €29 per week
Comes with
  • No prior psychology study needed
  • Beginner friendly
  • Tutor support by phone and email
  • Start and stop as life allows
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Test The Interest First

A low cost way to find out if this field holds you.

Useful In Support Work

Victim support and probation teams work with these ideas daily.

Study At Your Own Speed

No fixed classes, no deadlines and no exams to sit.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

These ideas sit behind a lot of justice and support work. Days look like listening, writing notes and walking people through a process.

Victim Support Volunteer

Sit with people after a crime and listen.

Probation Services Support

Help keep case records and appointments on track.

Prison Education Assistant

Support learning programmes inside a prison.

Law Enforcement Administrator

Handle records and reporting for a policing team.

Crime Prevention Support Officer

Support community safety work and outreach.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every job is different. Psychology and counselling roles in Ireland need approved study and registration.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Ten topics, from what leads to crime to what happens after.

01
What Drives Crime
The roots behind offending.
Trauma and Criminality
Mental Illness and Criminal Justice
Psychological Factors in Reoffending
02
Crime Up Close
Types of crime and how they are read.
Cybercrime and Psychology
Terrorism and Radicalisation
White-Collar Crime
Criminal Profiling
03
Justice And After
What the system does with people.
Rehabilitation vs. Punishment
Forensic Psychology in Child Custody Cases
Psychological Effects of Imprisonment
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Causes, trauma, mental illness, reoffending
  • Crime types, cyber, terror, white collar
  • Profiling, how offenders are read
  • Justice, prison, custody, rehabilitation

As a Student

  • Self paced, start any day
  • No exams, none at all
  • Tutor support, phone and email
  • Membership, a year, on completion
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things to know before you start.

01
Ten Topics, Broad Sweep

Profiling, cybercrime, terrorism, white collar crime and prison life.

02
Counselling Membership

A year of student membership with the International Association for Counselling.

03
An Honest Starting Point

An introduction to the field, not a route to registration.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

CERTIFICATE

Certificate of Achievement

Plus a year of association membership

Certificate Of Achievement

Issued by the college when you finish.

Counselling Membership

A year with the International Association for Counselling.

Career Centre Access

Job listings, CV review and interview prep.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Tell Us Your Plan

Support work, further study, or plain interest.

Step two

Ask The Questions

An advisor is straight about what this does not do.

Step three

Sort Payments

Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

Step four

Start Learning

Enrol and open the first topics.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From €29 / week
Pay upfront, or on an interest free plan.
No deposit to start
No credit check
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly
A course advisor can price it with you
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need to have studied psychology?

No prior study is needed. The course starts from the beginning.

How long do I get?

Six months of access, and around one hundred hours of material.

Are there exams?

None, ever. You move through the topics at your own speed.

What does it cover?

Profiling, cybercrime, terrorism, white collar crime, custody work and prison life.

Do I get anything on completion?

A Certificate of Achievement, plus a year of association membership.

Will this make me a criminal psychologist?

This is a low cost way to test the interest first. On its own it does not lead to registration as a psychologist, counsellor or psychotherapist in Ireland. What you get is grounding in profiling, trauma and how the justice system handles people.

Is this course accredited?

It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office. It is not a QQI course and not a national award. It is an introduction to the field, and it is priced and paced like one.

Who should I talk to first?

A course advisor. Tell them your plan and they will say if this fits.

Delivered By

About the College

This course is delivered by The Career Academy.

It is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office, and is a member of the International Approval and Recognition Council.

ICOES accreditedCPD Standards OfficeAssociation membershipBeginner friendly
Where It Starts

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