Forensic and Criminal Psychology

Students will have contact with forensic psychological assessment instruments and with reference internship locations that will allow for practical knowledge within the Judiciary. As an institution with strong ties to the Justice System, IUEM students have been involved in pioneering projects, geared towards a strong practical aspect, duly grounded in the most recent and supported theoretical and scientific bases.

• Victim Information and Assistance Office: Citizenship and Justice Space – DIAP of Lisbon
• Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services
• Commission for the Protection of Children and Adolescents
• Portuguese Association for Victim Support
• Forensic Psychology Office (Egas Moniz Laboratory of Forensic and Psychological Sciences)
• Emergency Shelters, Temporary Shelters and Children's and Youth Homes for Children and Young People at Risk (Promotion and Protection)
• Police Forces

This master's program prepares psychologists to integrate into institutions of the Judiciary, bodies in the field of crime prevention and support for victims, and institutions responsible for the reintegration of socially excluded groups.

Taught in English, this Master's program allows for the globalization of education and the internationalization of graduates, who develop within a multicultural and international context.

Applicants holding a pre-Bologna or first-cycle Bologna degree in Psychology will be eligible to apply.