Our Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology with a major in Legal Psychology focuses on issues such as witness memory, interrogations, investigative interviewing, lineups, deception detection and juror decision-making. FIU is one of the few universities in the world with a doctoral concentration in legal psychology.

Our program provides a solid foundation in the traditional, current and emerging trends in the field. Students complete a series of courses designed to provide a thorough understanding of psychological theory and methodology as well as applied and basic research.

Our program provides training in a variety of areas, including advanced seminars in eyewitness testimony, child witnesses, actual innocence and wrongful convictions, basic cognitive and social psychology, and methodology, among other topics.

Curriculum:

Our program requirements include 75 semester hours beyond the bachelor's degree. The program of studies, approved by the Legal Psychology Graduate Program Committee, includes:

• Common core courses in statistics and methodology (9 credits)
• Basic psychology, applied legal psychology, or integration of psychology and law (18)
• Electives as approved by a graduate advisor (15)
• Supervised research (18)
• Master's project
• Qualifying Exam
• Dissertation (15)