PSYC1027 Forensic Psychology: Crime, Courts and Corrections (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.6/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
PSYC1027 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Psychology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 法医心理学：犯罪、法庭与矫正
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Psychology
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course provides an introduction to forensic psychology – the application of psychological knowledge to issues related to the legal system. The course will follow an offender through the criminal justice system, from the offence and pre-trial right through to court, conviction, punishment, sentencing, and finally to treatment and release.
PSYC1027 has 8 scored reviews: overall 4.6/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 5.0 stars); 7 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.5/5).
On Reddit: "If you’re into psych I would recommend PSYC1027 - Forensic Psychology: Crime, Courts and Corrections. I did this in Term 1 and passed with HD pretty easily. The lectures are pre recorded and posted online, there are no tutorials and the content is actually quite interesting. If …"
On Reddit: "I didnt do it last term but did it term 1 of last year. I may be a bit biased because I'm studying psych to eventually do forensic psych but I loved the course. It can be dry sometimes but the content is really straightforward to understand and the assessments were really easy. …"
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Q: Is PSYC1027 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PSYC1027, and when is it offered?
A: PSYC1027 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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