The UIC Department of Psychology offers a Minor in Psychology and Law, allowing graduate students an opportunity to develop an expertise in psychology and law through research and coursework. Students at UIC can receive a Ph.D. in Community and Prevention Research, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, or Behavioral Neuroscience. In each case, they can minor in Psychology and Law (no free-standing master's degree is offered). The psychology department offers students training in the theories and methods of psychology and in the application of psychological research to legal issues. Through coursework and training in research, students become well grounded in psychological theory and methodology and develop an appreciation for the legal system in which they will conduct research and/or work.

        The University of Illinois at Chicago is located in a multicultural urban environment offering exceptional opportunities for research in both laboratory and field settings.  Students learn to conduct research on numerous topics relevant to psychology and law.  Some of these topics, represented in the research programs of our core and affiliated faculty, include child abuse and children's testimony (Bette L. Bottoms); jurors perceptions of child witnesses and juvenile offenders (Bette L. Bottoms); procedural and distributive justice and attitudes about social policies (Linda Skitka); sexual harassment and gender discrimination (Stephanie Riger); domestic violence and violence against women (Stephanie Riger and Sarah Ullman); and delinquency and anti-social behavior (Patrick Tolan).

        In designing our approach to education in psychology and law at the University of Illinois at Chicago, we have addressed what we believe is the critical issue in graduate training in Psychology and Law: producing students who are well-grounded in psychological theory and methodology, who have an appreciation for the legal system in which they will work and/or conduct research.

UIC Psychology and Law Graduates Can Expect to Work as:

• researchers and teachers in academic settings
• researchers in community-based settings
• researchers and analysts in private and governmental organizations

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