Knowing how to analyze human behavior from a medical and psychological point of view is essential to solving legal situations that require the intervention of an expert"

The participation of forensic physicians in judicial processes is a constant, since the courts demand professionals from different areas who are able to determine, objectively and through reliable evidence, what may have occurred in a specific event, as well as the psychological conditions of those involved in the act. For this reason, there is a great demand for health professionals interested in taking programs on forensic medicine and forensic psychology, with which they can acquire the necessary skills to successfully manage an absolutely transcendental area at a legal level. 

With this in mind, TECH has decided to design this Legal Medicine and Forensic Psychology, providing students with the most complete and up-to-date information on the main techniques and tools that they will be able to apply to their daily work. Accordingly, the program includes the basic and essential principles for the study of forensic thanatology, forensic pathology, forensic sexology, forensic toxicology, forensic psychiatry, damage assessment, anthropology and criminalistics, but also equally relevant aspects such as psychodiagnosis, expertise, mediation or coaching, among others. 

In this way, physicians will acquire the ability to master the necessary psychodiagnostic tests at all times, and the subsequent elevation to a report, along with the skills to defend the conclusions obtained in court. At the same time, they are offered the possibility of learning to assess not only bodily injury, but also to quantify negligence, assess disability and determine disabilities.

This program is totally different from others that can be found on the market, since it places experience as the foundation of theory, providing a comprehensive understanding in order to practice with confidence. And transferring all this knowledge to the planning and subsequent implementation of professional work. Therefore, students will rely on theoretical resources to improve their knowledge, but they will also have a multitude of practical cases that will be essential to the learning of the theoretical part, so that they will study in a contextual way, as if they were facing real situations.

Additionally, one of the main advantages of this program is that they will study it 100% online, without the need for transfers or specific schedules, so that the students themselves can self-manage their studies, planning their schedules and pace of learning, which will be very useful in order to be able to combine it with the rest of their daily obligations.

Specialize in Legal Medicine and Forensic Psychology and utilize your knowledge to make useful reports to help solve conflicting cases"

This advanced master’s degree in Legal Medicine and Forensic Psychology contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date academic course on the university scene. The most important features of the program include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Forensic and Legal Medicine
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies in forensic medicine and forensic psychology
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

TECH provides you with a multitude of theoretical and practical resources and the latest educational methodology on the market"

Its teaching staff includes professionals from the field of medicine, who bring to this program the experience of their work, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training experience designed to train for real-life situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the student must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. . 

Case studies will be fundamental to helping you consolidate your theoretical knowledge"

The 100% online format of this program will allow you to study in a comfortable way, combining your learning with the rest of your obligations"

The main objective of TECH's advanced master’s degree in Legal Medicine and Forensic Psychology is to offer students the best education in this field, so that they can acquire the necessary skills to successfully manage a fundamental sector of medicine, which acquires great value in judicial processes. A program that includes the most up-to-date information on the market and that will be a perfect complement for those who wish to develop in this field.

An absolutely innovative advanced master’s degree that will mark a before and after in your training"

General Objectives

• Update the professional’s knowledge with special training and interest in the field of Legal and Forensic Medicine
• Promote work strategies based on a comprehensive approach to the expert witness as a reference model to achieve expert-level excellence
• Encourage the acquisition of technical skills and abilities, through a powerful audiovisual system, and the possibility of development through online simulation workshops and/or specific training
• Encourage professional stimulation through continuing education and research
• Describe the fundamentals of Psychodiagnostics and Psychological Expertise
• Conduct reports as a health professional or within the field of a psychological expertise
• Describe the various subspecialties in the field of psychodiagnostics, psychiatric evaluation and expertise
• Describe the expert report from the knowledge of the jargon and methodology of legal professionals and social assistance entities
• Apply instruments to discriminate simulation and lying, as well as to know how to contain the emotional state of the patient performing an expertise

Specific Objectives

• Define the different personality types of subjects
• Describe the components of the antisocial personality
• Define the different investigative techniques used in Forensic Medicine
• Define the process for conducting Criminological Examinations
• Define the parameters for determining certain aspects of the subject according to forensic anthropology
• Describe the medical-forensic aspects of opiate- and cocaine-related disorders
• Define the medical-forensic aspects of disorders related to cannabis and other drugs
• Explain how to deal with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Define the medical-forensic aspects of personality disorders
• Identify the toxicokinetics of herbicides and how to treat cases of acute intoxication
• Explain the toxicokinetics of pyrethroids and insect repellents and how to treat cases of acute intoxication
• Identify the toxicokinetics of organochlorines and how to treat cases of acute intoxication
• Explain the toxicokinetics of organophosphates and carbamates and how to treat cases of acute intoxication
• Explain the toxicokinetics of pyrethroids and insect repellents and how to treat cases of acute intoxication
• Identify the toxicokinetics of amphetamines and designer drugs and how to treat cases of acute intoxication
• Explain the toxicokinetics of inhalants and how to treat cases of acute intoxication
• Explain the toxicokinetics of ethanol and how to treat cases of acute intoxication
• Define the nature of offenses against sexual freedom and indemnity
• Define the relevant aspects for the identification of possible aggressions
• Define the relevant aspects for the identification of possible aggressors
• Explain the mechanism of the most common vehicular traffic accident injuries
• Define the mechanisms of death
• Teach the student the instruments of psychodiagnosis and psychological expertise that are currently approved by scientific research
• Develop skills to establish an appropriate link in the performance of psychodiagnostics and psychological expertise
• Manage the interferences that occur in the assessment, knowing how to differentiate the desirability of the subject being evaluated from their real psychological state
• Identify the most appropriate set of instruments for each case of expert evaluation
• Analyze the implications of the evaluation and expert assessment for each one of the patients
• Verify the implication of the expertise within the professional framework of the physician
• Address new perspectives of psychological assessment
• Development of the diagnostic itinerary both from the D.S.M. 5 as well as by ICD-10
• Handle the basics of the patient's rights and the physicians code of ethics
• Identify the divergent points between digital and analog communication within the framework of expert psychology
• Reflect on the patient's subjective mobilizing factors
• Structure appropriate assessment protocols according to the ages and the area to be assessed
• Describe the structure of the psychological report according to the area being assessed, so that it is within the law
• Acquire the skills to prepare a report within the legal jargon and judicial literature
• Manage stressful situations that may arise during the appraisal process
• Refer and detect abnormalities and abuse among the components of the expert appraisal
• Ensure that the professional is trained to defend their report in a tribunal
• Incorporate expertise into a global framework of psychological intervention
• Review with standardized protocols the entire appraisal procedure
• Incorporate the expertise process into the framework of a welfare society framed by the rights and duties of citizens

Acquire the skills necessary to make forensic reports of great value in the judicial field"