Legal Psychology
Department of Psychology • Florida International University

Welcome to Legal Psychology at FIU

Legal Psychology is a growing field with enormous potential (see the August 1995 APA Monitor story on the National Invitational Conference on Education and Training in Law and Psychology). Florida International University is one of the few universities in the world with a doctoral concentration in legal psychology, and it is already well-respected in psychology-law circles. The Department of Psychology offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Psychology with an emphasis on Legal Psychology.

The Legal Psychology program focuses on such issues as jury decision-making, jury selection, witness memory, alternative dispute resolution, and forensic psychology. The Legal Psychology program capitalizes on Florida International University's location in the major litigation center of the Southeast United States. Doctoral students are expected to master a series of core course requirements designed to facilitate a thorough grounding in theory, methodology, and content both in basic and applied research. Students are also required to pursue specific areas of interest through apprenticeship with a primary advisor for the purpose of acquiring direct research experience.