PSYCH 330Criminal Profiling

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Psychology
Cross-listed: LS 372

When it runs

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Foundational assumptions for, and basic approaches to, criminal profiling will be considered, along with a survey of relevant techniques in the context of numerous case studies. Limitations and alternatives to profiling will also be addressed.

Prerequisites

Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- LS272 - Psychology and Law (0.50)
- PSYCH230 - Psychology and Law (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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Very fun course, make sure you like group work or you will go crazy.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention PSYCH 330, June 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2017

Jul 19, 2017 Anyone Attend Course Lectures Without Being Enrolled in The Course? Which Course & Why? 1 point, 4 comments

u/sanzoidy: “Psych 330 - Criminal Profiling with Chris Burris. I was only in 1B and it's a 3rd year course. I made sure that I never took someone's seat and just sat in the back. Took notes and everything. Chris Burris is a fantastic lecturer and the course content is amazing. …”

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Spring 2016

Jun 3, 2016 Best Psychology courses 1 point, 6 comments

“What are/were your favorite PSYCH courses? Who taught them? I'm doing a PSYCH minor and was wondering which courses you found interesting (truth be told, they all sound interesting!)”

u/sanzoidy: “… In 1B, I sat in on PSYCH 330 - Criminal Profiling. It got me through first year. (There are group assignments where you dig through someone's trash and profile them, I think.) Then I took PSYCH 232 - Psychology of Evil, then PSYCH 218 - Psychology of Death and Dying. …”