Psychology

Course summary

Psychology is the study of human behaviour: how we think and act, what influences our actions, child development, emotions, mental illness, personality, why people commit crime and how we can prevent crime, and many other fascinating aspects of human experience. Psychology involves the scientific study of human behaviour and cognition from biological, psychological and social perspectives. Topics studied include: obedience and prejudice, phobias, memory, aggression, addiction, gender development, criminal behaviour and clinical disorders. Students will study psychological research in four key areas for paper 1 at A level Level: the social, cognitive, learning and biological approaches. In papers 2 and 3 at A level, students will apply psychological theories to criminal and clinical psychology in particular; students will also gain knowledge of a wide range of research methods, issues, perspectives and debates in Psychology Future Proof Psychology offers a broad range of career opportunities and is regarded by many employers as a very good bridge between humanities and science-based subjects. A degree in Psychology will be useful for any job that requires working with others, such as medicine and the caring professions, the legal profession, business and marketing. Specific careers include psychologist, such as clinical, forensic and educational psychologist, law, social work, health professions, teaching, human resource management, the police, journalism, the prison and probation service.