Psychology is the science of mind and behaviour. Psychologists attempt to find reasons for why we act, think and feel. Psychologists study a huge variety of behaviours and phenomena such as; memory and forgetting, sleeping, brain plasticity, why we turn to crime and psychotic disorders. The A Level has three components; research methods, psychological themes through core studies and applied psychology. Research methods introduces and develops knowledge and understanding of the process of planning, conducting, analysing and reporting psychological research across a range of experimental and non-experimental methodologies and techniques. Psychological themes through core studies focuses on some of the central areas of investigation in psychology. For each key theme, students are presented with both a classic and a contemporary study. The classics are landmark pieces of research, whilst the contemporary studies are more up to date but still engage with the issues the landmark study grappled with. Applied psychology will have one compulsory component on ‘issues in mental health’ and two from: child, criminal, environmental and sport exercise psychology. Psychology is accredited as a science and you will therefore achieve a science A Level upon completion. Students who follow a psychology course can continue their studies in many fields at university including: • Criminal psychology • Clinical psychology • Health psychology • Teaching • Social studies And many more…..