Why should I study it? The course covers a range of topics and themes including the social psychology, cognitive psychology, individual differences, child development, different approaches to psychology and research methods as well as applied options and debates in psychology, case study on autism, phobias and anxiety disorders, nature versus nurture debate and feral children. This is a fascinating course and deals with issues that affect us all. It is extremely useful for later employment and acts as a very effective crossover between science and humanities. Psychology will allow you to develop scientific skills related to data collection and conducting experiments, whilst still demanding the literacy skills and extended writing found in subjects such as History. Course Content •Memory •Attachment •Social Influence •Psychopathology •Approaches in Psychology •Research Methods •Biopsychology •Eating Behaviour •Relationships •Forensic Psychology Career possibilities Criminal psychologist, health psychologist, educational psychologist are obvious pathways. However, you can use psychology in virtually any careers (e.g. law, sports, medicine, journalism, business etc.) and it can act as a compliment to all other subjects.