Psychology

Course summary

WHY STUDY THIS COURSE? This qualification offers an engaging and effective introduction to psychology. It builds on skills developed in the sciences and humanities and enables progression into a wide range of other subjects. You will learn the fundamentals of the subject and develop skills valued by Higher Education (HE) and employers, including critical analysis, independent thinking and research. COURSE DESCRIPTION These qualifications are linear; with all the AS exams at the end of the AS course and all the A-level exams at the end of the A-level course. The AS exams do not therefore count towards the final A-Level grades. Subject content: (topics 1-7 are taught in Year 12, topics 8-11 are taught in Year 13) 1. Social influence 2. Memory 3. Attachment 4. Psychopathology 5. Approaches in psychology 6. Biopsychology 7. Research methods 8. Issues and debates in psychology 9. Gender 10. Schizophrenia 11. Aggression The broad range of topics affords the experience of an interesting, diverse and coherent course of study, complementing a range of combinations with other A-Levels, depending on student interest.