Psychology
The Friary School - Staffordshire
01543267400
Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Course summary

Psychology is a fascinating and diverse subject that incorporates a wide range of exciting topics and investigates many questions about human behaviour, ranging from why people obey authority to what causes OCD and phobias. The AQA Psychology A Level is the ideal introduction to psychology as a subject and covers all the basics of what psychology is and its history. The year 1 topics provide an excellent overview of many of the famous and classic studies, whilst the year 2 topics allow a more modern application of psychology. There are many exciting opportunities whilst studying psychology at The Friary; from meeting and interviewing convicted criminals to carrying out your own experiments.

Entry requirements

- It is recommended that you have at least a Grade 6 in GCSE Combined Science or in the separate GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics courses and a Grade 6 in English and Maths. Students having studied psychology at GCSE need to have a Grade 5 or more to continue onto the A Level course. However, it is not necessary to have studied GCSE Psychology to take the subject at A Level. - The minimum requirements for entry to The Friary Sixth Form are 5 GCSE Grades 9-4 including English Language and Mathematics at Grade 5.

How you'll be assessed

There are three 2 hour papers taken at the end of Y13.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionWest Midlands
Local AuthorityStaffordshire
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressEastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7EW