Psychology
Course summary

Topics include conformity, obedience, resisting obedience, influences on social change, memory and why we forget, eye-witness testimony, development of attachments, maternal deprivation, orphan studies, definitions of abnormality, the causes and treatments of mental disorders: phobias; depression; OCD; schizophrenia, origins of psychology, approaches to psychology, the nervous system, neurons and synaptic transmission, how psychological investigations are conducted, statistical analysis and data collection, brain localization, biological rhythms, the endocrine (hormonal) system, cognitive development, forensic (criminal) psychology.

Entry requirements

Six GCSEs, with a minimum of five grade 4 and one grade 6. These must be in a minimum of five different subjects. This must include a minimum of grade 4 in English Language GCSE or Maths GCSE. 4 in Maths GCSE and 4 in English Language GCSE or 4 in English Literature GCSE.

How you'll be assessed

3 x 2 hour exams.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityBrighton and Hove
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeCo-Educational
Address205 Dyke Road, Hove, BN3 6EG