Psychology

Course summary

The A‐level course serves as a broad introduction to Psychology as an academic and medical science, with more than a passing nod to its roots in philosophy. Six key approaches (perspectives) are covered – psychodynamic, behavioural, cognitive, evolutionary, social and biological – and applied in a range of practical, ‘real life’ applications, from memory to conformity to relationships to gender to mental illness. There is also a strong emphasis on the empirical methods psychologists use in research. Lecture style note making, PowerPoints, video, discussion, individual and paired research, basic analysis of data as a class, practicals, and study of past examination papers. Students will get the opportunity to design and take part in their experiments.