Psychology

Course summary

The course has been designed to provide a broad introduction to the scope and nature of Psychology as a science. The emphasis is on applying knowledge and understanding, and developing students' transferable skills of analysis, evaluation and critical thinking. Lessons include a combination of theoretical lessons, class discussions, role play, psychological experiments and challenged-based learning via technology. Students will need to spend a significant amount of time each week in independent study completing tasks and reading around the subject area to consolidate learning. Lower Sixth Topics: Unit 1 - Introductory Topics: Social Psychology, Memory, Attachment and Psychopathology Unit 2 - Psychology in Context: Approaches, Biopsychology and Research Methods Upper Sixth Topics: Unit 3 - Issues and Options: Issues and Debates in Psychology, followed by a choice of topics; we choose Relationships, Schizophrenia and Forensic Psychology.