Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour, cognition and experience. The specification takes a broad view of Psychology by covering all core areas within a traditional approach, whilst allowing for the study of some of these in greater depth at A Level. In the first year of study, you will explore the research methodology used in Psychological investigations and the various approaches to Psychology. We will cover the Psychodynamic, Behaviourist, Cognitive, Humanist, and Biological approaches to understanding human behaviour. In Year 13, you will develop a deep understanding of three behaviours (Relationships, Aggression and Stress or Schizophrenia). Finally, we will complete the course by examining the wider issues surrounding the subject. This syllabus has been chosen because the specification was designed to provide a broad introduction to the scope and nature of Psychology as a science. The emphasis is on applying knowledge and understanding rather than just acquiring knowledge, thereby developing your transferable skills of analysis, evaluation and critical thinking. The specification offers a broad range of topics, with research methods in context.
A minimum grade of 6 in a GCSE Science subject. Students need to be comfortable with the scientific approach, interpreting simple statistics and be able to write clear, concise and well-organised essays. If you are interested in the systematic and scientific study of people’s behaviour and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it, then Psychology could be the subject for you.
At A Level there are three exams, each accounting for one third of the A Level. The three exams last 2 hours and are worth 96 marks each. The exams consist of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions.
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Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour, cognition and experience. The specification takes a broad view of Psychology by covering all core areas within a traditional approach, whilst allowing for the study of some of these in greater depth at A Level. In the first year of study, you will explore the research methodology used in Psychological investigations and the various approaches to Psychology. We will cover the Psychodynamic, Behaviourist, Cognitive, Humanist, and Biological approaches to understanding human behaviour. In Year 13, you will develop a deep understanding of three behaviours (Relationships, Aggression and Stress or Schizophrenia). Finally, we will complete the course by examining the wider issues surrounding the subject. This syllabus has been chosen because the specification was designed to provide a broad introduction to the scope and nature of Psychology as a science. The emphasis is on applying knowledge and understanding rather than just acquiring knowledge, thereby developing your transferable skills of analysis, evaluation and critical thinking. The specification offers a broad range of topics, with research methods in context.
A minimum grade of 6 in a GCSE Science subject. Students need to be comfortable with the scientific approach, interpreting simple statistics and be able to write clear, concise and well-organised essays. If you are interested in the systematic and scientific study of people’s behaviour and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it, then Psychology could be the subject for you.
At A Level there are three exams, each accounting for one third of the A Level. The three exams last 2 hours and are worth 96 marks each. The exams consist of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions.