Course Content:

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Year 1 Units:

Social Influence

Memory

Attachment

Approaches in Psychology

Psychopathology

Research Methods

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Year 2 Units:

Social Influence 

Memory

Attachment

Psychopathology

Approaches in Psychology

Bio-psychology

Research methods

Issues and debates in Psychology

Gender

Schizophrenia

Aggression

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A  Level – Two Years

3 x written exams of 2 hours at the end of the 2nd year.Each paper is out of 96 marks and is worth 33.3% of the A level.

The questions are made up of short answer questions and extended writing.

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Progression into careers via:

Psychology A level prepares you for a variety of careers including: Child Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Counselling, Educational Psychology and Sports Psychology.

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With the increasing demand from employers for general and transferable skills there are many other excellent employment prospects for graduates.

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Psychology can be advantageous to a wide variety of other careers including: advertising, sales, social work, human resources, careers guidance, police, broadcasting, medicine and law.

 

Length of Course:

A level : 2 years

 

Examination Board:

AQA