In your first year, you will build your understanding of psychological approaches and research methods. You’ll look at how psychologists investigate human behaviour and learn to evaluate their findings. Topics covered include social influence – looking at conformity; memory – how it is formed, stored and sometimes forgotten; attachment – explores how early relationships can inform later behaviour and clinical psychology introduces you to explanations and treatments for mental health conditions.
In your second year topics studies include aggression – looking at media influences and various explanations; gender – development, atypical development and explanations behind identity and sex; schizophrenia – focusing on diagnosis, explanations and treatments. You will also cover biopyschology – learning how the brain and nervous system influence behaviour.
Grade 9-5 in GCSE Maths, grade 9-5 in science (2 separate subjects or a minimum of grade 9-5 in GCSE Combined Science) and grade 9-5 in an essay subject (GCSE English, GCSE History or GCSE RS).
The critical thinking, statistical analysis and communication skills you learn are recognised in a variety of career fields with many students going on to careers in clinical psychology, healthcare, engineering, counselling, sports, teaching, business and the police force to name a few. The ability to think independently, analyse evidence and develop arguments, gained through studying A Level Psychology, are skills highly valued in apprentices, by universities and future employers.
No one born blind has ever been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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