A-Level Psychology
Course Details
Psychology is all about human behaviour and what dictates it. Why do people react to certain things in certain ways? What can make people happy or sad, and how can we use that in the modern world?
Learning psychology will teach you all about the behaviour of people and how their minds work, which can be useful everywhere.
Modules Studied
The specification is divided into topics, each covering different key concepts:
- Topic 1 – Social Influence
- Topic 2 – Memory
- Topic 3 – Attachment
- Topic 4 – Approaches in Psychology
- Topic 5 – Psychopathology
- Topic 6 – Research methods
- Topic 7 – Biopsychology
- Topic 8 – Issues and Debates in Psychology
- Topic 9 – Gender
- Topic 10 – Schizophrenia
- Topic 11 - Aggression
What can I do after I have completed this course?
- High intensity therapist
- Occupational psychologist
- Clinical psychologist
- Counselling psychologist
- Educational psychologist
- Forensic psychologist
- Further education teacher
- Health psychologist