A-Level Psychology aims to offer the opportunity for a student to learn the fundamentals of the subject and develop skillsvalued by employers, including critical analysis, independent thinking and research. A student will experience an interesting, diverse and coherent course of study that covers the core areas of Psychology: cognitive, social, biological, developmental, individual differences and research methods. The modules that a student will study are: Module 1 Social Influence - Conformity, explanations for obedience, explanations for resistance to social influence, minority influence, social change. Module 2 Memory - Multi store model of memory, short term memory, long term memory, episodic, semantic and procedural memory, working memory model, explanations for forgetting, eye witness testimony. Module 3 Attachment - Caregiver – infant interactions, animal studies of attachment, explanations of attachments, types of attachment, Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation, the influence of early attachment on adult relationships. Module 4 Psychopathology - Abnormality, phobias, depression, OCD. Module 5 Approaches in Psychology - Learning approaches, the cognitive approach, the biological approach, the psychodynamic approach, humanistic psychology. Module 6 Biopsychology - The nervous system, the endocrine system, fight or flight response, the brain, biological rhythms. Module 7 Research Methods - Experimental methods, observational techniques, self-report techniques, correlations, content analysis, case studies, data handling, descriptive statistics. Module 8 Gender - Sex and gender, sex role stereotypes, atypical chromosome patterns, explanations of gender development, gender dysphoria. Module 9 Schizophrenia - Explanations for schizophrenia, drug therapies for schizophrenia, psychological therapies for schizophrenia. Module 10 Forensics - Offender profiling, biological explanations for offending behaviour, psychological explanations for offending behaviour, dealing with offending behaviour. Issues and debates in psychology: gender and culture, free will and determinism, the nature-nurture debate, holism and reductionism, idiographic and nomothetic approaches, ethical implications of research studies.
For an A-Level pathway a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 5 or above (or Level 2 merit), including English and Mathematics is required. Minimum Subject Specific Entry Requirements: GCSE English and Science at Grade 5 or above.
There are three examined modules all of equal weighting: Paper 1 Introductory Topics in Psychology - 2 hours 33.3% Paper 2 Psychology in Context - 2 hours 33.3% Paper 3 Issues and Options in Psychology - 2 hours 33.3% Each paper contains multiple choice, short answer, extended writing and research methods or mathematical skills questions.
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Castle Way, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, NN15 6SW |
A-Level Psychology aims to offer the opportunity for a student to learn the fundamentals of the subject and develop skillsvalued by employers, including critical analysis, independent thinking and research. A student will experience an interesting, diverse and coherent course of study that covers the core areas of Psychology: cognitive, social, biological, developmental, individual differences and research methods. The modules that a student will study are: Module 1 Social Influence - Conformity, explanations for obedience, explanations for resistance to social influence, minority influence, social change. Module 2 Memory - Multi store model of memory, short term memory, long term memory, episodic, semantic and procedural memory, working memory model, explanations for forgetting, eye witness testimony. Module 3 Attachment - Caregiver – infant interactions, animal studies of attachment, explanations of attachments, types of attachment, Bowlby’s theory of maternal deprivation, the influence of early attachment on adult relationships. Module 4 Psychopathology - Abnormality, phobias, depression, OCD. Module 5 Approaches in Psychology - Learning approaches, the cognitive approach, the biological approach, the psychodynamic approach, humanistic psychology. Module 6 Biopsychology - The nervous system, the endocrine system, fight or flight response, the brain, biological rhythms. Module 7 Research Methods - Experimental methods, observational techniques, self-report techniques, correlations, content analysis, case studies, data handling, descriptive statistics. Module 8 Gender - Sex and gender, sex role stereotypes, atypical chromosome patterns, explanations of gender development, gender dysphoria. Module 9 Schizophrenia - Explanations for schizophrenia, drug therapies for schizophrenia, psychological therapies for schizophrenia. Module 10 Forensics - Offender profiling, biological explanations for offending behaviour, psychological explanations for offending behaviour, dealing with offending behaviour. Issues and debates in psychology: gender and culture, free will and determinism, the nature-nurture debate, holism and reductionism, idiographic and nomothetic approaches, ethical implications of research studies.
For an A-Level pathway a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 5 or above (or Level 2 merit), including English and Mathematics is required. Minimum Subject Specific Entry Requirements: GCSE English and Science at Grade 5 or above.
There are three examined modules all of equal weighting: Paper 1 Introductory Topics in Psychology - 2 hours 33.3% Paper 2 Psychology in Context - 2 hours 33.3% Paper 3 Issues and Options in Psychology - 2 hours 33.3% Each paper contains multiple choice, short answer, extended writing and research methods or mathematical skills questions.