Psychology

Course summary

Year 1 – Foundations in Psychology: • Cognitive psychology – study of mental processes in the brain, specifically memory • Social psychology – study of relationships with each other and society and how it affects behaviour i.e. obedience and prejudice • Biological psychology – study of how brain structure, genes and hormones may influence behaviour • Learning theories – how we learn and perceive information and how this influences behaviour Year 2 – Applications of Psychology: • Clinical psychology – different explanations for mental health disorders and ways of treating them • Health psychology – how and why people behave in unhealthy ways e.g. drug misuse • Psychological skills – methodological and conceptual issues in Psychology