Psychology

Course summary

This course is designed to provide a broad introduction to the scope and nature of psychology as a science. The emphasis is on applying knowledge and understanding rather than just acquiring knowledge, thereby developing students’ transferable skills of analysis, evaluation and critical thinking. In Year 12, the specification offers a broad range of topics, with research methods in context. In Year 13, there is a range of topic-based options which bring together explanations from different approaches and engage students in issues and debates in contemporary psychology.