Psychology

Course summary

Psychology is the science of mind and behaviour. Essentially, psychology is all about people. We are all amateur psychologists, every time we try and work out why someone acted the way they did or try to predict how someone might behave or react. Psychology tries to answer these questions by investigating them in a more scientific manner. Psychology is a two year A level qualification. During the first year students will study: • Introductory topics in psychology: learning about conformity, social norms, how the mind remembers and forgets and how children form attachments. • Psychology in context: learning more about the different approaches in psychology and how to design and conduct your own research. In the second year of the A level students will deepen their understanding of human behaviour. • You will also study the different psychological approaches, as well as biopsychology and research methods. • Psychology students will debate the cause of human behaviour and key issues with psychological research in the issues and debates component of the course. Further options topics currently taught are relationships, schizophrenia and forensic psychology.