Psychology

Course summary

The course covers an overview of the core areas of Psychology in year 12. Students learn about social influences on our behaviour, learning and memory, development of relationships, development of mental illness, and how to carry out Psychological research. The programme of study enables students to gain an understanding of the key theoretical perspectives in Psychology; the Behaviourist, Biological and Cognitive approaches. A Psychology degree has been widely regarded as one of the most versatile degrees when trying to access the job market after university. This subject is very useful if you want to go on to study Psychology, Counselling, Youth Work, International Relations, Politics, Business or other Social Sciences at degree level. You can study either a BSc (Science) or a BA (Art) in Psychology, so individual university requirements need to be checked as they may vary.