Higher Level Diploma in Psychology

Course summary

Psychology is the study of human behaviour. It aims to understand how our minds process information such as memories and moods. Psychology uses principles from many other disciplines such as sociology, biology, maths and philosophy to determine what causes an individual or society to act in a certain way. In year 1, students study a foundation in psychology through four topics; biological, cognitive, and sociocultural psychology as well as research methods in psychology. At the end of the first year students conduct their own piece of research for their internal assessment. In the second year of the course students consolidate and apply their learning from the first year to an in-depth study of human relationship psychology.