Introductory Topics in Psychology ● Social Influence ● Memory ● Attachment ● Psychopathology Psychology in Context ● Approaches ● Biopsychology ● Research Methods Issues and Options in Psychology ● Issues and Debates in Psychology ● Three topics (To be selected by department staff) from the following options: Relationships, Gender, Cognition & Development, Schizophrenia, Eating Behaviour, Stress, Aggression, Forensic Psychology, Addiction. At the end of Year 12 we hold a ‘Brain Day’ at Parmiter’s, which includes a demonstration of the dissection of an animal brain and lectures by a neuroscientist. In Year 13 there is a visit to the Freud Museum where the students get to be shown around the house Freud lived in and also have an interactive study session on Freudian psychology.
A Grade 6 or higher in GCSE Biology, a Grade 6 or higher in GCSE Mathematics and a Grade 6 or higher in either GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature. **All three requirements must be met.**
Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology (33.3 % of the A Level 2 hour examination) Paper 2: Psychology in Context (33.3 % of the A Level, 2 hour examination) Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology (33.3 % of the A Level mark, 2 hour examination)
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| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | High Elms Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 0UU |
Introductory Topics in Psychology ● Social Influence ● Memory ● Attachment ● Psychopathology Psychology in Context ● Approaches ● Biopsychology ● Research Methods Issues and Options in Psychology ● Issues and Debates in Psychology ● Three topics (To be selected by department staff) from the following options: Relationships, Gender, Cognition & Development, Schizophrenia, Eating Behaviour, Stress, Aggression, Forensic Psychology, Addiction. At the end of Year 12 we hold a ‘Brain Day’ at Parmiter’s, which includes a demonstration of the dissection of an animal brain and lectures by a neuroscientist. In Year 13 there is a visit to the Freud Museum where the students get to be shown around the house Freud lived in and also have an interactive study session on Freudian psychology.
A Grade 6 or higher in GCSE Biology, a Grade 6 or higher in GCSE Mathematics and a Grade 6 or higher in either GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature. **All three requirements must be met.**
Paper 1: Introductory Topics in Psychology (33.3 % of the A Level 2 hour examination) Paper 2: Psychology in Context (33.3 % of the A Level, 2 hour examination) Paper 3: Issues and Options in Psychology (33.3 % of the A Level mark, 2 hour examination)