Physics

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." William James

Exam Board AQA

Qualification

AS Level 7181 A level 7182

Subject Entry Requirements

5 GCSEs at grade 5 or above, including at least a grade 5 in English, Mathematics and Biology or Additional science.

COURSE CONTENT, STRUCTURE

Have y ou ever wondered what m akes s ome people behave the way they do, why you’re s care d of spiders or how different things can affect your m ood and even your confide nce? Psychol ogists could hol d the answers to y our questions. Psychol ogy is also the scie ntific study of the mind and human behaviour. Psychol ogists observe and conduct experiments to find out m ore about t he way people act and inter act. They try to underst and what motiv ates, chal lenges or changes us and use this understanding to hel p us tackle personal and social problems.

AS Level

· Social Influence · Memory · Attachment · Approaches in Psychology · Psychopathology · Research methods

A level

· Social influence · Memory · Attachment · Psychopathology · Approaches in Psychology · Biopsychology · Research methods · Issues and debates in psychology · Gender · Addiction · Schizophrenia

Student Comment:

“I have found that studying psychology can r ange from studying ge notypes wit hin the are a of individual differences to investigating why some people are m ore aggressive in social psychology. The r ange of research are as within t his one subject is one of t he many things that I l ove about it. ”

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT

AS Qualification

· Paper 1 Introductory Topics · Written exam 1.5 hours · 50% of AS Level · Paper 2 Psychology in Context · Written exam 1.5 hours · 50% of AS Level

A level Qualification

Paper 1 Introductory Topics Paper 2 Psychology in Context Paper 3 Issues and options in psychology.

Each paper is a written exam which lasts 2 hours and holds a weighting of 33.3% of the A-level.

WHAT DOORS WILL IT OPEN FOR ME?

Studying psychology gives you a br oad r ange of skills that span both s cience and the arts and opens up opportunities with a wide v ariety of employers. People wit h skil ls in psychology are sought after in business, m anagement, teaching, research, s ocial work and careers in me dicine and healthcare. Job opport unities after completing a psychology degree can inv olve clinical psychologist, educational psychologist, fore nsic psychologist, criminologist, sport psychologist and many more.