What’s Psychology A level like?
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What will I learn?
Introductory Topics in Psychology - Social influence, Memory,Attachment and Psychopathology
Psychology in Context - Approaches in Psychology, Biopsychology, Research Methods, Issues and Debates in Psychology
Issues and Options in Psychology - Relationships, Schizophrenia and Forensic Psychology
How will I be assessed?
100% exam - All sections include multiple choice, short answers and extended writing
Entry requirements
Grade 6 in English Language or English Literature GCSE. Grade 5 in Maths GCSE
Where can Psychology A level take me?
This A Level is excellent preparation for a degree in Psychology, the sciences and social sciences.
Psychology can also lead to a huge range of careers including Occupational, Clinical, Educational and Forensic Psychology as well as Medicine, Counselling,Teaching and Broadcasting and Advertising.
Further reading and watching
The man who mistook his wife for a hat – Oliver Sacks
Prozac Nation – Elizabeth Wurtzel
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest – K. Kesey
Genie: a scientific tragedy – R. Rymer
Obedience to authority - Stanley Milgram