A Level Psychology

AS Level
Unit 1: PSYA1 – Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Research Methods
Examination: 1 hour 30 minutes

Unit 2: PSYA2 – Biological Psychology, Social Psychology and Individual Differences
Examination: 1 hour 30 minutes

A2 Level
Unit 3: PSYA3 – Topics in Psychology
Examination: 1 hour 30 minutes

Unit 4: PSYA4 – Psychopathology, Psychology in Action and Research Methods
Examination: 2 hours

Course summary
This course has been designed to provide a broad introduction to the scope and nature of psychology as a science.

The emphasis is on applying knowledge and understanding rather than just acquiring knowledge, thereby developing students’ transferable skills of analysis, evaluation and critical thinking.

At AS, the specification offers a broad range of topics, with research methods in context.

At A2, there is a range of topic-based options which bring together explanations from different approaches and engage students in issues and debates in contemporary psychology.

This course allows you to study at your own pace. This course is suitable to be studied by all students irrespective of age, creed, religion or gender.

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