Psychology - Advanced

Syllabus

Module One: Perspectives in Psychology

This is your introduction to the subject of psychology. It gives you a taste of the different approaches, some of which will be covered in more detail in later modules.

Unit 1 What is Psychology?

Unit 2 The Biological Approach

Unit 3 Behaviourist and Cognitive Approaches

Unit 4 Person-centred Approaches

Unit 5 Methods and Debate in Psychology

Module Two: Social Psychology

This is the first major approach we will cover in detail. We are considering the ways in which we look at the behaviour of others, and ourselves. There are five topics to cover in this module.

Unit 6 Attitudes

Unit 7 Social Influence

Unit 8 Obedience

Unit 9 Social Cognition

Unit 10 Applied Social Psychology

Module Three: Cognitive Psychology & its Applications

This is the third module of the course, and we will be looking at the way in which humans process information.

Unit 11 Perception

Unit 12 Attention

Unit 13 Remembering

Unit 14 Forgetting

Unit 15 Language

Unit 16 Thinking

Unit 17 Problem-Solving and Artificial Intelligence

Module Four: Child Development

Here we will be looking at human development throughout the life span. There are five areas to be covered in this part of the course.

Unit 18 Issues in Child Development

Unit 19 Cognitive Development

Unit 20 The Development of Language and Communication

Unit 21 Social Perception

Unit 22 Moral Development

Module Five: The Psychology of A Typical Behaviour

This module covers four main areas.

Unit 23 The Definition and Diagnosis of A Typical Behaviour

Unit 24 Treatments of A Typical Behaviour

Unit 25 Emotional Disorders

Module Six: Research Methods

Research methods are required throughout the course, particularly in your project work. This section may be tackled at any point in your studies and should be used for reference purposes throughout.

Unit 26 Research Methods

Unit 27 Research Issues

Unit 28 Data Analysis

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Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 140 hrs.