Government Funded Psychology courses

...the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, the impact of day care on childrens social development, stress management, why people obey and what causes abnormality...

...LENGTH OF COURSE One year. WHERE NEXT? A large percentage of the department†s students at GCSE level progress onto the advanced level course to study...

...units 4 and 5 to complete the full advanced level. AS level Psychology Unit 1: Psychological Investigation Candidates will need to be familiar with...

...interpretation and evaluation; opportunities to explore how psychology has contributed to an understanding of individual, social and cultural diversity...

...This is a demanding course, best suited to students who are good "all-rounders" at GCSE or those hoping to pursue a science route. You will be expected...

...WHAT ARE THE KEY AREAS OF STUDY? The AS course consists of fifteen core studies. These include sleep and dreaming, autism, memory, functions of the hemispheres...

...The cognitive and cognitive-developmental approaches - about how we think and remember and how these skills change with age. - The physiological approach...

...covering areas such as memory, obedience, child development and criminal behaviour. What does the course involve? Psychology gives you insight into human behaviour...

...from the social sciences curriculum such as. Year 1: Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Psychology, and Introduction to Research Methods in the Social Sciences... Learn about: Criminal Psychology, Social Work, Social Policy...

...As human beings we have a strong desire to understand why we think and behave as we do. For example, why we forget information, how our body responds to stress...

...First exam includes obedience/conformity (including 'why follow the orders of someone in authority'?), personal space (including 'is this affected by gender or culture')...

...This course adopts a learner-centred approach involving active learner participation in class activities, experiments and discussions General Education...

...By investigating behaviour using a scientific approach we can attempt to answer questions such as; Are humans the only species capable of language?...

...phenomena and events in the world? This course adopts a scientific approach to the study of humans and aims to develop and evaluate explanations through scientific methods...

...* Social psychology: obedience, altruism and group processes. * Cognitive psychology: eyewitness testimony, language, and autism. * Developmental psychology...

...of stress and abnormal behaviour. Assessment: There are three units two of which will be assessed via exam and one via coursework. Course Leads...

...Hyde Clarendon Start Date: 07/09/2010 Day(s) of Week: TUES/THURS/FRI Times: - Duration: 1 year Fee: £395 This course is free for school leavers...

...Exam board OCR 5 periods a week This course is offered within the Society, Health & Professional Studies Division Course outline Understanding human behaviour... Learn about: Data Collection, Writing Skills...

...The first unit includes: Sex and Gender (including how we develop a sense of being male or female); Memory (including how to improve memory)...

...profile should be demonstrated in Science. A strong Maths profile would also be of benefit to learners undertaking this course. Course Content... Learn about: Human Behaviour...