Psychology - Advanced
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Psychology – Advanced Course Have you ever wondered why you are afraid of spiders, and what you can do to cure yourself? Have you ever despaired over the prejudice and discrimination in the world and wondered what can be done about it? Have you ever watched a week-old baby seemingly studying intently the people and objects around it and wondered what on earth it makes of its new world, and just what thoughts, if any, might be going through its mind? If you have answered "yes" to one or more of these questions, then you'll find this distance learning psychology course a source of constant fascination as we examine a wide range of psychological topics and answer all of these questions. Covering areas of psychology from child development to emotional disorders and social psychology, our online psychology course will give you an advanced understanding of the various approaches to this fascinating study of human thought and behaviour. What Could I Do After Taking This Psychology Course? Psychology is used in numerous industries including marketing, education, and human resources. Whether you are working in the mental health industry or are just looking to learn more about human behaviour, this course will give you the knowledge necessary to understand why people do the things they do. Build your career. If you wish to build your career in psychology, you could continue your training and education to become a practicing psychologist working in mental health clinics, education and social services, health agencies, prisons and more, earning a salary of anywhere between £17,000 to £69,000+*/year. You could even open your own practice. *Source: Payscale.com, Dec. 2012
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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
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here
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.
Psychology - Advanced