GCE A Level in Psychology

This course develops an understanding of how the mind both influences and explains behaviour: psychology does this by focusing on a number of different topics such as: mental illness and abnormal behaviour, memory, the formation of attachments, stress and the research methods that psychologists use.

This course develops an understanding of how the mind both influences and explains our behaviour: psychology does this by focusing on a number of different topics such as: mental illness & abnormal behaviour; memory; the formation of attachments; stress; lateralization of brain functions; biological rhythms; aggression; obedience and the research methods that psychologists use.

Psychology is a Linear A level. Students will take three two hour exams at the end of the two years. There will be on-going internal assessments across the two years to gauge and measure progress including mock examinations.

5 good GCSEs, in addition to study psychology ideally you will have a grade 5 in Mathematics (or have exam based evidence of your competence in Mathematics) and a grade 5 in English or an equivalent subject.

If you study psychology beyond A level at degree level – there are many jobs within psychology that you can pursue: Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, Health Psychologist, Neuro Psychologist, Development Psychologist, Educational Psychologist, Sport Psychologist/ Exercise Psychologist. There are lots of jobs that psychology is very valuable for: police officer; social worker; care worker; teacher; nursery worker; personnel / human resources worker; probation worker.