A Level - Psychology - Course Pilot

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Course Summary

Subject: Psychology

Course Title: A Level - Psychology

Course Types: Sixth Form

Course Level: A-Level

Course Description

A keen interest in understanding human behaviour and what makes us individuals would indicate this subject could be for you. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behaviour, applied to both humans and animals. As Psychology considers the many varied factors that affect mind and behaviour it is a biological science, a cognitive science and a social science. Psychologists are interested in how we make decisions, why we like some people and not others, what makes us succeed and fail. They study these problems by both observation and experiment.

Course Entry Guidelines

In addition to the Sixth Form entry criteria, students wishing to study this subject are required to have a good pass in Biology and Mathematics at GCSE (or equivalent).