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AQA Level 3 Advanced GCE in Psychology

at Desborough College, Maidenhead · college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level9 monthsFull time

What the college says

Students have the opportunity to learn how to analyse arguments and evidence, test hypotheses and make informed judgements - all skills valued by Higher Education institutions and employers. What skills will I learn? This course will help you develop a number of skills: how to view the world around you from different perspectives, how to plan and conduct scientific investigations, how to analyse and interpret data, critical reasoning skills, and how to put across your point of view fluently. Course content Compulsory content: Social influence; Memory; Attachment; Psychopathology; Approaches in psychology; Biopsychology; Research methods ; Issues and debates in psychology Optional content: Option 1: Relationships; Gender; Cognition and development Option 2: Schizophrenia; Eating behaviour; Stress Option 3: Aggression; Forensic psychology; Addiction Where will success take me? Psychology can help your career either directly or indirectly. Of course, if you wish to become a psychologist, therapist or mental health worker, this A level is of direct value. Amongst other potential fields, this course can lead into criminology and also sport science and in contrast it can support in the area of human resource and management and like areas.

What you need to get on

5 9-4 and at least a grade 5 in mathematics or statistics.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Desborough College

    SHOPPENHANGERS ROAD, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 2QB

    DaytimeClassroom based
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