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GCE A Level in Psychology

at Alsager School, Stoke-On-Trent · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level20 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

Psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour. AS Level: This is a change to the previous specification and is a stand-alone qualification. Paper 1: Memory, Attachment and Social Influence Paper 2: Approaches in Psychology Psychopathology and Research Methods Assessment is through two one and a half hour exams in which multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions are answered. A2 Level: This is a change to the previous specification. This is a linear course and all 3 exams will be sat at the end of the A2 course. Paper 1: Introductory topics in Psychology: Social Influence, Memory, Attachment and Psychopathology. Relationships and Eating Behaviour. Paper 2: Psychology on Context: Approaches in Psychology, Research Methods and Bio-Psychology. Paper 3: Issues and debates in Psychology plus 3 options in Psychology chosen from the following: Relationships/Gender/Cognition and Development, plus one from Schizophrenia/Eating Behaviour/Stress and one from: Aggression/Forensic Psychology/Addiction.

What you need to get on

5 x grade 5 GCSEs or equivalent

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

  • Alsager Sixth Form College

    HASSALL ROAD ALSAGER, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST7 2HR

    DaytimeClassroom based
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