Psychology
at Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Reading · school or sixth form
What the college says
A Level Psychology is a captivating and diverse area of study. You will learn about how humans learn and recall information and how they develop cognitively from babies to adulthood. Social Psychology looks at behaviour and the formation and breakdown of relationships whilst physiological psychology examines stress, sleep and eating behaviour. Our psychologists go on to study a whole variety of courses at university from pure psychology to medicine or enter careers in applied areas such as human resources, counseling, marketing and public relations.
What you need to get on
5+ in both English and Maths.
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
Highdown School & Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row Caversham, Reading, RG4 8LR
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