Psychology

WJEC GCE Psychology

This is one of the most popular AS/A2 courses with students whose longer term ambition is to follow a professional career through a degree path, or who are simply looking for a stimulating and challenging course that has relevance to everyday life. Classes are very popular and enable a mix of group discussion, formal teaching and student led activities.

The course will require students to

  • engage fully with material of relevance and interest

  • cover the five main approaches to psychology

  • learn a real life therapy based on each

  • cover some classic psychology studies such as Milgram’s controversial obedience study and decide whether they would be allowed today

  • be able to work on some practical psychology research and look into a wide range of topics such as dreams and their meanings and forensic psychology

Summary Assessment

AS Unit 1 - (20%) Past to Present: Psychological problems and therapies - Examination

AS Unit 2 - (20%) Investigating Behaviour: Psychological Research - Examination

A2 Unit 3 - (40%) Implications in the Real World. You will study three from six nominated behaviours; Addiction, autism, bullying, criminology, stress and schizophrenia - Examination

A4 Unit 4 - (20%) Applied Research Methods. Methodologies used in Psychology - Examination

COurse Leader: Mrs K Johnson

63% of students achieved a grade A*-C in the 2021/22 examination series for Psychology

Higher Education Opportunities

Educational psychology, forensic and criminal psychology, criminology, clinical psychology, sports psychology, or more general work. Psychology is also becoming more and more important in business with organisational psychologists working in industry in a variety of fields such as marketing and human resource management.

Career Opportunities

A Level Psychology is a popular choice for those wishing to pursue an interesting career in this profession. However it’s also true that studying the reasons why people act as they do will help you in any situation or career. However if you go on to complete a degree or masters in Psychology you might go on to work on one of the above psychology professions.