Psychology GCSE
Curriculum Area: Humanities
Course Outline:
Psychology is the study of (ology) the mind (Psyche). You have two years in which to study the different areas of Psychology and think about how they relate to the real world.
Click Here to view questions you will try to answer throughout this course.
If you are curious about the questions in the PDF document and would like a greater understanding of human behaviour, then this is the course for you.
It is important that you have a good level of Mathematics and English to complete the required written work and statistics needed for research methods.
Psychology is the study of (ology) the mind (Psyche). You have two years in which to study the different areas of Psychology and think about how they relate to the real world.
Click Here to view questions you will try to answer throughout this course.
If you are curious about the questions in the PDF document and would like a greater understanding of human behaviour, then this is the course for you.
It is important that you have a good level of Mathematics and English to complete the required written work and statistics needed for research methods.
Target Level: Any student gaining an average grade of C or above.
Level of Award:
GCSE.
GCSE.
End of Course Target:
To access to AS & A2 Psychology - 'C' or better.
To access to Health & Social Care - 'C' or better.
To gain skills that are attractive to employers because they develop a number of transferable skills. For example, problem solving, oral and written communication, numeracy and statistical skills, critical and creative thinking, decision making, organisational skills, team working, and IT skills.
To access to AS & A2 Psychology - 'C' or better.
To access to Health & Social Care - 'C' or better.
To gain skills that are attractive to employers because they develop a number of transferable skills. For example, problem solving, oral and written communication, numeracy and statistical skills, critical and creative thinking, decision making, organisational skills, team working, and IT skills.
Students who have taken this course in the past rated it:
Students who selected this course then went on to take the following options:
AS/A2 Psychology - 65%
Other Humanities at AS/A2 - 15%
IB -10%
Other courses - 10%
AS/A2 Psychology - 65%
Other Humanities at AS/A2 - 15%
IB -10%
Other courses - 10%
Course feedback from past students:
It is very interesting indeed, and very enjoyable to learn about people, and it was better than I thought it would be. - April 2009
You will love it go for it. I didn't study it in GCSE but a lot of my friends did, and they said it was awesome. I too think it's amazing I'm taking it now in college. Just a brief info or intro, its mainly about why we act the way we act, how we act and behave, how smart we are, and how we can influence ourselves. It's fun!! Good luck! - April 2009.
Pathways and jobs of students who took this course in the past:
Variety of A Levels including Psychology
Retail Management
Marketing
Education
Information Technology Work
Customer Services
Media & Advertising
Office Work
Police Service
Prison Service
Nursing
Human Resources
(Note:This shows the percentage of students who would choose this course again and their rating on a 5 point scale where 5 = Excellent, 4 = Good, 3 = Satisfactory, 2 = Some satisfactory elements, 1 = Poor)