A-Level Psychology
Stamford, United Kingdom
A-level
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: You’ll study conformity, social norms, memory, forgetting and attachment, plus approaches in psychology, research methods. In year two you’ll deepen knowledge with approaches, biopsychology, research methods and issues and debates in psychology. The course is offered by New College Stamford, which provides A Levels, vocational and higher-education options to over 2,000 students each year.
Career Outcomes: This A-Level prepares you for further study and careers in psychology, counselling, education, health and social care, and research assistance. It builds critical thinking, communication and research skills useful for university degrees, apprenticeships and entry-level roles in mental health, public services or business.
You will cover the following topic areas:
- Introductory topics in psychology: learn about conformity, social norms, how the mind remembers and forgets and how children form attachments
- Psychology in context: learn more about the different approaches in psychology and how to design and conduct your own research.
In the second year of the A-level you’ll deepen your understanding of human behaviour. You’ll study additional topics under Approaches in psychology, Biopsychology, Research methods and Issues and debates in psychology.
