A Level Psychology Course

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£4,500.00

English Maths Science Tuition and Examination Centre (EMSTEC) offer a ‘fast track’ A Level Psychology Course. Based at our centre in Birmingham, students attend one day a week. We offer ‘accelerated learning’ and teach the full A Level syllabus in one academic year. The A Level course will be facilitated by our experienced Psychology teachers.

This course enables you to study for an A-Level in Psychology by distance learning at home or at work. Your course materials will be sent via email or by post, you choose. Full tutor support will be available via email, so help is only a click away! Your course will include self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked study questions, so you can monitor your progress.

Upon successful completion of this home learning course you will receive an A-Level in Psychology issued by AQA.

Gain up to 56 UCAS points to help you land your dream place at university.
Study at your own pace with no strict deadlines to contend with.
Develop your skills and open doors to a fascinating range of career options including occupational psychology, clinical psychology and forensic psychology.

Please note that under the new A Level specifications set by AQA, the AS Level is now a separate qualification, and does not count towards the full A Level.

Course Content

AQA Qualification Code: 7182

AQA A -Level Psychology is comprised of many components, which are assessed during three examinations. This course has been designed with this in mind, taking students through each topic, these topics are:

1.1 Social Influence
1.2 Memory
1.3 Attachment
1.4 Psychotherapy
2. Psychology in Context
2.1 Approaches in Psychology
2.2 Biopsychology
2.3 Research Methods
3.1 Scientific Processes
2.3.2 Data Handling and Analysis
2.3.3 Inferential Testing
3.1 Issues and Debates in Psychology
3.2 Relationships
3.3 Gender
3.4 Cognition and Development
3.5 Schizophrenia
3.6 Eating Behaviour
3.7 Stress
3.8 Aggression
3.9 Forensic Psychology
3.10 Addiction

This qualification is very broad in scope and consists of several optional module choices, a full breakdown of the above modules can be found on the following link from page 15 onwards:

http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/psychology/specifications/AQA-7181-7182-SP-2015.PDF

Exam 1

Examination 1.

Type: Written examination.
Duration: 2 hours.
Weighing: 33.3% of A-Level.
Total Marks: 96.
A mixture of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing

What’s assessed

1.1 Social Influence
1.2 Memory
1.3 Attachment
1.4 Psychotherapy

Exam 2

Examination paper 2.

Type: Written examination.
Duration: 2 hours.
Weighing: 33.3% of A-Level.
Total Marks: 96.
Assessment format: A mixture of short and long answer questions and multiple choice questions

What’s assessed.