What A levels go well with Psychology, law and film?

I did both Psychology and Film Studies A2 and picked up Sociology which I found went really well with those two subjects :smile:

also got a place to to study Psychology at uni so its a good combo :smile:

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ConfusedRazzledandy

Sociology? Geography? lol, sorry if not helpful :P

oh yes, i never thought of socialogy..thanks...and yh it is helpful :biggrin:

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ConfusedRazzledandy

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therealjordanbaker

oh yes, i never thought of socialogy..thanks...and yh it is helpful :biggrin:

Oooh, good :biggrin:

, I did GCSE Sociology and its really cool :smile:

, Ive been told A-Level Sociology Isn't much different so yeah, Its a good subject! :P

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OP

ok cheers

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Duckzilla

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therealjordanbaker

Hi there...i want to study Psychology, law and film at A level...however i want to do a 4th.

I intend to study either psychology or law at university...i do not want to do bio, chem, physhics, english, history or business...and i know this seems a little strange :p:

However i have chosen 2 "top" a levels and 1 "lesser" a level...and i want to know what other possibilites there are (other than the ones i said above) would be best if i wanted to study law or psychology at uni...

thanks

jordan :smile:

Biology would be good with psychology. It's very respected, and biology will give you a better grounding for a psychology degree.

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Duckzilla

Biology would be good with psychology. It's very respected, and biology will give you a better grounding for a psychology degree.

that depends on if he wants to specialise in biological psychology or social; if he wants to do social psychology then Sociology is a better option.

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Lasuil

that depends on if he wants to specialise in biological psychology or social; if he wants to do social psychology then Sociology is a better option.

hmmm..thats sounds good...is sociology respected by uni's?

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therealjordanbaker

hmmm..thats sounds good...is sociology respected by uni's?

Most - I mean I don't know about cambridge and oxford, but tbh it doesn't matter what uni you go to - if you work hard, and study hard, you can get a first whatever uni you go to. I'm going to Plymouth and they accept Sociology, just some snobby unis may not but it really does match/suit the content you'll learn in psychology - they go really well together.

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Lasuil

Most - I mean I don't know about cambridge and oxford, but tbh it doesn't matter what uni you go to - if you work hard, and study hard, you can get a first whatever uni you go to. I'm going to Plymouth and they accept Sociology, just some snobby unis may not but it really does match/suit the content you'll learn in psychology - they go really well together.

ok, does sociology include things that you do in psychology?

and is sociology actually a hard subject...would you advise me to do sociology or law with these subjects - psychology, ict and film.

i intend to study psychology at uni, so which would be better?

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therealjordanbaker

ok, does sociology include things that you do in psychology?

and is sociology actually a hard subject...would you advise me to do sociology or law with these subjects - psychology, ict and film.

i intend to study psychology at uni, so which would be better?

Sociology would be better if you wanna do Psychology for sure. They both include something called "research methods", which is basically all the technical stuff about different kids of experiments and techniques. Sociology AS is pretty simple (although I did it alongside my A2's which are more difficult in comparison). It's mostly learning case studies (which is what you do in Psych too) and mentioning studies in your essays to support points i.e low seretonin levels can create agression - dabbs study of prisoners showed that criminals convicted of agressive crimes had lower levels of seretonin (a2 psych Unit 3 stuff). hope that helps :smile:

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FynnAB

Maths would definitely be a good option

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Gawge

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I wouldn't take Law if I was you. It is seen as a "softer" subject and it is recommended that you don't study Law at A Level if you want to study Law at University.

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OP

why is it that law is considerd as a soft subject anway?

and how about english lang...would that go well with psychology, law and film?

and Lasuil it was hopeful thanks :smile:

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Gawge

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I'm not giving personal reasons, it is just on the list given by Trinity College. All four of your subjects are considered "Soft", so you probably wouldn't have much of a chance at getting into one of the top Universities.

Here is the list:

LIST A1
Generally Suitable Science A-levels

Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics
Further Mathematics
Physics

LIST A2
Generally Suitable Arts A-levels

Art History
Chinese
Classical Civilisation
Economics
English Literature
French
Geography
German
Greek
History
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Music
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Russian
Spanish
Welsh

LIST B
A-levels of More Limited Suitability

Archaeology (Arch & Anth)
Art & Design (Arts)
Business Studies (Economics)
Design & Technology (Architecture)
Drama/Theatre Studies (Arts)
Electronics (Engineering)
English Language (Arts)
Film Studies (Arts)
Government & Politics (Arts)
Law (Land Economy & Law)
Media Studies (Arts)
Psychology (Arts)
Sociology (Arts)

LIST C
A-levels Suitable Only As Fourth Subjects

Accounting
Applied Science
Citizenship
Communication Studies
Computing
Critical Thinking
Dance
Environmental Science
General Studies
Health & Social Care
Home Economics
ICT
Leisure Studies
Music Technology
Performance Studies
Performing Arts
Perspectives on Science
Photography
Physical Education
Science
Science for Public Understanding
Sports Studies
Travel & Tourism
World Development

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