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A-Level PsychologyBackground information about studying PsychologyPsychology is the study of human behaviors using scientific methods to both analyse and explain different human behaviors. It has recently been reclassified by the QCA as a science subject. The course is full of case studies, theories and going in depth about certain behaviors. What can I expect from a Psychology A-Level?DifficultyPsychology isn't massively hard to understand but there's a lot you need to learn and make sure you know thoroughly so if you struggle learning and retaining high levels of information you may find it slightly difficult. Also there's a fair bit of science involved (although don't let that put you off if you really dislike science subjects such as chemistry) so if you found it really hard then you may find psychology a bit of a challenge. WorkloadThere's lots of case studies and theories to learn which can mean you are doing a lot of learning throughout your course. Other than that it doesn't have an overly heavy workload, especially in comparison to subjects such as History and English lit. Required Individual StudyIndividually the main thing I have found personally is to make sure I understand my notes and just revising them regularly to reinforce the key things in my memory. Independently you may find you want to read around the subject you more and your teacher should be happy to point you in the right direction of what to study. How is it assessed?ExamsAs of September 2008 Psychology is entirely examination based. For AS on AQA you will do two 90 minute exams, one for each unit and for A2 you will do one 90 minute exam and one 2 hour exam. Each AS module makes up 50% of the overall AS and 25% of the overall A2 with the A2 modules making up the other 50% overall. For CIE, the AS exam involves 2 exams both of 1hr 30, the A2 exam is 3 hours long and there is only one exam, the A2 exam carries more weight than the 2 AS exams. CourseworkThere is no coursework for psychology as of September 2008. PracticalsThere are no formally assessed practicals but your teacher may decide to do some practical work within your lessons, although this doesn't tend to happen too often. Field trips and excursionsYour sixth form/college may decide to visit somewhere psychologically significant at some point during your course to reinforce what you have studied or to help you further develop on your class work. Where can I go with a Psychology A-LevelStudying psychology provides you with a vast number of options. Just some of the potential career options open to you include: education, social work, psychology, advertising, counselling and many more. User OpinionsUsername: What I like about studying this subject: What I dislike about studying this subject:
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