Would you rather do A-Level Psychology again or undergrad psychology again?
Which one was more interesting in your opinion?
For example, I know that a lot of people preferred A-Level econ over a bsc econ
For example, I know that a lot of people preferred A-Level econ over a bsc econ
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by Chromebook999Which one was more interesting in your opinion?
For example, I know that a lot of people preferred A-Level econ over a bsc econ
For example, I know that a lot of people preferred A-Level econ over a bsc econ
Hello!
Psychology grad and current University staff here! I personally found both enjoyable, however I always felt at A Level like there was a lot more to learn which they couldn't teach you at that level. However, at degree level you get to explore all different kinds of streams of psychology - developmental, cognitive, neuroscience, clinical, health, emotions, economic behaviour, forensic, autism, addiction and drug policy. You also get to learn much more advanced research methods and actually get to run your own studies, whereas at A level you could only read about other peoples'.
For that reason I found undergrad psychology more interesting. I went to Bath uni to do my undergrad and can honestly say the variety, the quality of teaching and the amount of support for sorting placements was fantastic.
Holly
University of Bath
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by Chromebook999Which one was more interesting in your opinion?
For example, I know that a lot of people preferred A-Level econ over a bsc econ
For example, I know that a lot of people preferred A-Level econ over a bsc econ
Hello,
My name is Alex and I'm a second year Psychology student at YSJ. I also took Psychology at A-Level, and found that as fascinating as it was, it wasn't very modern. We looked at a lot of classic studies like Milgram's obedience experiment and the Stanford Prison experiment and, as interesting as they were, they were old! Studies like that don't fly anymore due to ethical standards, so it didn't feel very relevant or applicable in the modern day. A-Level also felt quite limited in the subjects we could study, whereas at uni it feels like we're covering every topic! I do find the course to be very content-heavy compared to A-Level, especially on the statistics and research, but I suppose that's the difference between every A-Level subject and it's Undergraduate counterpart!
University is more challenging, but for that I find it more interesting. There is much more to learn, and at YSJ we can sometimes choose to write our assessments on our favourite topics - for example, if we have an essay in a subject, we can choose our favourite lecture on the subject to write the essay on. This feels much more personalised compared to A-Level, and goes even further when in the third year you can choose which subjects you take and do a research project on whatever you are interested in. For those reasons, I'll have to choose BSc Psychology!
If you want to know more about BSc Psychology, I'd be happy to answer any of your questions
-Alex, Student Ambassador
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by Chromebook999Which one was more interesting in your opinion?
For example, I know that a lot of people preferred A-Level econ over a bsc econ
For example, I know that a lot of people preferred A-Level econ over a bsc econ
Hiya,
This is a really interesting question! Just for context, I'm a final year Psychology student, having done placement year last year.
Honestly I think I prefer the undergrad over the A-Level. At A-Level, sure its interesting, but I would say it was far too structured for me - ie., learning about studies and evaluating them. For me, it just got really repetitive. Whilst you do that at a degree level, different modules have different ways of studying and its not always looking at a study and evaluating it all the time. I think now at undergrad level, there's just a lot more diversity in the stuff I get to do - practicals, neuroimaging tours, learning how to do fMRI analyses on Matlab, learning how to write a policy brief etc - I find it more interesting this way!
~ Fatiha, Cardiff University Student Rep
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