Psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour and experience. This stimulating subject combines fascinating content with a rigorous and scientific approach to investigation. It has recently undergone a huge growth in popularity, both as a choice for Advanced level and undergraduate students. The course aims to develop both an academic understanding of the subject and an appreciation of its impact on people’s daily lives.
Entry with:
GCSE grade B in Maths or GCSE grade B in Science and Additional Science and GCSE grade B in a subject requiring good writing skills e.g. English or humanities.
- • Opportunities to participate in research carried out by Cambridge University’s Department of Psychology.
- • Visiting speakers.
- • Support for students applying for Psychology at university and lunch time extension class.
- • Opportunity to attend conferences at which academic psychologists give lectures.
Awarding body:
AQA
AS Level Units
Unit 1: Cognitive psychology, developmental psychology and research methods (50%).
Unit 2: Biological psychology, social psychology and individual differences (50%).
Advanced (A2) Level Units
Unit 3: Topics in psychology (50%).
Unit 4: Psychopathology, psychology in action and research methods (50%).
| | Year | Qual | A* | A | B | C | D | E | U | A-C | A-E |
| Psychology | 11/12 | A | 39 | 53 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
94.3%
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99.4%
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| Psychology | 10/11 | A | 52 | 47 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
96.8%
|
100.0%
|
| Psychology | 09/10 | A | 17 | 66 | 60 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
95.3%
|
100.0%
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| Psychology | 08/09 | A | | 96 | 45 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
93.4%
|
100.0%
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| Psychology | 07/08 | A | | 87 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
91.8%
|
100.0%
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| Psychology | 11/12 | AS | | 120 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
91.4%
|
99.0%
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| Psychology | 10/11 | AS | | 109 | 56 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
94.5%
|
100.0%
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| Psychology | 09/10 | AS | | 117 | 58 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
93.8%
|
100.0%
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| Psychology | 08/09 | AS | | 130 | 61 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
95.5%
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100.0%
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| Psychology | 07/08 | AS | | 119 | 62 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
94.8%
|
100.0%
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- • Well-qualified, enthusiastic and experienced teachers
- • An open-access resource area containing 22 networked computers
- • Excellent IT facilities which include on-screen cognitive psychology experiments
- • Modern purpose-built teaching accommodation
- • Intranet website
- • Large stock of textbooks, several of which are lent to students, and psychological journals
- • Many relevant videotapes for use in lessons and at lunchtimes
“Psychology at Hills Road covers an interesting range of topics, from Memory to Stress (useful for exams!). I have enjoyed learning this new subject and the new syllabus is laid out clearly for better understanding. My highlights from the course have been the psychology conference in London where visiting speakers talked about the topics we were studying (as well as showing us a little bit of hypnosis!). I have also liked taking part in the various practical tasks, for instance planning and carrying out studies. I hope to carry this on next year and would recommend the course to any new student who has an interest in this field.”
James Rhodes