Other Courses - Advanced Psychology - Level 4

COURSE DETAILS

STUDENT PROFILE

This programme is designed for people who wish to gain an advanced understanding of principles and practice of Psychology. Students must have completed an introductory course in a Psychology discipline before undertaking this programme.

COURSE OUTLINE

The certificate is gained by studying the following units:

Module 1 – Perspectives on Psychology

• Unit 1 What is psychology?
• Unit 2 The biological approach
• Unit 3 Behaviourist & cognitive approaches
• Unit 4 Person-centred approaches
• Unit 5 Methods and debate in psychology

Module 2 – Social Psychology

• Unit 6 Attitudes
• Unit 7 Social influence
• Unit 8 Obedience
• Unit 9 Social cognition
• Unit 10 Applied social psychology

Module 3 – Cognitive Psychology

• Unit 11 Perception
• Unit 12 Attention
• Unit 13 Remembering
• Unit 14 Forgetting
• Unit 15 Language
• Unit 16 Thinking
• Unit 17 Problem solving & artificial intelligence

Module 4 – Child Development

• Unit 18 Issues in child development
• Unit 19 Cognitive development
• Unit 20 Development of language & communication
• Unit 21 Social perception
• Unit 22 Moral development

Module 5 – Psychology & Atypical Behaviour

• Unit 23 Definition & diagnosis of atypical behaviour
• Unit 24 Treatments of atypical behaviour
• Unit 25 Emotional disorders

Module 6 – Research Methods

• Unit 26 Research methods
• Unit 27 Research issues
• Unit 28 Data Analysis

DURATION

Students may study over any timescale of up to one year. To complete the course will take in the region of 150 hours of study.

STUDY PACK

Your study pack contains everything required to complete your course and no further purchases are necessary.

ASSESSMENT

This course is assessed through a series of tutor marked assignments. No attendance at an exams centre is required.

ACCREDITATION

This course is validated by OCNNWR and provides 6 credits. These can be accumulated with other course or unit credits over a period of time which can lead to an accredited qualification.

The course is provided by Study House which is a recognised centre for courses validated by OCNNWR.

OCNNWR provides validated courses through its provider organisations which must meet robust quality assurance standards. It is a licensed member of NOCN which is an approved awarding body licensed by QCA to offer accredited qualifications.

SUPPORT

Support comes from the teachers in the centre. Support will be given from the teachers for the period the student is enrolled, all our teachers are very helpful and will help a student deal with any enquiry they might have.