--- title: "Psychology" url: "https://www.devizesschool.co.uk/courses/psychology" school: "Devizes School" --- Sixth Form Open Evening - Wednesday 11th November 2026 from 5pm to 7pm # Psychology ![Image of Psychology](https://files.schudio.com/devizes-school/images/courses/PSYCHOLOGY.png) Mrs G Gummings - Lead Teacher A Level Exam Board AQA Course Code - 7181 ## Specific requirements Grade 6 in English and a minimum of 5.5 in Combined Science ## What will I study? **Year 1**: Social Influence, Attachment, Psychopathology, Memory, Approaches in Psychology, Biopsychology, Research Methods, Active Student Research. **Year 2**: Issues and Debates in Psychology #### PLUS options from: 1. Relationships, Gender, Cognition and Development 2. Schizophrenia, Eating Behaviour, Stress 3. Aggression, Forensic Psychology, Addiction #### Assessment methods 3 x written exam (2 hours each) with a selection of multiple choice, short answer questions, extended answer questions and essay questions. Formal internal mock exams. No coursework but continuous lesson assessment via exam style questions/essays ### Where does it lead? Where won’t it take you? The study of human thought and behaviour is relevant to all courses and careers where you will inevitably have some dealings with other human beings! Furthermore, as it is equally rooted in both the arts and science/maths you will be well equipped for a wide range of future possibilities. Professional psychologists work in all manner of environments, including advertising, sport, education, the military and the NHS. However, many professions and industries now recognise the importance of psychology as a key factor in improving performance and well-being, and it is thus a highly desirable and adaptable qualification to have. Clinical psychologist Counselling psychologist Education mental health practitioner Educational psychologist Forensic psychologist · Health psychologist High intensity therapist Occupational psychologist · Psychological wellbeing practitioner Education Military Human Resources Advertising ### Wider Reading #### Films to Watch 12 Angry Men (1957) A Beautiful Mind (2001) Goodwill Hunting (1997) Frances (1982) Memento (2000) RainMan (1988) On flew over the Cuckoos Nest (1975) Radio 4- Psychology Podcasts All in the Mind Mind Changers ( both by Claudia Hammond) The Life Scientist (Jim Al- Khalili) Infinite Monkey Cage #### Read- Non fiction Bad Science and Bad Pharma (Ben Goldacre) Bounce (Matthew Syed) Doctoring the Mind (Bentall) Love at Goon Park (D Blum) Opening Skinners Box (Lauren Slater) Quirkology (Wiseman) Sex, lies and brain scans (Sahakian and Gottwald) The psychopath test (Ronson) The Red Queen: sex and the evolution of human nature (Ridley) #### Fiction Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (Mary Shelley) Lord of the Flies (Golding) One Flew over the Cuckoo’s nest ( KESEY) #### Case Studies to find: A real boy: How autism shatters our lives and made a family from the pieces. 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