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The CoursePsychology is a content based subject that covers various fascinating topics.The questions below offer a glimpse into how the course is structured.· What is abnormality?· Why do people conform?· How do you treat psychological disorders?· What is personality and how does it develop?· How do you manage stress?· What is depression?· How and why does someone become schizophrenic?Who teaches the A level offered ?Ms V Kalinko is Subject-Co-ordinator.Preferred Entry CriteriaStudents who wish to take Psychology at A level should ideally get a B gradefor English, Maths and Science in their GCSE exams.Information about the UNITSIn AS Psychology, there is an exam in each unit.Unit 1, 2 and 3 are out of 62 marks and each unit is 16 and two thirds ofthe total A level mark.In A2 Psychology, there is an exam on Unit 4, which is one and a halfhours, out of 76 marks and counts 15% of the total A level mark.There is also an exam on Unit 5 which is 2 hours, out of 94 marks andcounts 20% of the total A level mark.Unit 6 is coursework and counts 15% of the total A level mark.PSYCHOLOGY
The CourseSociology is the study of people in social groups and society. It is concernedwith the society in which we live: how society is organised; the similaritiesand differences between groups of people; hoe people’s ideas are formed;how people live; and are the ways in which we do things the only ways, themost efficient ways and the fairest ways.Unit 1“Families & Households”Covering: Families around the World; Family Diversity in the UK; SociologicalPerspectives; Changes in the Family over Time; Patterns of Marriage, Cohabitationand Divorce; Childhood; Government Policies.Unit 2“Education & Research Methods”Covering: The Purpose of Schools; Differences in Achievement; The Curriculum;Educational Policies; Sociological Research.A2Unit 4“Beliefs in Society”Covering: Different Theories of Belief; The Role of Religious Beliefs in Society;Religious Organisations and Social Groups; Is Religion in Decline?Unit 5“Crime & Deviance”Covering: Theories of Crime & Deviance; Patterns of Crime; ControllingCrime; Sociological research and Crime; The Study of Suicide.Who teaches the course?Mr. N. Pavitt, Mr. R. Fernandes and Mr. K. Sandeman.Preferred Course Requirements:Students who do well in Sociology have usually achieved a C and above in thefollowing subjects at GCSE:In Sociology, Geography, History or Child Development as these are relatedsubjects.In English as Sociology is an all written examination.An interest in the issues facing Society and the ability to take a critical approachto the world in which we live are vital to the course.Your written communication skills will develop greatly as will your ability toquestion information given to you. These skills are in great demand and arerecognised by employers, universities and colleges as being of great value.Sociology combines well with a range of Social Science and Humanities subjectsto lead to University courses in such areas as business, economics, law, media,philosophy, health and of course Sociology. Many courses and careers that arepeople oriented now recognise the contribution Sociology can make to theirfield.Past students have gone on to study Sociology or a range of related coursesat a variety of Universities across the country.SOCIOLOGY
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