A Level Psychology

During this A Level Psychology course, you’ll delve into psychological concepts such as types of conformity in social settings; the behavioural, emotional, and cognitive characteristics of phobia, depression, and OCD; and the divisions of the nervous system. You will also have the chance to choose between three optional areas of study as detailed below to suit your areas of interest. Depending on the path you hope to take after your studies, the A Levels we recommend that you study alongside this course are A Level Sociology, A Level Business Studies, or A Level Philosophy.

Degrees this subject could lead to

As a subject, A Level Psychology feeds into many different areas and will come in useful for a wide variety of degrees including marketing, criminology, education, publishing, social sciences, and business, as well as specialist psychology degrees such as child psychology, clinical psychology, forensic psychology, and sports psychology.

Future career options

You’ll gain valuable knowledge and skills during your studies that will come in useful for future careers in:

• Marketing
• Journalism
• Psychology
• Counselling
• Forensic psychology
• Teaching
• Media and broadcasting

A Level psychology via distance learning

This A Level Psychology course is exactly the same as an A Level you would study at school or college, meaning you will take the same exams and get the same qualification. The only difference is that our courses are designed to be studied from home at your own pace, and you will receive full tutor support via email.

Course Content

AQA specification code: 7182

Compulsory topics

• Social influence
• Memory
• Attachment
• Psychopathology
• Approaches in psychology
• Biopsychology
• Research methods
• Issues and debates in psychology

Optional content - option 1

• Relationships
• Gender
• Cognition and development

Optional content - option 2

• Schizophrenia
• Eating behaviour
• Stress

Optional content - option 3

• Aggression
• Forensic psychology
• Addiction