Advanced Psychology Course

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.
Aims
The aims of the course are to enhance students’ knowledge of psychology theory and to develop a broad understanding of theories applied to practical aspects of social and cognitive psychology, child development and adaptive behaviour.  The course also teaches research methods and interpretation of research data.

Study Method
The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home.  Students receive course manual, assignments and studyguide plus tutor support by mail and email.  There are no deadlines for assignments however you must complete the course within 12 months from the date you received the course.
Assessment
Each module is followed by a written assignment, which is submitted and marked by your tutor.  There are six tutor marked assignments in all, including a practical research project. There is no external examination required. There is no word count for the assignments, however you must prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the questions, one sentence answers will be rejected and you will be asked to re-submit it.
Course Duration
Students may register at any time and have a full year to complete their studies.  The course will take around 100 hours of study to complete.

Further Reading
There is no further reading required for this course; however anything to do decide to read will be beneficial for your studies.
Module 1 – Perspectives on Psychology

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  What is psychology?


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  The biological approach


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  Behaviourist & cognitive approaches


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  Person-centred approaches


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  Methods and debate in psychology

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  Attitudes


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  Social influence


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  Obedience


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  Social cognition
  

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  Perception


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  Attention


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  Remembering


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  Forgetting


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  Language


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  Thinking


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  Problem solving & artificial intelligence
  

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  Issues in child development


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  Guide Price: 375