The Advanced Psychology – Level 4 Course is designed for people who wish to gain an advanced understanding of principles and practice of Psychology.

The aims of the home study courses 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. This home study course also teaches research methods and interpretation of research data.

Please Note: Students must have completed the Psychology – Level 3 award or an equivalent introductory course in Psychology before undertaking this programme.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive an accredited Level 4 Certificate of Achievement.

The Home Study Courses Include the Following Units:

Unit One – Perspectives on Psychology

The following topics are covered:

• What is psychology?
• The biological approach
• Behaviourist & cognitive approaches
• Person-centred approaches
• Methods and debate in psychology.

Unit Two – Social Psychology

The following topics are covered:

• Attitudes
• Social influence
• Obedience
• Social cognition
• Applied social psychology.

Unit Three – Cognitive Psychology

The following topics are covered:

• Perception
• Attention
• Remembering
• Forgetting,
• Language
• Thinking
• Problem-solving and artificial intelligence.

Unit Four – Child Development

The following topics are covered:

• Issues in child development
• Cognitive development
• Development of language and communication
• Social perception and Moral development.

Unit Five – Psychology & Atypical Behaviour

The following topics are covered:

• Definition & diagnosis of atypical behaviour
• Treatments of atypical behaviour
• Emotional Disorders.

Unit Six – Research Methods

The following topics are covered:

• Research methods
• Research issues
• Data Analysis.

Course Duration:

Students may register at any time and have a full year to complete their studies. The home study courses will take approximately 100 hours of study to complete.

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