UKAT Sixth Form Options Booklet

POLITICS

PSYCHOLOGY

A LEVEL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Grade 9-5 GCSEs including English and Mathematics. Plus, a minimum Grade 6 in GCSE English

A LEVEL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Grade 9-5 in five GCSEs including a minimum Grade 6 in English and Mathematics. Plus, a minimum Grade 6 or Merit in GCSE/ BTEC Science. COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will study the main approaches to Psychology to gain an understanding and insight in to the science concerned with the study of mind and behaviour. Students will develop their analytical thinking skills through a scientific approach to their learning. The course comprises of three units: Unit 1 – Social Influence, Memory, Attachment and Psychopathology; Unit 2 – Approaches in Psychology, Biopsychology, Research Methods; Unit 3 – Issues and Debates in Psychology and three optional topics, such as Relationships, Schizophrenia and Aggression (optional topics are subject to change). ASSESSMENT Grade A*-E awarded. Assessment comprises of three examinations linked to each unit and each are worth 33.3% of the final grade. Each exam is two hours long. The exams will consist of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions. WHAT NEXT Completion of this qualification will give between 16 and 56 UCAS points, to gain entry onto a degree course or entry into the workplace. Psychology can lead to further study and careers including business, accounting, social work, law and medicine.

Language or English Literature. COURSE DESCRIPTION

Students will investigate in detail how people and politics interact. They will explore the emergence and development of the UK’s democratic system and the similarities, differences, connections and parallels between direct and indirect democracy. Students will also be introduced to the set of rules governing politics in the UK, and the UK constitution, which is different in nature from most of the rest of the world. Students will explore the US Constitution and the arguments surrounding this guiding document of US democracy. Students will compare and contrast politics and institutions in the US with those in the UK. They will gain a wider understanding of politics as a discipline, underpinned by the theoretical concepts of comparative politics. ASSESSMENT Grade A*-E awarded. Assessment comprises of three examinations at the end of the course, each worth a third of the final grade: Paper 1 – UK Politics; Paper 2 – UK Government; Paper 3 – Comparative Completion of this qualification will give between 16 and 56 UCAS points, to gain entry onto a degree course or entry into the workplace. Government and Politics can lead to further study and careers including, law, economics, finance, government, and management. Politics (USA). WHAT NEXT

PSYCHOLOGY POLITICS

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