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IB Psychology

Psychology is the study of the human mind, mental processes and resulting behaviour.  It involves looking at theories and research put forward by psychologists, in their quest to achieve a better understanding of how we function.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

GCSE in Science - Grade 5 and GCSE in English/History - Grade 6

WHERE THIS SUBJECT CAN TAKE YOU

A useful qualification for people related careers as well as a BSC/BA in Psychology or related area such as criminology. Psychology can lead to career in psychology, such as forensic psychology, clinical psychology, counselling or educational psychology.

AWARD - IBDP/IBCP Psychology (individuals and societies – group 3)

COURSE CONTENT/STRUCTURE
  • Health and wellbeing 
  • Human development 
  • Human relationships
  • Learning and cognition
  • The biological approach
  • The cognitive approach
  • The sociocultural approach

ASSESSMENT

Paper 1 - SL and HL - 1.5 hours (contexts, content and concepts)
Paper  - SL and HL - 1.5 hours (practicals and evaluation of unseen study)
Paper 3 - HL only - 1.75 hours (analysis and interpretation of hl extensions)
Coursework- research proposal for a study

 

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