Key Facts
- Starting
8 Sep 2025- Location
- Kingston Hall Road Centre
- Start Date
- Sep 2025
- Level
- Level 2
- Code
- KAG2052CF
GCSE Psychology
The Pearsons' specification provides the opportunity to study Psychology GCSE. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of biological, cognitive, social and developmental psychology. Through this subject students will be given the opportunity to develop analytical skills through critical analysis, research and independent enquiry. These are all desirable skills to have when when moving into further education. This course is for school leavers aged 16-18 and must be studied as part of the full time GCSE Retake programme.
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Entry Requirements
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Course Content
This is the linear 9-1 GCSE qualification. A linear qualification means that students must sit all their exams at the end of the course in June. There are no tiers in GCSE Psychology, so all students will sit the same exam papers.The GCSE Psychology content comprises the following elements:
Topic 1: Development - How did you develop?
Topic 2: Memory - How does your memory work?
Topic 3: Psychological problems - How would psychological problems affect you?
Topic 4: The brain and neuropsychology - How does your brain affect you?
Topic 5: Social Influence - How do others affect you?
Topics 6 to 10 are optional; students must study two of them. Topic 11 is compulsory.
Topic 6: Criminal psychology - Why do people become criminals?
Topic 7: The self - What makes you who you are?
Topic 8: Perception - How do you interpret the world around you?
Topic 9: Sleep and dreaming - Why do you need to sleep and dream?
Topic 10: Language, thought and communication - How do you communicate with others?
Research methods - How do you carry out psychological research?
