Psychology (Advanced)
Level 4
 
Title of learning programme Psychology (Advanced)
Programme level 4
Duration of learning programme 11 weeks x 10 hours*
Total number of learning hours per programme 110**

* Unlike traditional schools, colleges or universities, there are no terms, semesters, or specified intake dates for our uniquely flexible distance education courses. Our system of continuous enrolment means that our students can enrol on any day and at any time of the year. This allows our students the freedom to plan their studies to fit in with their lifestyle or work commitments.

** Please note that this is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and also how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each module there is a question paper which needs to be completed and returned to your personal tutor.

Structure
 
Module Module Title
1 What is Psychology?
2 The Biological Approach
3 Behaviourist and Cognitive Approach
4   Person Centred Approached
5   Methods and Debate Psychology
6   Attitudes
7   Social Influence
8   Obedience
9   Social Cognition
10   Applied Social Psychology
11   Perception
12   Attention
13   Remembering
14   Forgetting
15   Language
16   Thinking
17   Problem Solving and Artificial Intelligence
18   Issues in Child Development
19   Cognitive Development
20   Development of Language and Communication
21   Social Perception
22   Moral Development
23   Definition and Diagnosis of Atypical Behaviour
24   Treatments of Atypical Behaviour
25   Emotional Disorders
26   Research Methods
27   Research Issues
28   Data Analysis
 

Learning Outcomes
 
Module 1 – What is Psychology?.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Summarise your understanding of the term Psychology
 
Module 2 – The Biological Approach.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Discuss the genetic basis of Human Behaviour
 
Module 3 – Behaviourist and Cognitive Approach.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Describe the basic assumptions of the behaviourist approach
LO2   Describe the basic assumptions of the cognitive approach
 
Module 4 – Person Centred Approached.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Summarise Freud’s approach to personality and dynamics
LO2   Discuss the person-centred approach of Rogers and Maslow and their rejection of the traditional scientific experimental approach
 
Module 5 – Methods and Debate Psychology.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Identify and discuss the major issues in Psychology
 
Module 6 – Attitudes.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Discuss various components that make up attitudes
 
Module 7 – Social Influence.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Summarise majority and minority influence with regards to: compliance and conformity; social norms and group pressure; and cultural pressures
 
Module 8 – Obedience.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Explain your understanding of the term Obedience
 
Module 9 – Social Cognition.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Summarise the processes involved in Impression Formation
 
Module 10 – Applied Social Psychology.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Identify the factors involved when applying Social Psychology
 
Module 11 – Perception.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Discuss the Theories mentioned in this unit
 
Module 12 – Attention.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Describe the different models of selective attention
 
Module 13 – Remembering.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Examine the different models of Memory
 
Module 14 – Forgetting.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Explain your understanding as to how and why we forget things
 
Module 15 – Language.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Define the term Language
 
Module 16 – Thinking.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Summarise the different ways of thinking as discussed in this unit
 
Module 17 – Problem Solving and Artificial Intelligence.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Explain why the topics – problem solving and – artificial intelligence are closely related
 
Module 18 – Issues in Child Development.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Discuss the major theoretical and methodological approaches covered in this unit
 
Module 19 – Cognitive Development.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Summarise the Cognitive Development process of Children
 
Module 20 – Development of Language and Communication.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Explain how Language and Communication develops from the time a child is born
 
Module 21 – Social Perception.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Summarise your understanding of Self Perception
 
Module 22 – Moral Development.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Discuss the 3 approaches to Moral Development and mentioned in this unit
 
Module 23 – Definition and Diagnosis of Atypical Behaviour.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Define Atypical Behaviour
 
Module 24 – Treatments of Atypical Behaviour.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Discuss the therapies used to treat atypical behaviour and identify the ethical issues which they bring with them
 
Module 25 – Emotional Disorders.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Summarise the 3 types of disorders discussed in this unit
 
Module 26 – Research Methods.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Identify the Research Methods used in Psychology
 
Module 27 – Research Issues.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 List the key issues involved in Research Methods
 
Module 28 – Data Analysis.
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
  Learning Outcome
LO1 Summarise your understanding of Data Analysis

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