BTEC in Applied Psychology
Students have the opportunity to study a range of interesting areas of psychology including how to conduct psychological research, criminal and forensic psychology, health psychology and psychopathology. The way the BTEC National Extended Certificate differs from the A-Level is that it incorporates both coursework as well as formal written exams. Also, unlike the A-Level, students have the opportunity to re-sit some of the written exams.
Exams
The course is made up of mandatory and optional subjects and the course will cover the following topic areas:
Unit 1: (Year 12) Psychological Approaches and Applications. Externally assessed.
Unit 2: (Year 12) Conducting Psychological Research. Internally assessed.
Unit 3: (Year 13) Health Psychology. Externally assessed.
Unit 4: (Year 13) Criminal and Forensic psychology. Internally assessed.
Entry Requirements
A minimum of five GCSEs at grades 4-9, including maths and grade 5 at GCSE in English language.
Exam Board
Pearson - Click here to visit the course page on the Pearson website.
Contact
Miss N. Narburgh – Curriculum Leader: Social Sciences
Transition to KS5
All Year 11 students will be automatically added to our ‘Transition to KS5’ team once their GCSEs are completed. Students can check out the transition materials for as many of our subjects as they like.