Level 3 Psychology (PSY303)
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss C. Farley, Mrs A. Peszynski.
This Social Science course offers a mixture of three internally and one externally assessed standards from the psychology and legal studies domains. Psychology is the scientific study of human cognition, emotion, and action.
This course has a human rights focus where students will explore ideologies – what people believe and why and how these shape current events, issues and actions in our world. Students will examine what drives people to take action in response to big issues impact our world.
Themes include:
Crime and Cognition - looking at why people behave the way they do, investigating gun culture.
Research in Psychology - investigating famous cases and looking at how this research has impacted society.
Psychology in the Real World - investigating careers in pschychology and how people's beliefs and bias impact women and minority groups.
This is a University Entrance approved course and there is an opportunity to gain up to 19 credits. Students can gain up to 15 credits from the psychology domain (two internal assessments and one external assessment) to use this course for University Entrance. They can also gain 4 credits from a legal studies unit standard.
Recommended Prior Learning
Open Entry
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
1 x 1B5 exercise book, 1 x A4 lined refill, 1 x Display Book (20 page)
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Evaluate a law making process in relation to a significant legal issue
NZQA Info
Psychology 3.1 - Analyse the interaction between psychological approaches
NZQA Info
Psychology 3.3 - Conduct independent psychological research with consultation
NZQA Info
Psychology 3.5 - Analyse a significant issue in psychological practice
Disclaimer
POLICY
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