Psychology A level

Step 1: Apply

Step 2: Interviews and taster events

As part of your application you will be invited to book an interview, to discuss your chosen course, where you will meet with an academic tutor from your chosen area of study for an informal discussion about your course choices, to ensure you have chosen the best course for your future ambitions.

This will give you the opportunity to ask questions and discuss anything about the course that you are unsure about. Please ensure you check your confirmation email for full details, so you do not miss your appointment.

You are initially only able to book an interview for your first choice course, please let us know if you would subsequently like to be able to book interviews for other courses by emailing admissions@paston.ac.uk

Step 3: Offer

This stage provides you with an outcome of your recent interview, which will confirm if you have been made an offer of a place on your chosen course.

All offers are provisional until the point of enrolment and most of our course offers are conditional, meaning there is entry criteria you need to meet before enrolling. This will be outlined in your offer letter.

Sometimes we are unable to offer you a place on your chosen course. If this happens the reasons will be discussed with you at your appointment and we will look at alternative options with you. We will be in contact to confirm the outcome and what to do next. We also have a team of specialist Course Advisers who are more than happy to look at alternative options with you and answer any questions you may have.

Step 4: Enrolment

Enrolment is the final stage before starting your course with us and takes place within the last two weeks of August. We require you to be available to attend your appointment in person at college, so we can complete all the required steps to enrolling you on your chosen course.

We may ask you to bring some documents with you so please read your enrolment invitation carefully.

Psychology is the study of the human mind which allows you to gain a better understanding of how and why certain reactions and behaviours occur in different situations. It is a dynamic and ever-changing subject that will see you analysing anything and everything you watch. If you are fascinated by people and how they behave, then consider studying psychology. This course is taught by specialist, enthusiastic teachers who have a wealth of experience in helping students to achieve high grades and are skilled in making the subject not just interesting, but fascinating. This course will give you a fascinating insight into this hugely popular subject. You will learn to design experiments, evaluate scientific research, use statistics effectively and deal with ethical issues. You will learn how Psychology can open up many career paths as this subject is not only useful for those interested in becoming health professionals, but also for those interested in a broad range of jobs involving the management of people. You will have the opportunity to hear from guest speakers from the world of Psychology at our student conferences.

You may also have the opportunity to attend a variety of psychology-related events outside College – last year our students saw Derren Brown’s ‘Miracle’ show at the Theatre Royal Norwich. Alongside this, you will also have the opportunity to become one of the contributors or editors of Paston College’s e-magazine, Psychology Bytes. This course is perfect for those who have an inquisitive and open mind. If you’re interested in understanding the influences that shape human behaviour and feel comfortable applying approaches from both the sciences and humanities, then A Level Psychology could be a great choice for you. Psychology gives you experience of scientific theory, Maths, research skills, History and essay writing which means it goes well with a range of science and humanities based subjects.

You will be assessed by three written exam papers at the end of the course that cover foundations in psychology, applications of psychology and psychological skills.

3 A Level Programme

Minimum of 66444 at GCSE

You must also study English/Maths GCSE if you have not already achieved grade 4 in these subjects.

If you achieve a minimum of 3 GCSE's at grade 8 plus 5 at grade 7 and your English Language and Maths are at minimum grade 4, you will have the option to join the A Plus programme.

Please note that A Plus is designed for applicants to academic courses at Oxford, Cambridge or Russel Group.

Psychology is an invaluable subject to have if you are looking to study a degree course because it combines aspects of science, arts and humanities. It is also an asset if you are aiming for the extensive range of careers where people are the focus such as journalism, nursing, marketing or HR management.