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Overview

Current specification for Psychology.

If you are already teaching Psychology you can compare current and revised specifications at a glance with our Guide to what has changed pdf document.

This specification aims to give learners a wide knowledge of psychology and a sound understanding of issues, debates and perspectives. This specification provides learners with a good grounding in preparation for higher education and an awareness of how to apply psychology to everyday life and the world around them.

Benefits to you and your learners of teaching this qualification

• This revised specification has been developed in consultation with heads of psychology and teachers of psychology to ensure the specification responds to your needs.
• Unique to OCR's Psychology qualification is the core studies approach, which covers exemplar studies in psychology and demonstrates how learning about behaviour has influenced our thinking today. This approach develops students with critical and valuation skills and develops themes, perspectives and research methods which are developed to advanced levels at A2.
• Where necessary the content has been updated and modernised to inspire learning as well as develop understanding and knowledge at an advanced level in preparation for higher education
• Research elements mostly focus on the most teachable practical aspects at AS and develop these at A2. Although coursework has been removed in accordance with QCA stipulations the OCR specification retains practical elements of teaching and learning research enjoyed by candidates and tutors alike.
• Unit weightings are designed to be most suitable for flexible delivery - enabling teachers to fit the psychological investigations unit into the first terms teaching so candidates can be entered for the January series and the burden on summer exams is reduced.

What units are available?

• Psychological Investigations
• Core Studies
• Options in Applied Psychology
• Approaches and Research Methods in Psychology

More detailed information about units can be found on the Units page.

How will this qualification be assessed?

All units are externally assessed through a timetabled written examination.

Examinations series are available every January and June.

First examination dates

AS

• First examination available from January 2009.

A2

• First examination available from January 2010.

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