National 5 Psychology

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Group Attendance Pattern Duration Location  SCQF Level Year Group

Mixed Schools

Wednesday 2-4pm and Friday 9-11am

One Year

UHI Perth

5

S4/S5

Perth Academy

Tuesday 9-11am and Thursday 2-4pm

One Year

Perth Academy

5

S4/S5
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About this course

About this course

That National 5 Psychology course will provide students with knowledge and understanding of psychology through the study of a range of topics. Students will be taught about psychological concepts, theories and research studies to allow them to gain an understanding of human behaviour.  The study of topics from individual and social behaviour will enable them to understand a range of factors that influence human behaviour. Students will also study Research Methods in which they will gain an understanding of the cycle of research. They will also learn about the experimental method and the non- experimental method such as interview and survey. The importance of ethics within research will be highlighted. and candidates will also develop numeracy skills relevant to research.

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Course content

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The National 5 Psychology course will provide students with knowledge and understanding of psychology through the study of a range of topics. Students will be taught about psychological concepts, theories and research studies to allow them to gain an understanding of human behaviour. The study of topics from individual and social behaviour will enable them to understand a range of factors that influence human behaviour.  

Students will also study Research Methods in which they will gain an understanding of the cycle of research. They will also learn about the experimental method and the non- experimental method such as interview and survey. The importance of ethics within research will be highlighted and candidates will also develop numeracy skills relevant to research. 

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This course will give me a base level understanding for the University course I want to do, and I find it very interesting. I enjoy coming to college and being in a new environment. 

It’s good to learn about a new topic which I find interesting and is not available at school. After school I am hoping to progress on to Primary Teaching.  

If you think doing this course will benefit you in any way, or your find the topic part interesting, I would say ‘do it’!

Esme Fulton
Perth High School pupil

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Entry requirements

Entry requirements

Students require to have achieved National 4 level competencies in numeracy and literacy to gain entry to National 5 Psychology.

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Course progression

Course progression

Once you have completed this course you may be able to progress onto another Schools College Partnership Course or a full-time course at UHI Perth. The entry requirements for these are specified within each course. You can see all our full time Humanities and Social Sciences courses here.