200PSY

Level 2 Psychology

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms N. Hardaker.

Welcome to Level 2 Psychology! This course will ignite your curiosity about the human mind and behaviour. You will explore: Ethics in Psychology: Learn about confidentiality, informed consent, and ethical decision-making through the case studies of the Stanford Prison Experiment and Milgram’s Shock Experiment. Psychological Approaches: Study major perspectives like biological, behavioural, and psychodynamic and apply them to celebrity addictions. Psychological Research: Understand research design, data collection, analysis, and ethical considerations through conducting research on teen sleep. Fields of Psychological Practice: Discover careers in educational, health, and sports psychology.

This course is targeted towards students who care about people, are wanting to take this subject at university, or interested in careers in nursing, teaching, and police.

Recommended Entry Criteria

Level 1 Literacy or see HOD.

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 18
Internal Assessed Credits: 18
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91844 v1
NZQA Info

Psychology 2.1 - Examine different psychological approaches used to explain a behaviour


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6r
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91846 v1
NZQA Info

Psychology 2.3 - Conduct psychological research with guidance


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91847 v1
NZQA Info

Psychology 2.4 - Examine how theory is used in fields of psychological practice


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91848 v1
NZQA Info

Psychology 2.5 - Examine ethical issues in psychological practice


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3r
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 18
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 18
Total Numeracy Credits: 0