Psychology
“Every human is unique with free will” - Humanistic Psychology.
If you are fascinated by how the brain works and why people think and behave the way they do, then psychology at Bordesley Green Girls' School and Sixth Form is the course for you!
Studying psychology at B.G.G.S will allow you to think about information in a variety of ways, including thinking about how it is relevant to your life and experiences. This will enable you to gain an awareness of important issues such as mental health which will give you the ability to understand your own needs as well as others.
All aspects of psychology have real life application including developing treatments for addiction, helping to make eye witness testimonies more accurate to prevent miscarriages of justice and developing an understanding of why some people are more likely to obey unjust authority. Psychology will also equip you to use your knowledge of human behaviour throughout your life and grow into a more empathetic individual.
This course will allow you to develop higher order thinking skills, such as application to real life case studies, implications of psychological research and analysis of different approaches within psychology. This will provide you will transferable skills to enable you to succeed in all your subjects and prepare you for a wide range of careers.
