Psychology Diploma

Institution UK Open Learning
Method Distance
Type Courses

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Psychology Diploma

Entry requirements On successful completion you will receive a UK Open Learning Diploma.
Academic title Psychology Diploma
Course description This course is designed to give you a comprehensive amount of skills and knowledge to help you apply to your career and improve your skills in the field of introduction to psychology.

The course is ideal for any student wanting to improve their knowledge of psychology and gain a better understanding of this subject.

It is an ideal course for anyone employed in the fields of:

    * Teaching
    * Nursing
    * Personnel
    * Counselling
    * Legal studies
    * Prison service
    * Police service
    * Or for anyone interested in the subject

Study Details:

This course can be studied at your own pace and there are no deadlines for assignments to be completed, however you must complete the full course with 12 months from the date you purchased it.

Assessment:

Assessment takes the form of a series of tutor marked assignments. Which you then send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments however you do have to prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the questions.

Location:

The programme is home or work-based enabling students to complete the course without having to attend scheduled college teaching sessions.

Payment Options:

You can choose to pay in full at the time of ordering, we can raise an invoice for payment or you can pay in monthly installments.

If you would like to pay in installments, we would need one of the installments as a deposit with your order (either by cheque or by credit/debt card) we will take the rest of the installments off the card for the remaining months. For further details on paying by installments contact UK Open Learning.

Further Reading:

There is no further reading for this course however anything you may decide to do will always be beneficial for your studies.

Course Content

Unit 1 Introduction to Psychology

    * Introduction to Psychology
    * Influence of Research on Psychology
    * Experimental Research
    * Types of Research

Unit 2 Biopsychology

    * Mind Body Connection
    * Neurotransmitters
    * The Brain and Nervous System

Unit 3 Development of Personality

    * Introduction
    * Motor and Cognitive Development
    * Stages of Psychosocial Development
    * Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development
    * Freud's Structural and Topographical Model
    * Freud's Ego Defence Mechanisms
    * Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development

Unit 4 Learning and Behavioural Psychology

    * Introduction to Learning Theory and Behavioural Psychology
    * Classical and Operant Conditioning
    * Reinforcement and Reinforcement Schedules

Unit 5 Sensation and Perception

    * Introduction
    * Sensation
    * Perception

Unit 6 Memory, Intelligence and Mind

    * Introduction
    * Memory
    * Intelligence
    * Relaxation and Hypnosis

Unit 7 Motivation and Emotion

    * Introduction
    * Motivation
    * Emotion

Unit 8 Social Psychology

    * Introduction to Social Psychology
    * How we see ourselves and others
    * Obedience and Power
    * The Role of Groups

Unit 9 Psychopathology

    * Introduction and History of Mental Illness
    * Classifying Psychopathology
    * Psychiatric Disorders
    * Stigma, Stereotyping, and the Mentally Ill

Unit 10 Psychotherapy

    * Introduction to Psychotherapy
    * Types of Psychotherapy
    * Therapy Providers

Unit 11 Psychological Testing

    * Introduction
    * Misuse of Testing
    * Understanding IQ Testing
    * Objective Personality Tests
    * Projective Tests
    * Vocational Assessment
    * Infant Development Tests
    * Learning Disabilities

Unit 12 Overview of Specialized Psychology

    * Introduction to Development Psychology
    * Introduction to Industrial/Organisational Psychology
    * Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
    * Introduction to Clinical psychology
    * Introduction to Social Psychology
    * Introduction to Personality Psychology
    * Introduction to Educational Psychology
    * Introduction to Criminal Psychology
    * Introduction to Sports Psychology
    * Introduction to Colour Psychology
    * Introduction to Counselling