2PSYC

2 Psychology

Course Description

Learning Area Leader: Mr R. McBrearty.

Level 2 Psychology delves into the intricacies of the human mind and the reasons behind people's behaviour.


Skills/content you will cover in this course 

  • Explore a variety of contexts

  • Research

  • Ethics

  • Critical thinking.


Skills you need to be successful in this course - a high level of literacy skills for research, reading and writing skills.  Critical thinking and being able to analyse contexts from different perspectives. 

This course is useful for or will lead to - Year 13 Psychology - a further opportunity to deepen understanding of psychological concepts. Beyond school tertiary pathways - Clinical Psychology, counselling, marketing, education, human resources, research, law and more.

Recommended Prior Learning

Level 1 Literacy.

Pathway

Credit Information

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

Total Credits Available: 16
Internal Assessed Credits: 16
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. 91845 v1
NZQA Info

Psychology 2.2 - Examine how a psychological debate has changed over time


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3r
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. 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: 16
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 16
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Please note that course assessment and costs/equipment may change.