Psychology
Vision and Goals
Psychology comes from the Greek words Psyche (soul, breath, mind) and Logos (knowledge, systematic speech). However, psychology does not examine the soul. Psychology is a scientific discipline that aims to study and explain human and animal behavior using a scientific method to reach general laws. Research in this field is based on experimentation and observation.As a scientific field, psychology encompasses many subfields. Clinical, Forensic, Developmental, Counseling, Educational, Social, Cognitive Psychology, and Neuropsychology are among the prominent subfields. The studies conducted in this field are summarized based on scientific data, and Research Techniques and Statistical Analysis play an important role in the application, analysis, and adaptation of psychology research.
Psychology is taught as a 2-year course to students in 9th and 10th grade as Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Psychology in the school curriculum. The Psychology course is elective, and an average of 40-50 students take the Psychology GCSE curriculum in our school. After the 2-year course, students take a two-stage exam on various subfields of psychology at the end of 10th grade.
Successful and interested students continue with the 4-exam A-Level curriculum in 11th and 12th grades. The first stage of this curriculum consists of Social, Cognitive, Biological Psychology, and Learning Theories as AS-Level in 11th grade. The second stage consists of Developmental, Crime, Clinical Psychology, and General Research Methods in 12th grade.
Our Vision
To scientifically examine human and animal behavior through various research techniques in different subfields.
Our Goals
The main teaching objectives in the field of psychology are as follows:
Introducing and providing an opportunity for students to study psychology science and its subfields
Presenting the theory and practice of the field to students
Enabling students to examine various mental processes, psychological disorders, and the individual-society relationship in the field of psychology and to analyze individual behavior using biopsychosocial factors.
