Diploma in Psychology

Studying psychology is of interest to everyone, both in terms of getting to know ourselves, the world around us, and the people in it.  Learning about how we think and how this influences aspects of our behaviour helps enormously in daily life.  Having a depth of psychology knowledge to draw on helps in understanding our interactions with others, our cognitive performances, our ability to cope under pressure and have a new-found understanding for humanity.  It can help improve our mental health, our employment, and relationships.

This Diploma in Psychology emphasises psychology as the scientific study of the mind and behaviour, specifically how the mind works and how it influences behaviour. Psychology is a multifaceted discipline and the Diploma includes many component fields of study such as cognitive psychology, developmental psychology (child to adult), social psychology.

On successful completion of this Diploma you will be able to:

1.       Describe the key concepts and theoretical perspectives of the main areas within the field of psychology.
2.       Evaluate the internal processes associated with cognitive psychology
3.       Demonstrate insight into how psychology evolves over the lifetime of a person
4.       Outline how the self is influenced by social and cultural surroundings
5.       Describe individual differences between the self and other in day-to-day living