NCFE Certificate in Psychology Distance Learning CourseHF808

Course Info

Support

As a valued student of Start Learning you will have the facility to use our personal tutor service.  At Start Learning we have a friendly team of highly qualified and experienced tutors.  A tutor will be allocated to our student for 12 months, starting from when study materials are received.  The tutors are contacted via email and are responsible for marking assignments and guiding you through the course to ensure you are ready for your examinations.

Entry Requirements 

There are no entry requirements, just a keen interest in the subject.
At Start Learning we believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further.  Therefore we do not have strict entry requirements; we take factors such as, experience, enthusiasm, self motivation etc into consideration.  Students will be given plenty of resources to help them overcome obstacles.  Start Learning tutors will also aid our students and answer queries.       

Recommended hours of Study

You can work at your own pace but you must complete the course within the 12 month period.

Course Contents

Level 3 award in Psychology consists of the following topics:
Unit 1: What is Psychology
•    Research
•    Different approaches
Unit2:  Emotion
•    Stress
•    Anxiety
•    Emotion
Unit 3: Perception
•    Sensation
•    Perception
•    Factors which affect perception
Unit 4: Memory
•    Remembering
•    Forgetting
Unit 5: Learning
•    Conditioning
•    Operand and Classical
Unit 6: Social Behaviour
•    Parent- child communication
•    Attachment
•    Separation
•    Gender Identity
Unit 7: Social Perception
•    Prejudice
•    Discrimination
•    Impressions of people
Unit 8: Social Influence
•    Group Norms
•    Conformity
•    Social pressures
•    Obedience

Qualification

Qualification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 3 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland"

Progression

A wide range of industry specific NVQs and other vocational qualifications that include aspects of health and social care, manual handling, NCFE Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety and Food Hygiene, Dementia Awareness and Safe Handling of Medicines.

Awarding Body Information

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

Language of Examination

English

Assessments

Assessment takes the form of a series of tutor marked assignments which can be submitted to your tutor by e-mail or post, there is no word count for these assignments, however you must prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the assignment and one sentence answers will be rejected.

FAQ's

Q: What are the qualifications required to enrol onto this course?
A: A reasonable level of literacy is required as this is a Level Three course but otherwise there are no entry requirements, just a keen interest in the subject.

Q: How long do I have access to the personal tutor service?
A: The personal tutor service is available for 12 months from when the study materials are received.  At Start Learning we aim help our students to the best of our ability; therefore we are always delighted to answer questions and queries out with the 12 month period.
 
Q: Do your courses meet the latest syllabus changes?
A: yes, all our course materials meet any changes and will be updated free of charge if further changes are made.

Q: Is this Level 3 award in Psychology course paper based or on-line?
A: Our Level 3 award in Psychology course is paper based and comes in an attractive folder.
 
Q: I still have questions? / I would like more information?
A:  If you require more information please do not hesitate to contact Start Learning via email: info@start-learning.co.uk or call us on 0800 074 1222 or 0141 218 4424.

We look forward to hearing from you.