OTHM
Level 5
QN: 610/0402/9
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Psychology
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by OTHM. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1200 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
OTHM
Syllabus Units
12 Units
Guided Hours
1200 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Biopsychology
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the structure and function of the nervous system and the system’s location in the brain.
- Understand the function of neurons and the process of synaptic transmission.
- Understand ways of studying the brain.4.
- Understand the processes of defending (fight) or running away to safety (flight).
2
Contemporary Issues and Debates in Psychology
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand codes of conduct and ethical guidelines.2.
- Understand the role of psychologists.
- Understand bias in psychological research and theory.4.
- Understand the contribution of debates to the field of psychology.
3
Individual Differences: Intelligence; Personality and Criminology
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how intelligence is conceptualised.2.
- Understand the classification of theories of personality.3.
- Understand the concepts of criminological psychology.4.
- Understand offender profiling.
4
Introduction to Social and Developmental Psychology
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key methodological issues and theorising in social psychology.
- Understand the main theoretical views in cognition and development.
- Understand theories of gender development.4.
- Understand adolescence as being a time of physiological and behavioural changes.
5
Processes of Human Memory
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the multi- store model of memory, sensory register and short- and long-term memory.
- Understand the working memory model.3.
- Understand types of long-term memory.4.
- Understand explanations for forgetting.
6
Psychological Approaches to Depression and Schizophrenia
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia.
- Understand therapies for schizophrenia and the role of the clinical psychologist.
- Understand the diagnosis and classification of depression.4.
- Understand therapies for depression.
7
Research Methods and Investigating Psychology
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the experimental methods applied in psychology.
- Understand research methods.
- Understand types of data analysis and evaluation.
- Be able to carry out research design and review.
8
Social Psychology: pro and anti-social behaviour
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand aggression and antisocial behaviour.
- Understand media influences on antisocial behaviour.3.
- Understand research studies relating to social psychological theories of aggression.4.
- Understand human altruism and bystander behaviour.
9
The Development of Attachments
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand learning theory of attachment.
- Understand caregiver-infant interactions, reciprocity and interactional synchrony.3.
- Understand the development of attachment in human and animal studies.
- Understand individual and cultural variations in attachment.
10
The Diversity of Addiction
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of addiction.2.
- Understand the explanations for substance ab
- use and dependence.3.
- Understand the risk factors for addiction.4.
- Understand approaches to the treatment of drug dependence.
11
The Scope of Psychology
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the scope of psychology.2.
- Understand the theoretical approaches to psychology.3.
- Understand psychology as a science.
- Understand ethical issues in psychology.
12
Visual Perception
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the structure of the visual system.
- Understand theories of visual perception.3.
- Understand the development of perceptual abilities.4.
- Understand visual perceptual development in the debate of nature v nurture.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/0402/9
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- OTHM
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2022
- Operational End
- Jan 2032