Level 5 Extended Diploma in Psychology

Progression routes

• Level 6 Diploma
• University to complete a First Degree
• Employment in an associated profession

Qualification Overview

The Extended Diploma is combination of both the Level 4 and Level 5 Diplomas. All aims and outcomes are duplicated. Completing the Extended Diploma has a value of 240 credits.
This is equivalent to a Foundation Degree and as such allows access to the final year at one of our university partners for a related honors Degree. Learners who do not complete
Extended Diploma but achieve a minimum of 120 credits at Level 4 will be awarded the Level 4 Diploma in Psychology.

Mandatory Units

• The Scope of Psychology
• Social And Developmental Psychology
• Biopsychology
• The Development of Psychological Attachments
• Processes Of Human Memory
• Research Methods and Investigating Psychology
• Psychological Approaches to Depression and Schizophrenia
• Visual Perception in a Psychological Context
• Social Psychology: Pro and Anti-Social Behavior
• The Diversity of Addiction
• Individual Differences: Intelligence, Personality and Criminology
• Contemporary Issues and Debates in Psychology

Credit Equivalency: 240

Duration: 12 Months