Open University

心理学高等教育文凭

Knowledge and understanding

When you have completed this diploma, you will have a basic awareness and understanding of:

• The core domains within psychology as specified by the relevant professional bodies
• The types of evidence and research methods used in psychology
• The importance of ethical issues in the practice of psychology
• How psychological theories and research can be made relevant to everyday experience.

Cognitive skills

When you have completed this diploma, you will be able to:

• Construct arguments with appropriately selected key terms and concepts
• Recognise and evaluate the contributions of different kinds of evidence and research methods
• Engage with research questions and hypotheses relating to psychological theories and evidence.
• Demonstrate some practical skills in carrying out a research project, and analysing and interpreting results.

Practical and professional skills

When you have completed this diploma, you will be able to:

• Understand some of how your studies equip you with transferable skills that are of value to employers
• Monitor and reflect on your progress as an independent learner, using feedback and identifying your strengths and weaknesses
• Be aware of the importance of evidence-based reasoning in engaging with practical, theoretical and ethical issues
• Communicate knowledge and findings appropriately for particular audiences
• Carry out a small-scale psychological investigation
• 意识到确定任务优先级和遵守工作时间表的重要性。

Key skills

When you have completed this diploma, you will be able to:

• Write a well-structured, coherent essay and a conventionally structured report
• Appropriately use information gained from tables and other sources
• Use inferential statistics appropriately
• Process, prepare and present information using computers
• Use information technology to search for and access electronic resources and appropriately reference sources
• Work collaboratively.

This qualification has two stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• At Stage 1 you can choose between an introduction to psychology and counselling, the social sciences, or childhood studies. You’ll follow this with your first core psychology module.
• At Stage 2, you’ll choose one module from a range of complementary topics and complete your diploma with a second core psychology module.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

• Exploring psychological worlds: thinking, feeling, doing (D110)
• Introducing the social sciences (DD102)
• Introduction to childhood studies and child psychology (E104)

You’ll complete Stage 1 with:

• Encountering psychology in context (D120)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

• Exploring mental health and counselling (D241)
• Living psychology: from the everyday to the extraordinary (DD210)
• Psychology of childhood and youth (E219)
• Sport and Exercise Psychology in Action (E235)

You’ll complete your diploma with:

• Investigating Psychology 2 (DE200)

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.

职业发展技能

本资格课程介绍了心理学的基本概念问题以及构建心理学知识的不同方式。您将学习如何使用、评估和呈现证据和数据，并了解心理学家如何利用循证研究为老龄化、犯罪、教育、就业、法医学、心理健康和人际关系等辩论做出贡献。您还将培养许多可转移的、与工作相关的技能，这些技能受到雇主的高度重视。

这些包括：

• 通讯
• 计算能力
• 获取和解释信息
• 构建论据
• 呈现和传达信息
• IT 和数据处理
• 将学习应用于现实世界的问题和情况
• 时间管理
• 自主学习。

职业相关性

心理学专业的学生将获得令人印象深刻的广泛知识和技能，使他们在广泛的职业领域中具有很高的就业能力，例如：

• 广告
• 营销
• 职业咨询
• 教育
• 卫生专业
• 人力资源
• 管理
• 警察和社会服务。

通过我们独特的远程学习方法，您可以在家中、在工作中或在旅途中学习。

你需要满足一些评估截止日期，但除此之外，你可以自由地在适合自己的时间学习，将学习安排在工作、家庭和社交生活之间。

对于每个模块，您要么只使用在线资源，要么结合使用在线和印刷材料。

您学习的每个模块都会有一个模块网站

• 每周的学习计划，为你提供循序渐进的学习指导
• 课程材料，如阅读材料、视频、录音和自我评估活动
• 用于与其他学生进行讨论和合作活动的模块论坛
• 每项作业的详细信息及其截止日期
• 辅导预订系统、在线辅导室以及导师的联系方式
• 一些印刷模块材料和资源的在线版本。