Course Overview

The course will show how psychology can give clear insights into people's real motivations and desires – helping you understand what's really going on in their minds. You'll gain a powerful and very useful 'inside track' into both your own mind and everyone else's.

Pre-requisites

The great news is that you don't need any previous experience to take this course.

Key Topics

• Introduction to Psychology
• Personality and Development
• Individual Differences
• Issues in Research
• Applications of Psychology

Qualification

ICS Diploma in Psychology

Support

As an ICS psychology student you will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have.  Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the ICS online Student Community, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Assessment

Your course includes a number of assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor. Once your tutor has marked and graded your work, they'll send it back to you with their comments, if any.

What our Students Say

"The service and support was very good – I received comments back on my assignments quickly and these comments were very useful in helping me improve my understanding. I originally did the course out of interest, but I hope to use it to further my knowledge of psychology in the future." Dawn Figg, ICS Graduate, Hampshire.

Your Future Prospects

The ICS Psychology Course has been primarily designed to help those interested in human behaviour and motivation acquire a strategic overview which parallels that of the professionals, without being a specifically vocational training as such. But, it won't surprise us in the least if, having successfully completed this course, you went on to consider a career in this field.