How Does It Work?

Choose Your Modules

You choose six modules from our list of psychology courses.

For example – Child Mental Health, Adult Mental Health, Industrial Psychology, Ecotherapy, Counselling Skills, Pet Therapy, Life Coaching etc.

You can view all modules here.

You might want to include other modules. For example – Writing and Psychology or Marketing and Psychology.

The aim of the certificate is to be flexible, so you can study what YOU want to learn more about.

Contact a Tutor With Your Module Choices

Once you have made a decision on your modules, or if you want some advice, contact a tutor, who will then confirm that the modules are a suitable combination.   Click here to Contact a Psychology Tutor.

Then you can just get started, studying what YOU want to study.

What Could You Learn From The Course?

What you learn will depend on what modules you choose to make up your certificate. But here is just a brief example of the type of thing you could learn -

We are All Different

Several different people can all have exactly the same experience; and yet they will almost certainly all have different thoughts and opinions about that experience. Perception varies from one person to the next.

Perception is the process of organising selected information into meaningful patterns.  The meanings we arrive at form our perception of an event, object, or situation.  However, we never experience the total situation, only parts of it.  Different people perceive different things in an event because they have selected to focus on different parts of the information available to them: this is called perceptual focus. We focus on the stimuli that have the greatest attraction for us - in either a positive or a negative sense.  For example, we see a huge wave approaching as we swim.  If we focus on what we fear (drowning) or lack (swimming skills), we will feel in danger.  If we focus on what we find enjoyable (challenge), we will find the situation exciting.  Thus, our concerns and needs affect our perception. Other factors affecting our perceptions are past experience, culture, and emotions.

Past experience has shaped our understanding of the world and our patterns of thought and behaviour.  Experience can teach us to see only one way of dealing with others or it can teach us to look for other approaches.  Experience also teaches us to hold certain expectations about others.  If our experiences of a particular cultural group have been hostile or frightening, we may approach a person from that group ready to fight and defend ourselves, or afraid. 

Culture inclines us to view some behaviours as positive and others as negative.  For instance, our culture teaches us that eye contact demonstrates openness and honesty, and that people who avoid eye contact have something to hide.  In other cultures, eye contact may be considered aggressive or rude.  Because cultural values and expectations surround us, we may believe that they are the only right ones, or the best ones, and assume that they are (or should be) shared by everyone. Those who do not share or reflect those values or expectations may be seen as deviant (different to the norm) or unacceptable.
             
Emotions can narrow our perceptions, for we may view events through the lens of strong emotions.  The fear of a man who is robbed may cause him to perceive the criminals as bigger, meaner, and more violent than they actually were. Similarly, prejudices that are learned under highly charge circumstances (such as a rally, demonstration or conflict), or are surrounded by strong emotions may be stronger and more exaggerated.

In forming our perceptions, we often make judgments based on existing patterns of thought and expectation.  Judgments help us draw conclusions about a situation and understand it.  However, they also limit our perceptions, and may prevent us from seeing the full significance of the situation, or other aspects of it.

We can become more perceptive (able to see more in a situation) by suspending judgment until we have considered all the elements in a situation, including our own emotions, biases, and expectations and cultural influences.

What Are the Advantages of Studying Psychology With ACS Distance Education?

• You can start at any time to suit you.
• They are self-paced.
• You can study when and where suits you. They are flexible to fit in around you and your lifestyle.
• Our tutors are all experts in their field, with years of experience in psychology and counselling.
• They are also keen and enthusiastic about their subject and enjoy working with students to improve their knowledge and skills.
• Courses are also updated regularly to meet the demands of the changing needs for knowledge and to keep our courses up to date.

Ready to Enrol? Any Questions?

This could will help you to understand more about psychology – Yes. BUT it will also help you to learn more about a specialist area of psychology that YOU are interested in.  Whether that is mental health, counselling, coaching, marketing, industrial psychology or therapy, you can focus your studies where you want to focus them.

You can enrol today by clicking the “Enrol Now” button above.

Or

Click here to Contact a Psychology Tutor.

Or Request a Prospectus Here.