THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
CONTEMPORARY PROCESSORS,
INPUT, OUTPUT AND STORAGE
DEVICES
 Structure and function of
the processor
 Types of processor
 Input, output and storage
SOFTWARE AND SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT
 Systems software
 Applications generation
 Software development
 Types of programming
language
EXCHANGING DATA
 Compression, encryption
and hashing
 Databases
 Networks
 Web technologies
DATA TYPES, DATA STRUCTURES
AND ALGORITHMS
 Data types
 Data structures
 Boolean algebra
LEGAL, MORAL, CULTURAL AND
ETHICAL ISSUES
 Computing related
legislation
 Moral and ethical issues
ELEMENTS OF COMPUTATIONAL
THINKING
 Thinking abstractly
 Thinking ahead
 Thinking procedurally
 Thinking logically
 Thinking concurrently
PROBLEM SOLVING AND
PROGRAMMING
 Programming techniques
 Computational methods
ALGORITHMS TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS AND STANDARD
ALGORITHMS
 Algorithms
CHANGE IN FAMILY STRUCTURE
 The evolution of ideas
towards marriage
 Relationships
 Families
THE WORLD OF WORK
 Working life in Spain
 Attitudes towards work
 Work opportunities for
young people
 Gender equality
THE IMPACT OF TOURISM ON
SPAIN
 The economic impact
 The opportunities offered
by tourism
 The socio-environmental
impact
MUSIC
 Changes and trends
 The impact of music on
contemporary culture
THE MEDIA
 Television and soap operas
 Written and internet media
 The impact on society and
politics
FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS
 Festivals
 Parties
 Customs
 Traditions
THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF
IMMIGRATION ON SPANISH
SOCIETY
 The contributions of
immigrants in the
economy and culture.
FACING THE CHALLENGES OF
IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION
IN SPAIN
 The measures adopted by
local communities
 Marginalisation and
isolation from the point of
view of immigrants
THE SOCIAL AND PUBLIC
REACTION TOWARDS
IMMIGRATION IN SPAIN
 The political approach to
immigration
 Public opinion
THE CIVIL WAR AND THE
ASCENSION OF FRANCO (1936-
1939)
 The Civil War
 The ascension of Franco
 The republicans against
the nationalists
 The divisions in society
FRANCO’S DICTATORSHIP
 Everyday life under
Franco’s dictatorship
 Political Oppression
 Censorship
 Divisions in society
THE TRANSITION FROM
DICTATORSHIP TO DEMOCRACY
 The role of King Juan
Carlos in the transition
 The Government of Suarez
 The coup d’état of 1981
SOCIAL INFLUENCE
 Types of conformity
 Explanations for
conformity
 Variables affecting
conformity
 Conformity to social roles
 Explanations for obedience
Explanations of resistance

to social influence
 Minority influence
 The role of social influence
in social change
MEMORY
 The multi-store model of
memory
 Types of long-term
memory
 The working model of
memory
 Explanations for forgetting
 Factors affecting the
accuracy of eye-witness
testimony
 Improving the accuracy of
eyewitness testimony
ATTACHMENT
 Caregiver-infant
interactions
 Stages of attachment
 Multiple attachments and
the role of the father
 Animal studies of
attachment
 Explanations of attachment
 Ainsworth’s “Strange
Situation”
 Cultural variations
 Maternal deprivation
 Romanian Orphan studies
 Influence of early
attachment on
relationships
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
 Definitions of abnormality
 Mental disorders
 The behavioural approach
to explaining and treating
phobias
 The cognitive approach to
explaining and treating
depression
 The biological approach to
explaining and treating
OCD
APPROACHES
 Learning approaches
 The cognitive approach
 The biological approach
 The psychodynamic
approach
 Humanistic psychology
 Comparison of approaches
BIOPSYCHOLOGY
 The nervous system
 Neurons and synaptic
transmission
 The endocrine system
 The fight or flight response
and the role of adrenaline
 Localisation of function
 Lateralisation and split
brain research
 Plasticity and functional
recovery of the brain
 Ways of studying the brain
 Circadian Rhythms
 Ultradian and Infradian
Rhythms
 Endogenous pacemakers
and exogenous zeitbergers
RESEARCH METHODS
 Experimental method
 Observational techniques
 Self-report techniques
 Correlations
 Content analysis
 Case studies
 Scientific Processes
 Data handling and analysis
 Inferential testing
ISSUES AND DEBATES
 Gender and Culture
 Free will and determinism
 The nature-nurture debate
 Holism and reductionism
 Idiographic and
nomothetic approaches
 Ethical implications and
social sensitivity
RELATIONSHIPS
 Evolutionary explanations
for partner preferences
 Formation: physical
attractiveness
 Formation: self-disclosure
 Formation: filter theory
 Maintenance: social
exchange theory
 Maintenance: equity theory
 Maintenance: the
investment model of
relationships
 Relationship breakdown
 Virtual relationships in
social media
 Parasocial relationships
SCHIZOPHRENIA
 Classification of
schizophrenia
 Reliability and validity in
diagnosis and classification
 Biological explanations for
schizophrenia
 Drug therapy
 Cognitive behavioural
therapy
 Family therapy
 Token economy and the
management of
schizophrenia
 An interactionist approach
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
 Problems in defining crime
 Offender profiling
 Biological explanations of
offending behaviour
 Psychological explanations
for offending behaviour
 Dealing with offending
behaviour

COMPONENT 1: DRAMA
 The importance of being
Earnest
 Othello
 Critical Anthology

COMPONENT 2: PROSE
 The Handmaid’s Tale
 Frankenstein

COMPONENT 3: POETRY
 Poems of the Decade
 English Romantic Verse

COURSEWORK