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Section 1: Enrolment and payment of fees
1a. Students may enrol in the following ways:
- Online using laser, credit or visa debit card.
- In person on enrolment days and nights as per advertisements.
- Through an...

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Section 1: Enrolment and payment of fees
1a. Students may enrol in the following ways:
- Online using laser, credit or visa debit card.
- In person on enrolment days and nights as per advertisements.
- Through an employer (students require covering letter and employer will be invoiced for fee).

1b. Places may not be booked without payment of fee.

1c. Bank card number and expiry date required on all cheque payments.

1d. Students must give contact details on enrolment to facilitate the college contacting them when required e.g. class cancellation.

1e. Students enrolling on certified courses must give details of the following to facilitate exam entry. Failure to do so will mean students cannot be enrolled for examinations and assessment.

PPS number
Date of birth
Medical card number and expiry date if applicable

1f. Students intending to undertake Leaving Certificate examinations must contact the State Examinations Commission www.examinations.ie at commencement of course. Co. Louth VEC is not responsible for registering students for Leaving Certificate examinations.

1g. Some courses may incur additional costs e.g. examination fees and/or class materials.

Section 2: Refund policy
2a. Programmes must be self-financing. For a class to begin there must be a minimum number of participants. If a class does not go ahead participants will be notified as soon as possible and given a choice of transferring to a different course or a full refund.

2b. No refunds are payable under any circumstances once the course commences.

2c. All refunds will be made by cheque.

Section 3: Examinations

3a. It is the responsibility of each student submitting work for examination to:

Be aware of course assessment requirements
To submit course work on time
To have all coursework clearly labelled with name, date or birth and PPS number
Have paid examination fee (where paid separately)

Section 4: Special course requirements
4a. Garda vetting may be necessary for some courses. Students are responsible for accurately filling forms on the first night of course for submission to the Garda Vetting office by Co. Louth VEC.

4b. Some courses require students to undertake work experience. Students are responsible for securing placements. Insurance and letter of introduction are available from night class office.

4c. Some courses have special requirements e.g. most FETAC level 6 courses require students to have successfully completed level 5 or equivalent. Other courses require students to be already working in a particular field e.g. supervisory management (healthcare) requires students be working in a health care setting.

Expand+Module 1

Introduction to Psychology and Study Skills; Overview of what psychology consists of, its history and study skills.

Module 2

The Biological Basis of Behaviour; Most behaviour is rooted in our biology; this module considers the role ...

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Introduction to Psychology and Study Skills; Overview of what psychology consists of, its history and study skills.

Module 2

The Biological Basis of Behaviour; Most behaviour is rooted in our biology; this module considers the role of the brain in sleep, sensation and perception.

Module 3

Learning and Feeling: This module focuses on how we learn, remember and experience emotions.

Module 4

Personality: This module reviews the most important theories of personality, and how personality is assessed under each of these theories.

Module 5

The Development of the Individual: This module considers the early development of the child from conception through to thought, language and moral development.

Module 6

Introduction to Social Psychology: Key areas in social psychology such as social perception, attitudes and prejudice will be explored in this module.

Module 7

Introduction to Abnormal Psychology: This module introduces students to the diagnosis, classification and treatment models in abnormal behaviour.

Module 8

Introduction to Social Research Methodology: An introduction to the main techniques involved in social research.