COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5163 HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR CIHAD KISA

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The course aims to provide an overview of the history of psychology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students will gain knowledge on the historical roots of psychology.
2   Will understand the dynamics leading to the seperation of psychology from philosophy.
3   Will point out to the political, economical and scientific influences which helped shape the basic theoretical approaches in psychology.
4   Will learn about the modern theorie/approaches/perspectives in psychology and be able to discuss their historical roots.
5   Will learn about the development of psychology in Turkey and be able to speculate and discuss where it is evolving.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Relationship between History, Science and Psychology
2 Influences of Ancient Greek Philosophy on Modern Psychological Theories
3 Perspectives on Human Behavior in Europe in the Middle Ages and Rennaissance
4 Perspectives on Human Behavior in the Islam World
5 Influences of Middle Ages and Rennaissance Philosophy on Modern Psychological Theories
6 Mid-term and Influences of the Scientific Revolution on Modern Psychological Theories
7 Influences of the Theories of Evolution on the Modern Day Psychological Theories and Perspectives
8 Mid-Term Exam.
9 Structuralism
10 Functionalism
11 Behaviorism
12 Gestalt psychology
13 Psychoanalysis
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Leahey, T. H. (2012). A history of psychology: From antiquity to modernity (7. baskı). NY: Prentice Hall.
2. (Önerilen Kaynaklar) Greenwood, J. D. (2009). A conceptual history of psychology. Boston: McGraw
3. Hill. Schultz, D. P. ve Schultz, E. S. (2008). Modern history of psychology (9. baskı). ABD: Thomson Learning.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Brain Storming , Testing, Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FIN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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Assessment Criteria

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cihad.kisa@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Çarşamba 14:00 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Reading 7 3 21
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14335
LO.24335
LO.34335
LO.44335
LO.54335

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