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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS PSI 5087 HISTORY OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SERAP AKFIRAT

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to comprehend the historical and social roots of social psychological theories and approaches and discussions between them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To recognize the social and historical background of current social psychological theories 2   To comprehend the basic debate issues in the dicipline based on their historical development 3   To infere the philosophical roots of current theories 4   To discuss the relationship between social psychology and the other related social disciplines

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to the history of social psychology 2 Formation of social psychology as a natural and social science in Germany 3 Crowd psychology 4 GH Mead as a philosopher and social psychologist 5 The dominance of positivist/behaviorist approach in social psychology 6 Some exceptions: Muzaffer Sherif 7 Some exceptions: Solomon Asch 8 The 1970's crises in social psychology 9 The 1970's crises in social psychology 10 Social identity / self categorization theory 11 Social contructionism in social psychology 12 General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 PRJ PROJECT 2 PAR PARTICIPATION 3 ASG ASSIGNMENT 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ* 0.40 + PAR* 0.10 + ASG * 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Lecturing, student presentations, inclass discussions

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 0 Preparations before/after weekly lectures Preparing assignments Project Assignment 0 Project Final Presentation 0 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 5 5 4 4 4 LO.2 5 5 4 4 4 LO.3 5 5 4 4 4 LO.4 5 5 4 4 4