| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 7 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn political psychology and its fundamental concepts.
- Evaluate critically the major theoretical approaches in the field of political psychology.
- Analyze a particular problem within the perspective of political psychology approaches.
- Learn the major research methods used in political psychology.
- Present and discuss the research in the field of political psychology.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Political psychology is an interdisciplinary scientific field which studies political behavior from a psychological perspective. Students are informed of the basic approaches and researches in political psychology. The course contains the chapters as political attitudes, leadership, political decision making, voting behavior and role of media, hate crime, war, genocide, peace and conflict resolution, culture and politics, social influence and propaganda, nationalism, and terrorism. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Political Psychology |
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2nd Week |
Historical Perspectives to Political Psychology |
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3rd Week |
Personality and Politics |
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4th Week |
Personality and Politics (cont.) |
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5th Week |
Ideology and Public Opinion |
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6th Week |
Ideology and Values |
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7th Week |
Attitudes and Attitude Change |
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8th Week |
Mid-term Exam |
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9th Week |
Prejudice, Diversity, and Social Contact |
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10th Week |
Prejudice, Diversity, and Social Contact (cont.) |
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11th Week |
Group and Group Dynamics |
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12th Week |
Social Identity Theory |
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13th Week |
Terror Management Theory |
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14th Week |
Terror Management Theory (cont.) |
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15th Week |
Mass Media |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Jost, J. T., & Sidanius, J. (Eds.). (2004). Political psychology: Key readings. NY: Psychology Press.
Kuklinski, J. (Ed.). (2002). Thinking about political psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
* The primary textbook for this course is renewed every year.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Discussion
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
1 |
10 |
| Quiz |
10 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
10 |
8 |
80 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
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| Homework |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Total Work Load | 207 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 6.9 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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