| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Will be able to learn historical progress of and classification of terrorism.
- Will be able to learn different aspects of various scientific disciplines on terrorism and compare these different perspectives.
- Will be able to learn psychological approaches (e.g., social identity theory, terror management theory, frustration-aggression hypothesis, evolutionary perspective) which help to explain the causes of terrorism.
- Will be able to have psychological knowledge to produce solutions for overcoming terrorism.
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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 | In the course, students are informed of the historical progress of terror and terrorism, the views of various scientific disciplines, and types of terrorism by different means (e.g., biological, nuclear, chemical) and purposes (e.g., ethnic, ideological, religious). Another important aim of the course is to present the psychological approaches which help to explain the causes of terrorism to the students. In this respect, the course also contains the topics of social identity theory, terror management theory, frustration-aggression hypothesis, and evolutionary psychology approach. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Psychology of Terrorism Course |
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2nd Week |
Evolution and Psychology of Evil |
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3rd Week |
(Pre)History of Terrorism |
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4th Week |
The Evolution of Modern Terrorism |
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5th Week |
Understanding Political Violence and Terrorism |
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6th Week |
Radicalization I |
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7th Week |
Radicalization II |
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8th Week |
Mid-Term Exam |
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9th Week |
Psychological Factors in Terrorism I |
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10th Week |
Psychological Factors in Terrorism II |
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11th Week |
Social Identity and Terrorism I |
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12th Week |
The Effects of Terrorism in Perople?s Ideologies |
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13th Week |
Confronting Terrorism |
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14th Week |
Confronting Terrorism |
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15th Week |
General Evaluation |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Victoroff, J., & Kruglanski, A. W. (Ed.). (2009). Psychology of terrorism: Classic and contemporary insights. Psychology Press.
Smelser, N. J., and Mitchell, F. (Ed.). (2002). Terrorism: Perspectives from the behavioral and social sciences. The National Academies Press.
Pyszczynski, T., Solomon, S., and Greenberg, J. (2003). In the wake of 9/11: The psychology of terror. American Psychological Association. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Project |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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70 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
70 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
30 |
| 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 |
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|
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
22 |
22 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
|
|
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| Project |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Total Work Load | 180 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 6 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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