| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | KY408.4B2 | Political Psychology | Elective | 4 | 8 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Finding its roots in political science and psychology and related with many areas such as sociology, economics, communication, international relations, education, social psychology, social sciences, small groups, the aim of Political Psychology as an interdisciplinary study area is learning the basic concepts of the discipline, to demonstrate what kind of studies examined in different periods and traditions and try to find out how were the contemporary examples and applications. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Gain the ability to learn and use the basic concepts of the discipline of Political Psychology | | 2 | Find out the examples in the field of political psychology from different countries, reserch groups and schools from Continental Europe and the United States | | 3 | Have information about the current practices of the discipline in our country and around the world, | | 4 | Evaluating the elements effective on political socialization, be able to understand the emergence and perception of forms of political behavior, | | 5 | Students will have the opportunity to make a more detailed presentation of their interested topics |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Besides including as an interdisciplinary method of the fields such as political socialization forms of political culture, ideology, mass society or communication, political psychology examines the fields outside the description of the main stream of politics beyond the state and the political perception of relations such as political behavior, attitudes and values, cultural beliefs and relationships as well as social and political phenomenonas ,the cognitive and communicative aspects. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction: Basic concepts of political psychology
| | | | 2 | Introduction: Personality and politics
| | | | 3 | Political psychology and behavioral school
| | | | 4 | Political psychology and Frankfurt school
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Political socialization | | | | 6 | Political change and revolution
| | | | 7 | Political formation, public opinion and propaganda
| | | | 8 | Mid-Term Exam | | | | 9 | Political participation
| | | | 10 | Political leadership | | | | 11 | Controlling the masses and politics
| | | | 12 | Political estrangement | | | | 13 |
Political conflict and civil disobedience | | | | 14 |
Current approaches: Changing nature of politics
| | | | 15 | Current approaches: Identities | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Self Study | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 14 | 1 | 14 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | LO2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | LO3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | LO4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | LO5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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