ECTS - Political Psychology
Political Psychology (KAM318) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Political Psychology | KAM318 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | KAM 318 Political Psychology elective course examines the behavior of the people, which started to have a great importance as a political actor as a result of the democratization tendencies since the 18th century, and its relationship with the government. It takes into account the classical texts that examine the fascist/totalitarian ideologies and regimes, especially in the years of World War II, through mass psychology. In this context, students will study the texts of important thinkers and psychoanalysts such as Gustave Le Bon, Sigmund Freud, Erich Fromm, Hannah Arendt. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Identities; group behaviour; cults of leadership; voting behaviour; impacts of the media; ethnic conflicts; nationalism; social movements. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Syllabus |
| 2 | On Crowds | Gustave Le Bon, Kitleler Psikolojisi, (İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2018). |
| 3 | The Mass Psychology of Fascism | Sigmund Freud, Kitle Psikolojisi, (İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2015). Sigmund Freud, Savaş ve Ölüm Üzerine, (İstanbul: Oda Yayınları, 2018). |
| 4 | On Fascism, the Totalitarian State, Democracy and Freedom | Erich Fromm, Özgürlükten Kaçış, (İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2015). |
| 5 | The Banality of Evil | Hannah Arendt, Kötülüğün Sıradanlığı: Adolf Eichmann Kudüs’te, (İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2009). Hannah Arendt, Totalitarizmin Kaynakları 3: Totalitarizm, (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2014).* |
| 6 | Individual in Repressive Regimes | Viktor E. Frankl, İnsanın Anlam Arayışı, (İstanbul: OkuyanUs Yayınları, 2009). |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | On Victims of Fascist Regimes | Bernhard Schlink, Okuyucu, (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1997). Film: The Reader (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976051/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)* |
| 10 | An Overview of Psychoanalysis | Class notes |
| 11 | The Unrest of Civilization (I) | Sigmund Freud, Uygarlığın Huzursuzluğu, (İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 1999). |
| 12 | The Unrest of Civilization (II) | Sigmund Freud, Uygarlığın Huzursuzluğu, (İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 1999) |
| 13 | Listen, little man! | Wilhelm Reich, Dinle Küçük Adam, (İstanbul: Cem Yayınları, 2018). |
| 14 | Conclusion | Completion of the lesson with a review. |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. - Gustave Le Bon, Kitleler Psikolojisi, (İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2018). |
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| 2. - Sigmund Freud, Kitle Psikolojisi, (İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2015). | |
| 3. - Erich Fromm, Özgürlükten Kaçış, (İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2015). | |
| 4. - Hannah Arendt, Kötülüğün Sıradanlığı: Adolf Eichmann Kudüs’te, (İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2009). | |
| 5. - Hannah Arendt, Totalitarizmin Kaynakları 3: Totalitarizm, (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2014). | |
| 6. - Viktor E. Frankl, İnsanın Anlam Arayışı, (İstanbul: OkuyanUs Yayınları, 2009). | |
| 7. - Bernhard Schlink, Okuyucu, (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1997). | |
| 8. - Sigmund Freud, Uygarlığın Huzursuzluğu, (İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 1999). | |
| 9. - Sigmund Freud, Savaş ve Ölüm Üzerine, (İstanbul: Oda Yayınları, 2018). | |
| 10. - Wilhelm Reich, Dinle Küçük Adam, (İstanbul: Cem Yayınları, 2018). |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 2 | 60 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | |||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | |||||
| 3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | |||||
| 4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | X | ||||
| 5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | |||||
| 6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | |||||
| 7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | |||||
| 8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | |||||
| 10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | |||||
| 11 | Developing the skills of communication. | |||||
| 12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 21 | 21 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||