Political Psychology (IR112) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Political Psychology	IR112	General Elective	3	0	0	3	6

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Instructor Dr. Özgün Tursun
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	This course aims to familiarize students with the explanations of political psychology discipline to the international conflict and cooperation situations.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; After the course students will be able to understand how and what influences the personal ve social psychology on politics have. In addition, the political psychology of varied actors in political sphere will be issued.
Course Content	In-depth explanations about identity, group behavior, leadership cults, voting behavior, media impact, ethnic conflict, nationalism, social movements, terrorism, international security and conflict resolution topics from a political psychology perspective; the impact of political psychology to IR discipline.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	A General Introduction to the Course	None
2	Political Psychology: Introduction and Overview	Chapter 1 Political Psychology: Introduction and Overview
3	Personality and Politics	Chapter 2 Personality and Politics
4	Cognition, Social Identity, Emotions, and Attitudes in Political Psychology	Chapter 3 Cognition, Social Identity, Emotions, and Attitudes in Political Psychology
5	The Political Psychology of Groups	Chapter 4 The Political Psychology of Groups
6	The Study of Political Leaders from the Political Psychology Perspective	Chapter 5 The Study of Political Leaders
7	The Political Psychology of Mass Politics:How Do People Decide for Whom to Vote?	Chapter 6 The Political Psychology of Mass Politics: How Do People Decide for Whom to Vote?
8	Midterm Exam	None
9	The Political Psychology of Race	Chapter 8 The Political Psychology of Race
10	From Ethnic Conflict to Genocide	Chapter 9 From Ethnic Conflict to Genocide
11	The Political Psychology of Nationalism	Chapter 10 The Political Psychology of Nationalism
12	The Political Psychology of Social Movements	Chapter 11 The Political Psychology of Social Movements
13	The Political Psychology of Terrorism	Chapter 12 The Political Psychology of Terrorism
14	The Political Psychology of International Security and Conflict	Chapter 13 The Political Psychology of International Security and Conflict
15	Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation	Chapter 14 Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation
16	Final Exam	None

Sources

Course Book	1. Martha L. Cottam, Elena Mastors, Thomas Preston, Beth Dietz-Ohler, Introduction to Political Psychology. New York: Routledge, 2010.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	2	60
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	3	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing
2	To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature.
3	To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts
4	To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects
5	To be able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres.
6	To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures
7	To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field
8	To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking
9	To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research
10	To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production
11	The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English
12	To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects
13	To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language
14	To be able to understand and be a part of world culture

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
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	40	40
Total Workload			150