Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction |
none |
2) |
Beginnings: Max Planck and Quantum, Picasso in Paris, Nietzsche, Veblen, Spencer |
Coursebook |
3) |
Einstein, Rutherford, Russell and Whitehead, the intellectual consequences of war, Wittgenstein. |
coursebook |
4) |
Spengler, Economic consequences of peace, idea of progress, Whig history |
coursebook |
5) |
Golden Age of Physics, Freud and the West, Jung and Modern Man. |
coursebook |
6) |
Benjamin, Keynes, German Academics in Turkey |
Coursebook |
7) |
Sartre, Merleu-Ponty, Camus, Beckett, Hannah Arendt |
coursebook |
8) |
Wittgenstein, Skinner vs. Chomsky, Hayek, Martin Luther King. |
coursebook |
9) |
Moon Landing, Braudel and Annales Okulu, Pulsars |
coursebook |
10) |
Oil Crisis, The contradictions of Capitalism, Studies on Genetics. |
coursebook |
11) |
AIDS, Susan Sontag, Lyotard, Rorty. |
coursebook |
12) |
Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Edward Said, Culture Wars |
Coursebook |
13) |
Revision |
Coursebook |
14) |
Final Exam |
Coursebook |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Develop close interest in human mind and behavior, and attain critical thinking skills (in particular the ability to evaluate psychological theories using empirical evidence), as well as appreciating psychology as an evidence based science. |
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2) |
Gain a biopsychosocial understanding of human behavior, namely, the biological, psychological, social determinants of behavior. |
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3) |
Acquire theoretical and applied knowledge and learn about basic psychological concepts and perspectives |
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4) |
Familiarize with methodology and data evaluation techniques by being aware of scientific research methods (i.e. correlational, experimental, longitudinal, case study). |
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5) |
Employ ethical sensitivity while doing assessment, research or working with groups. |
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6) |
Familiarize with the essential perspectives of psychology (cognitive, developmental, clinical, social, behavioral, and biological). |
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7) |
Get the opportunity and skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data, write reports, and present them. |
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8) |
Attain preliminary knowledge for psychological measurement and evaluation. |
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9) |
To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (e.g. sociology, history, political science, communication studies, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc) that can contribute to psychology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in understanding and interpreting of psychological process. |
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