TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	7
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn political psychology and its fundamental concepts. 2) Evaluate critically the major theoretical approaches in the field of political psychology. 3) Analyze a particular problem within the perspective of political psychology approaches. 4) Learn the major research methods used in political psychology. 5) Present and discuss the research in the field of political psychology.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Political psychology is an interdisciplinary scientific field which studies political behavior from a psychological perspective. Students are informed of the basic approaches and researches in political psychology. The course contains the chapters as political attitudes, leadership, political decision making, voting behavior and role of media, hate crime, war, genocide, peace and conflict resolution, culture and politics, social influence and propaganda, nationalism, and terrorism.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Political Psychology 2nd Week Historical Perspectives to Political Psychology 3rd Week Personality and Politics 4th Week Personality and Politics (cont.) 5th Week Ideology and Public Opinion 6th Week Ideology and Values 7th Week Attitudes and Attitude Change 8th Week Prejudice, Diversity, and Social Contact 9th Week Prejudice, Diversity, and Social Contact (cont.) 10th Week Group and Group Dynamics 11th Week Social Identity Theory 12th Week Terror Management Theory 13th Week Mass Media 14th Week General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Jost, J. T., & Sidanius, J. (Eds.). (2004). Political psychology: Key readings. NY: Psychology Press. Kuklinski, J. (Ed.). (2002). Thinking about political psychology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. * The primary textbook for this course is renewed every year.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Quiz 10 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 10 10 100 Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 1 5 5 Total Workload 224 Total Workload / 30 7,46 ECTS Credits of the Course 7
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No