TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Differentiate distinct psychological approaches. 2) Follow the steps required to test any research hypothesis. 3) Grasp the fundamental psychological concepts and theories of psychology. 4) Understand the relationship between different psychological approaches explaining human behavior and the areas of psychology. 5) Study the possible reasons of a behavior from different psychological perspectives. 6) Grasp the basic psychological concepts and theories about the subareas of psychology. 7) See and analyze the implications of psychological knowledge in their daily lives. 8) Introduce themselves research methods of psychology, the relationship between mind and body, and different research areas (such as sensation, perception, thinking, learning, intelligence, language).
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Psychology as a science, critical thinking, research methods, learning, personality, social psychology, stres, health psychology, unusual behaviours.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Getting Acquainted and Introduction to Psychology 2nd Week Scientific Method of Psychology 3rd Week Physiological Bases of Behavior 4th Week Sensation and Perception 5th Week States of Consciousness 6th Week Learning 7th Week Memory 8th Week Language, Thinking and Intelligence 9th Week Motivation and Emotion 10th Week Personality 11th Week Social Psychology 12th Week Industrial and Organizational Psychology 13th Week Health Psychology 14th Week Clinical Psychology
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1.King, L. A. (2012). The science of psychology: An appreciative view. Boston: McGraw Hil. 2.Stanovich, K. E. (2004). How to think straight about psychology. Boston: Pearson. 3.Morris, C. G. (2007). Psikolojiyi anlamak. Ankara: TPD.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Quiz 5 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No