TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Can discuss the basic concepts and major research in the field of evolutionary social psychology. 2) Can discuss different psychological approaches to evolutionary social psychology. 3) Can critically evaluate the main theoretical approaches in the field of evolutionary social psychology. 4) Can interpret the main research methods used in evolutionary social psychology studies. 5) Can make inferences about individual and cultural differences in social behavior based on evolutionary social psychology theories.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The purpose of this course is to understand the evolutionary explanations underlying the social psychological processes. Topics such as intergroup and intragroup processes, social cognitive processes and emotions, interpersonal relationships, close relationships will be taken into account from an evolutionary perspective. At the end of the course, the students are expected to have a firm grasp on evolutionary theory and the basic evolutionary mechanisms, and they can develop and test hypotheses that can explain social psychology concepts with evolutionary processes.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Evolutionary Social Psychology 2nd Week Scientific Movements That Lead to Evolutionary Psychology 3rd Week The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology 4th Week Confronting the Hostile Forces of Nature 5th Week Female Long-Term Mating Strategies 6th Week Long-Term Mating Strategies of Males 7th Week Short-Term Sexual Strategies 8th Week Parenting Issues 9th Week Kinship Issues 10th Week Cooperative Partnerships 11th Week Aggression and Struggle 12th Week Conflict Between the Sexes 13th Week Status, Dignity, and Social Dominance 14th Week General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Buss, D. (2016). Evolutionary psychology: The new science of the mind (5th ed.). NY: Routledge. Zeigler-Hill, V., Welling, L. L. M. & Shackelford, T. K. (Ed.). (2015). Evolutionary perspectives on social psychology. NY: Springer. * The basic materials to be used in this course are updated every year.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 60 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 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 24 24 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 1 160 160 Total Workload 299 Total Workload / 30 9,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No