TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Fourth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	30
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Zuhal Yeniçeri Kökdemir Associate Professor Elvin Doğutepe
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Can discuss about the main theories, topics and research questions that have been discussed in various fields of psychology in recent years. 2) Can integrate the knowledge of psychology in different fields. 3) Can establish a relationship between the fields of expertise outside the field of psychology and psychology. 4) Can speculate about the methodology of interdisciplinary studies. 5) Can design interdisciplinary research proposal.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, the fundamental theories, topics, research questions and findings from various subfields of social psychology that have been addressed in recent years will be discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General History of Psychology 2nd Week Current Psychology Topics and Research Areas I 3rd Week Current Psychology Topics and Research Areas II 4th Week Current Psychology Topics and Research Areas III 5th Week Current Psychology Topics and Research Areas IV 6th Week Interdisciplinary Studies 7th Week Interdisciplinary Fields of Study I 8th Week Interdisciplinary Fields of Study II 9th Week Interdisciplinary Fields of Study III 10th Week Interdisciplinary Fields of Study IV 11th Week Research Design I 12th Week Research Design II 13th Week Research Design III 14th Week General Discussion
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Recent findings in the field. * The basic materials to be used in this course are updated every year.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 50 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 10 140 Preparation for Final exam 1 285 285 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 6 72 432 Total Workload 901 Total Workload / 30 30,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 30
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No