At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to learn historical progress of and classification of terrorism. 2) Will be able to learn different aspects of various scientific disciplines on terrorism and compare these different perspectives. 3) Will be able to learn psychological approaches (e.g., social identity theory, terror management theory, frustration-aggression hypothesis, evolutionary perspective) which help to explain the causes of terrorism. 4) Will be able to have psychological knowledge to produce solutions for overcoming terrorism.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
In the course, students are informed of the historical progress of terror and terrorism, the views of various scientific disciplines, and types of terrorism by different means (e.g., biological, nuclear, chemical) and purposes (e.g., ethnic, ideological, religious). Another important aim of the course is to present the psychological approaches which help to explain the causes of terrorism to the students. In this respect, the course also contains the topics of social identity theory, terror management theory, frustration-aggression hypothesis, and evolutionary psychology approach.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to Psychology of Terrorism Course
2nd Week
Evolution and Psychology of Evil
3rd Week
(Pre)History of Terrorism
4th Week
The Evolution of Modern Terrorism
5th Week
Understanding Political Violence and Terrorism
6th Week
Radicalization I
7th Week
Radicalization II
8th Week
Mid-Term Exam
9th Week
Psychological Factors in Terrorism I
10th Week
Psychological Factors in Terrorism II
11th Week
Social Identity and Terrorism I
12th Week
The Effects of Terrorism in Perople?s Ideologies
13th Week
Confronting Terrorism
14th Week
General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Victoroff, J., & Kruglanski, A. W. (Ed.). (2009). Psychology of terrorism: Classic and contemporary insights. Psychology Press. Smelser, N. J., and Mitchell, F. (Ed.). (2002). Terrorism: Perspectives from the behavioral and social sciences. The National Academies Press. Pyszczynski, T., Solomon, S., and Greenberg, J. (2003). In the wake of 9/11: The psychology of terror. American Psychological Association.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Project
1
40
Total(%)
70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
30
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1
1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
4
56
Preparation for Final exam
1
30
30
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
25
25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
Project
1
30
30
Total Workload
185
Total Workload / 30
6,16
ECTS Credits of the Course
6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
