Course Profile

sap course 1590649773

Course Code:

PCG 205

Course Title:

Social Psychology

Course Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

The field of social psychology and its research methoods; social perception and social cognition, attitudes and attitude change theories; psychological processes affecting social behavior, social influence and conformity, group dynamics, interpersonal relations The field of social psychology and its research methoods; social perception and social cognition, attitudes and attitude change theories; psychological processes affecting social behavior, social influence and conformity, group dynamics, interpersonal relations

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Course Coordinator: 
Kürşad Demirutku, PhD
Semester: 
Fall
Type of Course: 
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery: 
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction: 
English
Course Objectives: 

Objective of this course is to inform the students about the basic concepts, theories, and examplary research in social psychology. The course will focus on intrapersonal, interpersonal, intragroup, intergroup, and the cultural level of analyses.

Course Learning Outcomes: 

1. Describe major social psychological phenomena and theories.

2. Critique the major theories and research findings in social psychology.
3. Analyze everyday social psychological phenomena by using social psychological concepts and theories.

4. Interpret social thought and behavior of the self and the other.

5. Develops intervention for daily problems of social thought and behavior.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: 
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Reading
Video Presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria: 
Test / Exam
Others: Assignment

Student Workload:

Lectures
28
hrs
Course Readings
28
hrs
Exams/Quizzes
42
hrs
Assignment
14
hrs

Prepared By:

Begüm Serim Yıldız

Revised By:

Bünyamin Atay