Course Descriptions

A historical review of the key episodes and figures in the history of psychology. The interplay of theory, methodology and practice in the emergence of today’s psychology and its place in contemporary society. Comparison of assumptions related to ontology, epistemology, human nature and research methodologies. Discussion of the mediations between the psychological issues and the socio-political atmosphere. Discussion of the importance of the theories in psychology.

Features and types of narration. Types of writing and dialogue. The narration of oral and written communication, presentation skills, language and communication skills through selected texts of World and Turkish literature. The relationship between language and literature. Enrichment of language through literature. Inventive literature texts. The relationship between consideration and language. Analyze of terms and concepts through literary texts. The summary of literary movements in Turkish literature.

Introduction to academic genres. Key figures in particular areas of academic life. Synthesizing different sources. Key scientific figure. Reading about and listening to a scientific process. Choosing and describing a scientific process in speech and writing. Reports of different research methods. Lab report or literature search. Passive voice, adverbial clauses and adjective clauses. Understanding and using key vocabulary from a particular domain.

The concepts of reform and revolution. The Ottoman heritage and the Westernism. Tanzimat and its outcomes. The first constitutional experience. Hamidian regime and its characteristics. The CUP and the constitutional opposition to Abdülhamid. The Constitutional Revolution of 1908. Balkan Wars. First World War and its social aspects. The Independence War. The regime of revolutions. One-Party System. The debates on a new economy.

Application and interpretation of basic psychological research concepts and methods used in psychological research, introduction to the positivistic methodology, experimental design and survey techniques. Basic concepts in experimental and non-experimental research, teaching of concepts in basic statistical techniques, application and interpretation of basic statistical techniques on SPSS program. Application of basic descriptive analyses, correlation, t-test, and anova statistical methods.

Introduction to the research and theories pertaining to the physical, cognitive, social-behavioral, and emotional development of infants and children. Understanding all developmental areas (social-behavioral, physical, perceptual, language and cognitive) from prenatal period to adolescence period. Following and the discussion of the current empirical study findings from a socio-historical, comparative and critical perspective.

Introduction to neuroscience. Review of latest studies in the rapidly changing fields of neuroscience and physiological psychology. Examination of the structure and functions of the central nervous system, the brain and their roles in emotional, cognitive and social-behavioral processes. Examination of the neural and anatomic features of the central nervous system. Discussion of the role of technological development in the exploration of recent issues and theory construction. Brief description of neurological screening methods.

Key theories in particular areas of academic life. Technical diagrams. Key rhetorical features in a written argument. Future scientific developments in particular fields. Academic sources to write a review of literature. Presentation of the literature review. Language for describing part-whole relations in technical diagrams. Future tenses, noun clauses. Key academic vocabulary from a particular field.

The founding dynamics of the Republic. Economic policy between statism and liberalism. The debates on Kemalism as an ideology. Kadro movement. New generation of Republican intellectuals. Second World War and Turkey. Integration to the Post-war World order. The Cold War and Turkey. Democratic Party. The 27 May Military Intervention and the constitution of 1961. 1960s new cultural and political dynamics. 12 March Military Intervention. Cyprus as an international question and the formation of European Union. The 1970s and political polarization. The 1980 military intervention and the 1982 Constitution. Özal governments. Social transformation in Turkey from 1980s to 1990s.

Review of theories and current empirical research, and examination of biological, social and psychological factors during adolescence. Discussions of adolescence psychology in the light of recent societal changes. Discussions and follow up of contemporary adolescence psychology research. Social relationships with peers and parents in adolescence psychology. Conflicts and coping mechanisms during adolescence.