Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Psychology · Undergraduate
ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Betül İLTER
Course Objective
This course aims to provide students with a holistic perspective and understanding about psychology, through studying the history of psychological thought, its development as a science, major schools of thought and their contributions to the field of psychology.
Course Content
This course provides knowledge on the major people in the history of psychology, its development as a science, major schools of psychological thought, fundamental distinctions in psychology, approaches, methodologies and the answers provided by various approaches, through both historicism and presentism.
Required Resources
History of modern psychology Schultz, D. P. and Schultz, S. E. (2007).Course Learning Outcomes
- Being able to discuss the physiologicall influences on psychology.
- Between the history of science the history of Psychology and modern conceptual, theoretical and factual relations compareto discuss.
- Being able to comprehend and discuss the theoretical, conceptual and intellectual relations between the history of science and the history of modern Psychology
- After taking this course students will be able to explain historical background of psychology, foundation of psychology as an independent science, and development of different psychological theories in an historical perspective.
- Being able to discuss the philosophical influences on psychology.
- Understanding the subfields of psychology and their approaches and contributions
- Being familiar with and interested in the concepts, theories and fundamentals of psychology
- Having a holistic big picture perspective on the schools, major pioneers, methods and fundamental questions of Psychology
Core Area Distribution
(22) Humanities%50 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%50
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion
Assessment & Evaluation
Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Midterm | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quiz | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 25 | 25 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Studies in the History of Psychology, the Development of Modern Psychology | CHAPTER 1 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 2 | Philosophical Influences on Psychology | CHAPTER 2 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 3 | Physiological Influences on Psychology | CHAPTER 3 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 4 | Structuralism | CHAPTER 5 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 5 | Functionalism: Antecedent Influences | CHAPTER 6 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 6 | Functionalism: Development and Founding | CHAPTER 7 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 7 | Applied Psychology: The Legacy of Functionalism | CHAPTER 8 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 8 | Ara Sınav | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences | CHAPTER 9 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 10 | Behaviorism: The Beginnings | CHAPTER 10 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 11 | Behaviorism: After the Founding | CHAPTER 11 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 12 | Gestalt Psychology | CHAPTER 12 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 13 | Psychoanalysis: The Beginnings | CHAPTER 13 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 14 | Psychoanalysis: After the Founding | CHAPTER 14 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 15 | Contemporary Developments in Psychology | CHAPTER 15 AND THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS |
| 16 | Final Sınavı | Final Sınavı |