School of Humanities \ Psychology
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
Programs that can take the course
Psychology Bachelor's Degree Program
This course provides an introduction to the essential
concepts and core topics within psychology and to
their application to real life situations.
Textbook and / or References
Gerrig, R. J. (2013). Psychology and life (20th ed. ). Pearson.
The goal of this course is to raise your knowledge in the basic psychological theories and recent research findings, as well as to explore current issues in areas such as human development, social psychology, and psychological disorders.
1. To be knowledgeable about basic psychological theories and the latest research and development.
2. Exploring current issues in fields such as human development, social psychology, and psychological disorders.
Week 1: Introduction to the course
Week 2: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment
Week 3: Human Development across the Life Span
Week 4: Motivation
Week 5: -Midterm I-
Week 6: Emotion, Stress, and Health
Week 7: Understanding Human Personality
Week 8: Social Psychology
Week 9: -Midterm II-
Week 10: Psychological Disorders
Week 11: Therapies for Psychological Disorders
Week 12: Review of chapters
| Tentative Assesment Methods |
| Activities |
Number |
Weight (%) |
| Course Attendance/Participation |
- |
- |
| Laboratory |
- |
- |
| Application |
- |
- |
| Homework |
- |
- |
| Project |
- |
- |
| Presentation |
- |
- |
| Field Work |
- |
- |
| Internship |
- |
- |
| Course Boards |
- |
- |
| Quiz |
- |
- |
| Midterm Exam |
2 |
60% |
| Final Exam |
1 |
40% |
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Total |
100% |
| Tentative ECTS-Workload Table |
| Activities |
Number/Weeks |
Duration (Hours) |
Workload |
| Course Hours (first 6 weeks) |
6 |
4 |
24 |
| Course Hours (last 6 weeks) |
6 |
4 |
24 |
| Laboratory |
- |
- |
- |
| Application |
- |
- |
- |
| Homework |
- |
- |
- |
| Project |
- |
- |
- |
| Presentation |
- |
- |
- |
| Field Work |
- |
- |
- |
| Internship |
- |
- |
- |
| Course Boards |
- |
- |
- |
| Preparation for Quiz |
- |
- |
- |
| Preparation for Midterm Exam |
2 |
20 |
40 |
| Final Exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Final Exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (preliminary work, reinforcement, etc.) |
12 |
5 |
60 |
| Total Workload | | |
170 |
| Total Workload / 30 | | |
170 / 30 |
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5.666667 |
| ECTS Credits of the Course | | |
6 |
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