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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN PSYCHOLOGY

The undergraduate program is designed to acquaint students with a broad knowledge and basic skills in the main fields of psychology.

The Department offers a wide array of required and elective courses leading to the degree of B.S. in Psychology. All students in the Department of Psychology are required to take a minimum of 36 courses in addition to 4 non-credit courses. Before graduation, students are required to take 29 "must" and a minimum of 11 "elective" courses. "Non-departmental" electives should not be less than 3 credit-hours each. The minimum credit-hour requirements of the department is 128 credit hours.

UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology I (4-0)4
PSY 113 Research Methods in Psychology (3-2)4
SOC 109 Introduction to Sociology (3-0)3
BIO 106 General Biology (3-0)3
ENG 101 Development of Reading and Writing Skills I (4-0)4
TURK 101 Turkish I NC

Second Semester

PSY 102 Introduction to Psychology II (4-0)4
PSY 116 Statistics for Psychology I (3-2)4
Non-Departmental Elective (from PHIL) 3
Non-Departmental Elective (from SOC) 3
ENG 102 Development of Reading and Writing Skills I (4-0)4
TURK 102 Turkish II NC
IS 100 Introduction to Information Technologies and Applications NC

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester

PSY 217 Statistics for Psychology II (3-2)4
PSY 221 Developmental Psychology I (4-0)4
PSY 251 Social Psychology I (4-0)4
PSY 281 Experimental Psychology I : Learning (4-0)4
ENG 211 Academic Oral Presentation Skills (3-0)3
HIST 2201 Principles of Kemal Atatürk I NC

Fourth Semester

PSY 214 Research Methods in Psychology II (3-2)4
PSY 222 Developmental Psychology II (4-0)4
PSY 252 Social Psychology II (4-0)4
PSY 284 Cognitive PSychology (4-0)4
Non-Departmental Elective (from ECON) 3
HIST 2202 Principles of Kemal Atatürk II NC

THIRD YEAR

Fifth Semester

PSY 331 Testing and Measurement in Psychology (3-2)4
PSY 340 Theories of Personality (4-0)4
PSY 335 Industrial Psychology (3-2)4
Departmental Elective 3
Non-Departmental Elective 3
PSY 300 Summer Practice NC

Sixth Semester

PSY 342 Psychopathology (4-0)4
PSY 374 Biological Psychology (4-0)4
ENG 311 Advanced Communication Skills (3-0)3
Non-Departmental Elective 3
Non-Departmental Elective 3

FOURTH YEAR

Seventh Semester

PSY 444 Clinical Psychology (4-0)4
PSY 449 Health Psychology (4-0) 4
Departmental Elective 3
Departmental Elective 3

Eighth Semester

Free Elective 3
Departmental Elective 3
Departmental Elective 3
Departmental Elective 3

DESCRIPTION OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

PSY 100 General Psychology (3-0)3
This course aims to provide a general overview of theoretical and empirical areas of literature in psychology for non-psychology students. Students are exposed to major areas of psychology such as physiological psychology, developmental psychology, learning, memory and perception, personality and social psychology, and psyhopathology. Individual instructors may tailor the course in accordance with the needs of the students taking the course.
(Elective for non-departmental students).

PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology I (4-0)4
An introduction to general theories and methods of psychology; basic concepts and research findings in major areas of psychology, such as perception, learning, cognition and emotion.

PSY 102 Introduction to Psychology II (4-0)4
A continuation of PSY 101. Basic concepts and research findings in the areas of developmental psychology, personality, individual differences, abnormal behavior, psycho-therapy and social psychology.

PSY 113 Research Methods in Psychology (3-2)4
This course is intended, first, to introduce the basic concepts of psychological research, such as the relationship between theory and research,formulating and testing hypotheses, ethics in research, presentation of results, and second, to explain the nature of and problems associated with observational research in psychology. In addition to three lecture hours a week, two hours will be devoted to the discussion, exemplification, and application of the basic principles of sound psychoolgical research.

PSY 114 Research Methods in Psychology (3-2)4
This course aims to familiarize students with the use of experimental methods in psychology. The content will include basic principles of good experimentation, between group and within-group experiments, how to deal with the problems associated with these kinds of experiments, design and interpretation of factorial experiments. During the course of the semester, students will be required to create a simple experiment of their own, collect data, and report the result in a computer generated report in the appropriate format.
Prerequisite: PSY 113

PSY 116 Statistics for Psychology I (3-2)4
This course will introduce the basics of descriptive statistics and the principles of hypothesis testing. Methods of summarizing data, principles of probability, and basic assumptions and methods of hypothesis testing will be discussed as they relate to psychological research. The course will include weekly roblem sessions (2 hours a week) to reinforce the learning of the principles by application.

PSY 150 Understanding Social Behavior (3-0)3
This course is designed for non-psychology students and aims to familiarize them with principles and processes involved in social conduct. Topics to be covered may include social perception and cognition, attitudes, interpersonal attraction, social influence, helping, human aggression and groups.

PSY 217 Statistics for Psychology II (3-2)4
This course is intended to introduce the methods of statistical hypothesis testing that are used frequently in more complex research designs in psychology. The main part of the course will cover the use of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) in analyzing psychological data. In addition, the use of non-parametric tests and the issue of statistical power will be discussed.
Prerequisite: PSY 116

PSY 221 Developmental Psychology I (4-0)4
An integrated account of the various approaches to human development emphasizing the relevant research findings in this area with special reference to psycho-motor, mental, emotional and social development from birth through adolescence. Discussion of basic issues in developmental psychology.

PSY 222 Developmental Psychology II (4-0)4
Review of theory and research on psychological problems associated with different periods of life. Adolescence, early and late adulthood, family, parenthood, work environment and retirement. Old age, abilities and psychological development of the elderly.

PSY 240 Coping with Stress (3-0)3
The course aims at introducing basic theories and empirical evidence about human stress response. Focusing on transaction between mind and body and between persons and environments, the course intends to examine how physiological, psychological, social and cultural factors come together to influence what people perceive as stressful and how they cope with it. The course also involves practical applications of various emotion and problem focused coping skills.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or PSY 101

PSY 251 Social Psychology I (4-0)4
Introduction to the field and methods of social psychology; historical perspective, review of theoretical and empirical work related to areas such as social perception, cognition, attitude formation, change and measurement.

PSY 252 Social Psychology II (4-0)4
Review of theoretical and empirical work in the areas of interpersonal attraction, group processes including norms, conformity, negotiation, cooperation, conflict, leadership, productivity and socialization processes such as sex-role learning and pro and antisocial behavior.

PSY 272 Human Nervous System (3-0)3
Basic anatomy and physiology of the central and peripheral nervous system. Study of reflex mechanisms, sensory and perceptual processes, sensorimotor integration, homeostasis and endocrine system, as they relate to development and pathology of behavior.

PSY 281 Experimental Psychology I: Learning (4-0)4
A course designed to acquaint the students with the experimental literature of the psychology of learning. Areas of major emphasis are principles of classical and instrumental conditioning, reinforcement and its patterns, extinction, relation of learning to motivation, generalization and discrimination. A selective treatment of major learning theories in various contexts is distributed throughout the course material.

PSY 282 Experimental Psychology II: Perception (4-0)4
A survey course that concentrates on the central phenomena of perception with an attempt to clarify the theoretical problems to which these phenomena give rise. Topics to be covered include perception of size, the third dimension, direction, movement, form, neutral color and illusions. A brief discussion of sensory processes is also included.

PSY 301 Background in Psychology (3-0)3
This course is designed for non-psychology majors to familiarize them with basic concepts and theories in psychology. The course will center around issues in learning, memory motivation, emotions, human development, personality, social and environmental psychology.

PSY 302 Visual Perception (3-0)3
A course designed to acquaint the students with the human perceptual system. Major emphasis is placed on depth, form and movement perception with discussions on perceptual constancies and illusions. The course may be extended to include the social perceptual processes.
Prerequisite: PSY 301 or Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 312 Experimental Design and Analysis (3-2)4
A detailed study of experimentation and related issues in psychology. General principles of good experimental design, advantages and problems associated with different experimental designs, statistical principles of hypothesis testing, application of inferential statistics.

PSY 320 Topics in Developmental Psychology (3-0)3
In-depth study of selected topics in developmental psychology. Topics may include social development, language development, cognitive development or other possible fields of interest.
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

PSY 321 Cognitive Development (3-0)3
Review of basic cognitive mechanisms, characteristics of the information processing system and especially its development with particular emphasis upon knowledge structures and mental strategies. The course will provide a general introduction to current research and theories on symbolic capacity and the processes of its development.

PSY 322 Social Development (3-0)3
Mechanisms of socialization, impact of parental attitudes, peer relations and school on social, emotional, personality development. Issues related to development of social cognition will be reviewed, including the findings on the development of prosocial behaviors and social problem solving skills. International research on moral development will also be discussed.

PSY 331 Testing and Measurement in Psychology (3-2)4
Students will be exposed to the basic principles of measurement in psychology; norm development validity, reliability, and related statistics. Special emphasis will be given to test development and use of tests. Nature of abilities, intelligence and issues in intelligence testing are among the other topics covered in this course.

PSY 332 Intelligence Testing (2-2)3
A critical analysis of intelligence tests (WAIS and WISC-R in particular); discussion of procedures and principles in intelligence testing; practice in testing and reporting of test data.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 335 Industrial Psychology (3-2)4
This course provides a general overview of industrial psychology. Topics, such as methods used in the science and practice of industrial psychology, job analysis, criterion development, personnel selection, placement and training, and performance appraisal are covered with the purpose of providing a foundation in both theoretical and applied areas of the field.

PSY 336 Organizational Psychology (2-2)3
The course covers how organizations affect human behavior at work; motivation to work; communication in the organizations; leadership and related issues; satisfaction with work and other topics related to interaction of work and human behavior. The lectures will be geared toward problems that may be encountered at work by an employee or an employer without overburdening the students with the heavy theoretical content.
(For non-departmental students)

PSY 340 Theories of Personality (4-0)4
A survey of different theories and approaches to the study of personality. Comparison, critique and evaluation of different theories.

PSY 341 Psychology of Adjustment (3-0)3
The purpose of this course is to give an overview of theoretical perspectives on stress and coping. The course will provide a perspectives on stress and coping. The course will provide a review of literature on factors related to adjustment to major life events such as marriage, divorce, handicap and chronic illness and main coping strategies utilized throughout the adjustment process.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 342 Psychopathology (4-0)4
Historical review of the field; concepts of normal and abnormal behavior; theoretical approaches to abnormal behavior; examination of the types of adulthood psycho pathology as proposed in the latest classification system.

PSY 343 Topics in Clinical Psychology * (3-0)3
See course description at the end.

PSY 344 Clinical Psychology (4-0)4
Historical development and relationships with other disciplines; review of recent theories and research in the major areas of clinical psychology such as measurement of abilities, personality assessment, psychotherapy and prevention of behavior disorders; clinical psychology as a profession; training, legislation, licensing and ethical standards. Visits to settings where clinical psychologists are working may be arranged.

PSY 345 Speech And Language Pathology (2-2)3
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with speech and language problems among children and adults. The course intends to provide a basic understanding about speech mechanisms and diagnostic principles and procedures.

PSY 347 Counseling the Communicatively Disordered (2-2)3
The role and process of counseling in relation to speech-language and hearing disorders will be discussed. Interrelationships between speech-hearing therapy and counseling; and types of counseling approaches will also be considered.

PSY 349 Aging and Communication Disorders (3-0)3
Study of the psychological, sensory, and emotional changes that are part of the normal aging process as they relate to the impaired speech-language and hearing abilities of the aging population. Implications and consequences of decrease in auditory and speech perception abilities of the elderly individuals will be discussed.

PSY 350-353 Topics in Social Psychology * (3-0)3
See course description at the end.

PSY 352 Environment and Behavior (3-0)3
The interface between the physical and social environment and individual behavior is examined from an interdisciplinary perspective. The ecological assumptions of contemporary psychological theories are discussed, along with such concepts as the behavior setting unit, territoriality, personal space and levels of analysis.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 354 Introduction to Traffic Psychology (3-0)3
The aim of the course is to give students an overview of the main theories, methods and empirical findings of traffic psychology. The main emphasis in the course is on traffic safety and means of improving driver behavior. Since traffic safety is a product of many societal, psychological and environmental factors, the course will focus on these different aspects. In addition to classroom teaching, field exercises and demonstrations will also be used.

PSY 357 Culture and Relationship (3-0)3
This course aims to acquaint students with theories and research related to universals and cultural variations in personal relations. An important objective is to view the predominantly western research from a critical perspective. An attempt at including nonwestern research is made. Various types of personal relationships such as parent-child relations during infancy, childhood, adolescence and later adulthood, same-sex and different-sex friendships, sibling relationships, romantic and marital relations, family, relationships with kin and social networks and relationships in the workplace will be covered.

PSY 358 Social Identity, Majority- Minority Relations and
Acculturation (3-0)3
The aim of the course is to furnish an introduction to the theories and methods related to the investigation of majority-minority relations. The course will start with explication of Social Identity Theory and its derivatives and examine theoretical views on minority-majority relations. Theoretical approaches and research related to measuring and changing stereotypes and discussion of research on majority-minority relations in the laboratory and in real life will follow. Various ways in which minorities and majorities make adjustments within a multicultural social context will also be covered.

PSY 371 Emotion (3-0)3
The course aims at introducing complementary nature of theoretical and empirical approaches to emotions. Philosophical, cultural, evolutionary, developmental, neurological and clinical issues on emotion research will be elaborated to orient the students to initiate a complete research project on affective states.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Department.

PSY 372 Motivation and Emotion (3-0)3
Conceptual and experimental approaches to the study of motivation and emotion. Instincts, drives, purposive behavior, social and ego integrative motives. Nature of emotion; emotion and motivated behavior. Physiological variables in motivation and emotion. Motivational conflict and its resolution.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 374 Physiological Psychology (4-0)4
The physiological basis of behavior; study of sensory, neural and motor structures for sensory coding, hunger and thirst, sleep - waking cycle, communication emotion, learning, and psychosomatic disorders.

PSY 380 Topics in Experimental Psychology * (3-0)3
See course description at the end.

PSY 381 Cognitive Processes I (3-0)3
A survey course built upon the experimental cognitive approach to human information processing. Topics to be covered include sensory memory, attention, pattern recognition, short-term storage and processing, non-acoustic coding and forgetting in short-term memory.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 382 Cognitive Processes II (3-0)3
A continuation of "Cognitive Processes I." Topics to be covered include storage and retrieval processes in long-term memory, organization of semantic memory, structure and formation of concepts, problem solving and reasoning.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 384 Speech Perception (3-0)3
The aim of this course is to teach the acoustics of speech and its perception. Basic concepts are explained. Then these concepts are applied to the description of speech sounds, and acoustic research on the perception of speech sounds and their meanings are presented.

PSY 385 Introduction to Cognitive Science (3-0)3
The course is intended to provide an introduction to the multidisciplinary study of the human mind for diverse groups of students. Students will be exposed to the basics of how cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, neuroscience, and philosophy approach mental phenomena. The final portion of the course will present integrated approaches to some core topics of cognitive science such as language and vision.

PSY 386 Auditory Perception (3-0)3
Review of current knowledge and theories in auditory perception. Topics will include physics of sound and the physiology of the human auditory system; loudness, adaptation of loudness and fatigue; frequency analysis, masking and the critical band concept; pitch perception; auditory pattern and space perception and the perception of speech.

PSY 390-399 Workshop (1-4)3
The major aim is to involve the students in a typical research activity in their field of interest including designing of research, data collection, analysis of the results, and writing up a research report. Areas in which workshops will be offered will be announced, together with the course codes, each semester.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 410 General Experimental Psychology (2-2)3
A course designed to acquaint the student with experimentation and report-writing in a problem area of experimental psychology. Typically, the student finds a research problem, designs an experiment, collects data, analyzes and interprets data and writes an article based on the experiment.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 414 Computer Applications in Psychology (2-2)3
This course will provide an opportunity for students to apply statistical methods to psychological issues through the usage of statistical package programs such as SPSS and BMDP. The specific content of the course will include the topics related to the statistical tools learned in the previous years.

PSY 420 Experimental Child Psychology (3-0)3
Practice in the application of experimental method to the study of child behavior. Basic observational techniques in child study. Special problems, both practical and ethical, in the use of child subjects. Formulation, execution and report of research projects in child psychology.
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.

PSY 421 Topics in Developmental Psychology * (3-0)3
See course description at the end.

PSY 422 Language Acquisition and Development (3-0)3
The course will include major approaches to the study of child language acquisition and development during infancy and elementary school years. The course explicitly aims at integrating student's knowledge in cognitive mechanisms with those known about linguistic functioning and language acquisition. Language perception, comprehension, production and the development of discourse strategies will be discussed.

PSY 424 Applied Developmental Psychology (3-0)3
The course will provide information on the applications of developmental psychology, its findings on issues related to education, rehabilitation and fostering the growth potential of children. Theory and research base of testing, hospital and school services, scale construction, special research designs will be covered.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor

PSY 426 Childhood Psychopathology (3-0)3
Examination of the types of childhood psycho pathology as proposed in the latest classification system; behavioral treatment and assessment of childhood disorders.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 431 Personality Assessment (2-2)3
Survey of techniques of personality assessment with an emphasis on projective and behavioral techniques. Clinical prediction. Measurement of personality stability and change.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 432 Job Analysis and Performance Appraisal (2-2)3
The main focus of this course is on various methods of job analysis and performance evaluation systems. It is designed to be both a theoretical and an applied course in orientation. Special emphasis is placed on the application of job analysis methods and the development of performance appraisal systems in work organizations.

PSY 434 Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3-0)3
The course provides a detailed review of the current issues, theories, and applications in I/O psychology. Topics covered include job analysis and applications; personnel selection systems and techniques; the turnover process; performance and management theory and practice; human factors in work organizations; organizational culture and climate; leadership; and cross cultural I/O issues.

PSY 436 Job Analysis and Personnel Selection (2-2)3
This course covers the major areas of personnel testing, performance evaluations and testing, and job analysis. The problems and relevant issues of personnel decisions; various tools of personnel testing, performance appraisal systems, and job analysis will be investigated. Special emphasis will be given to developing instruments of measurement for personnel decisions in organizations.

PSY 440 Topics in Clinical Psychology * (3-0)3
See course description at the end.

PSY 441 Theories of Psychotherapy (3-0)3
Survey of different schools of psychotherapy. Review of psychotherapy research, critique and ethical standards for therapists.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 443 Community Psychology (3-0)3
Evolution of community psychology. Survey of its roots, paradigms, conceptual framework, strategies and tactics. Review of research and interventions in different systems.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 447 Family Therapy Approaches (3-0)3
Family as a system; adequate and dysfunctional family; several prominent approaches to family; diagnosis, stages in the process and techniques.

PSY 448 Methods of Family Therapy (3-0)3
Methods of family assessment; verbal and non-verbal methods of family intervention; therapist technique development from basic methods emphasized; application to various topical family problems.
Prerequisite: PSY 447 or consent of the Instructor.

PSY 450 Topics in Social Psychology * (3-0)3
See course description at the end.

PSY 451 Experimental Social Psychology (1-4)3
Uses of experimental method in social psychology. Introduction to various experimental paradigms in different topical areas in social psychology. Formulation, execution and report of social psychological experiments. Ethical issues in human experimentation.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 452 Psychology of Gender (3-0)3
The psychology of being a male or a female is pursued within a developmental perspective. Gender differences and problems in childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old-age are considered. Special emphasis is given to exploring the psychological functions and implications of gender stereotypes.

PSY 454 Social Psychological View of Media (3-0)3
The aim of the course is to provide an overview of the core terms used in the study of social psychology of media communication. Some of the main topics to be explained and illustrated will include social knowledge, influence processes, the construction of meaning, and the diffusion of representations. While making the case that the study of media influence cannot be isolated from an understanding of wider social, cultural, political, and economic contexts; the major emphasis will be given on role of the individuals as to how they make sense of the media depending on their own socio-cultural contexts.

PSY 455 Psychology of the Self and Attachment (3-0)3
The course aims to provide a detailed review of the recent literature on the development of the self and attachment from the social psychological, personality, and developmental perspectives. This course also deals with how the self and attachment are related and how they interact in influencing psychological functioning later in life.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Department.

PSY 460 Issues in Contemporary Psychology (3-0)3
Examination of controversial issues in present day psychology, with an emphasis on integration of theoretical and empirical approaches to each issue. Issues discussed may include the place of phenomenology in psychology, clinical vs. actuarial prediction, or other issues of current interest.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 470 Systems and Theories in Psychology (3-0)3
Early and modern theories and systems in psychology. Nature of theory in psychology and discussion of the trend towards mini theories. Survey of human models. Evaluation and critique.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.

PSY 483 Psychopharmacology (3-0)3
Neuropharmacological principles of drug action. Drug-receptor and drug-neurotransmitter interaction. Definition of basic concepts in psychopharmacology such as behavioral and clinical psychopharmacology, psychoactive drugs, tolerance, physical and psychological dependence and tolerance. Classification of psychoactive drugs. Basic behavioral techniques for the measurement of drug effects and behavioral models of clinical drug response.

PSY 490-499 Field Practice (1-4)3
The major aim is to give advanced students a practical orientation in their fields of interest. Experience will be arranged in various settings, such as psychiatric clinics, nursery schools and guidance and testing centers. The students are required to participate in weekly discussion sessions with the supervising staff member of the department. Areas in which practice will be offered will be announced, together with the course codes, each semester.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Instructor.