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Psychology is a scientific discipline that employs systematic methods of inquiry to study and explain human behavior, in terms of underlying variables such as neural, physiological, and cognitive processes; developmental factors and individual differences; and social and interpersonal influences and contexts.
The undergraduate curriculum of the Psychology Department in Izmir Economics University has been designed to introduce the breadth of psychology in terms of both the range of behavioral phenomena studied and the variety of methods and theoretical approaches employed. Beyond introductory courses, students can take specialized courses in areas such as, learning and memory, motivation, perception, cognition, measurement, personality, and clinical, developmental, social, industrial and organizational psychology.
The curriculum also provides opportunities for research experience, by participation with faculty and graduate students in research projects as well as field practice.
To see the course details (such as objectives, learning outcomes, content, assessment and ECTS workload), click the relevant Course Code given in the table below.
1. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
MATH 111 | Fundamentals of Mathematics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
IUE 100 | Academic and Social Orientation | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
SFL 1013 | Second Foreign Languages I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
PSY 103 | Quantitative Methods in Psychology I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
HUM 103 | Principles of Social Sciences I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
ENG 101 | Academic Skills in English I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
PSY 100 | Reading and Writing in Psychology | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Total : | 30 |
1. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
ENG 102 | Academic Skills in English II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
HUM 104 | Principles of Social Sciences II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
PSY 106 | Biophysiological Basis of Human Behavior | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
PSY 104 | Quantitative Methods in Psychology II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
PSY 102 | Introduction to Psychology II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
ECON 100 | Principles of Economics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
SFL 1024 | Second Foreign Languages II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Total : | 30 |
2. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
HIST 201 | Principles of Atatürk and History of Revolution I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
BA 113 | Introduction to Business | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
PSY 201 | Introduction to Developmental Psychology I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
TURK 201 | Turkish I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
SFL 201 | Second Foreign Languages III | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
PSY 205 | Research Methods in Psychology | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
PSY 203 | Social Psychology I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
Total : | 30 |
2. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
TURK 202 | Turkish II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
ST 200 | Internship I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
PSY 204 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 208 | Laboratory Techniques and Instrumentation in Psychology | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
SFL 202 | Second Foreign Languages IV | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
PSY 202 | Introduction to Developmental Psychology II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 212 | Social Psychology II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
HIST 202 | Principles of Atatürk and History of Revolution II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Total : | 30 |
3. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
PSY 303 | Psychology of Perception | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
SFL 301 | Second Foreign Languages V | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
ELEC 002 | Elective Course II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
ELEC 001 | Elective Course I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 302 | Psychological Measurement | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
PSY 307 | Theories of Personality | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
Total : | 30 |
3. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
PSY 304 | Psychopathology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
SFL 302 | Second Foreign Languages VI | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
PSY 206 | Psychology of Learning | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
ELEC 004 | Elective Course IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 401 | Test Construction in Psychology | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
ELEC 003 | Elective Course III | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
ST 300 | Internship II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Total : | 30 |
4. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
ELEC 006 | Elective Course VI | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
ELEC 005 | Elective Course V | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 305 | Industrial Psychology | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
ELEC 008 | Elective Course VIII | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 451 | Applied Workshop on Psychology I | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
ELEC 007 | Elective Course VII | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
SFL 401 | Second Foreign Languages VII | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Total : | 30 |
4. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
ELEC 012 | Elective Course XII | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
ELEC 011 | Elective Course XI | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
ELEC 010 | Elective Course X | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
ELEC 009 | Elective Course IX | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 452 | Applied Workshop on Psychology II | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
ELEC 013 | Elective Course XIII | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
SFL 402 | Second Foreign Languages VIII | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Total : | 30 |
Elective Courses | ||||||
Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
PSY 301 | Priciples of Psychological Counseling | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 311 | Clinical Observation and Interview | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 312 | Applied Psychological Counseling | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 313 | Evolutionary Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 314 | Contemporary Advances in Social Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 316 | Advanced Physiological Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 404 | Children and Adoloscent Psychopathology | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 405 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 408 | Health Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 409 | Cross Cultural Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 411 | Philosophical Basis of Psyhology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 413 | Introduction to Psychotherapy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 414 | Psychological Testing in Practice | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 415 | Human Sexuality | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 416 | History of Psychology : Systems and Theories | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 418 | Language and Thought | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 422 | Traffic Psychology | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 423 | Motivation | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 424 | Individual Differences | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 497 | Developing a Research Project in Psychology | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 498 | Conducting and Reporting a Research Project in Psychology | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
PSY 320 | Forensic Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
PSY 420 | Neuropsychological Assessment | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
In the framework of the regulations set by Higher Education Council of Turkey (YÖK), student admission for this undergraduate program is made through a university entrance examination called ÖSYS. Following the submission of students’ academic program preferences, Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) places the students to the relevant program according to the score they get from ÖSYS.
International students are accepted to this undergraduate program according to the score of one of the international exams they take such as SAT,ACT etc. or according to their high school diploma score.
Exchange student admission is made according to the requirements determined by bilateral agreements signed by IUE and the partner university.
Visiting students can enroll for the courses offered in this program upon the confirmation of the related academic unit. Additionally, they need to prove their English language level since the medium of instruction at IUE is English.