Course Structure Diagram with Credits

You can access the Curriculum for the 2012-2013 Academic Year (and before) here.

You can access the Curriculum between the 2013-2019 Academic Years here.

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
IUE 100		Orientation and Career Planning	1	0	1	2
PSY 101		Introduction to Psychology I	3	0	3	6
PSY 103		Quantitative Methods in Psychology I	3	0	3	6
MATH 111		Fundamentals of Mathematics	3	0	3	6
TURK 100		Turkish	4	0	4	4
ENG 101		Academic Skills in English I	2	2	3	3
SFL 1013		Second Foreign Languages I	2	2	3	3
Total						30

1. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
PSY 102		Introduction to Psychology II	3	0	3	6
PSY 104		Quantitative Methods in Psychology II	3	0	3	6
PSY 106		Biophysiological Basis of Human Behavior	3	0	3	6
HIST 100		Principles of Atatürk and History of Revolution	4	0	4	4
ENG 102		Academic Skills in English II	2	2	3	4
SFL 1024		Second Foreign Languages II	2	2	3	4
Total						30

2. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
PSY 201		Introduction to Developmental Psychology I	3	0	3	5
PSY 203		Social Psychology I	3	0	3	4
PSY 205		Research Methods in Psychology I	3	0	3	5
SFL 201		Second Foreign Languages III	2	2	3	4
ELEC 001		Elective Course I	3	0	3	6
POOL 005		GEC- Social Sciences C: Arts and Communication	3	0	3	6
Total						30

2. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
PSY 202		Introduction to Developmental Psychology II	3	0	3	5
PSY 212		Social Psychology II	3	0	3	4
PSY 216		Research Methods in Psychology II	3	0	3	5
ECON 140		Introduction to Health Economics	3	0	3	6
SFL 202		Second Foreign Languages IV	2	2	3	4
ELEC 002		Elective Course II	3	0	3	6
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
PSY 305		Industrial Psychology	3	0	3	7
PSY 307		Theories of Personality	3	0	3	7
ELEC 003		Elective Course III	3	0	3	6
PSIR 230		History of Philosophical Thought	3	0	3	4
Total						30

3. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
PSY 332		Clinical Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 334		Psychology of Learning	3	0	3	7
PSY 336		Cognitive Psychology	3	0	3	7
ENG 310		Essential Speaking Skills in English	3	0	3	4
POOL 004		GEC- Social Sciences B: Humanities and Social Sciences	3	0	3	6
Total						30

4. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
PSY 421		Psychopathology	3	0	3	6
ENG 410		English for Career Development	3	0	3	4
ELEC 004		Elective Course IV	3	0	3	6
ELEC 005		Elective Course V	3	0	3	6
POOL 006		GEC- Social Awareness and Ethics	3	0	3	3
PSYST 400		Internship (4 weeks)	0	0	0	5
Total						30

4. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
PSY 432		Independent Study	1	2	2	4
ELEC 006		Elective Course VI	3	0	3	6
ELEC 007		Elective Course VII	3	0	3	6
ELEC 008		Elective Course VIII	3	0	3	4
ELEC 009		Elective Course IX	3	0	3	6
POOL 007		GEC-Innovation and Entreprenuership	3	0	3	4
Total						30

Elective Courses
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
PSY 300		Reading and Writing in Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 317		Psychological Measurement	3	0	3	6
PSY 318		Attitude and Attitude Change	3	0	3	6
PSY 321		Evolutionary Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 323		Contemporary Advances in Social Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 327		Individual Differences	3	0	3	6
PSY 330		Adolescence	3	0	3	6
PSY 340		Marriage and Family	3	0	3	6
PSY 401		Test Construction in Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 404		Children and Adolescent Psychopathology	3	0	3	6
PSY 409		Cross Cultural Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 410		Principles of Psychological Counseling	3	0	3	6
PSY 411		Philosophical Basis of Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 412		Introduction to Psychotherapy	3	0	3	6
PSY 414		Psychological Testing in Practice	3	0	3	6
PSY 415		Human Sexuality	3	0	3	6
PSY 416		History of Psychology : Systems and Theories	3	0	3	6
PSY 417		The Psychology of Gender	3	0	3	6
PSY 419		Cognitive Development	3	0	3	6
PSY 420		Neuropsychological Assessment	3	0	3	6
PSY 422		Traffic Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 425		Aging and Older Adulthood	3	0	3	6
PSY 426		Work Motivation	3	0	3	6
PSY 427		Psychological Tests	3	0	3	6
PSY 428		Psychology of Trauma	3	0	3	6
PSY 429		Emotions	3	0	3	6
PSY 430		Clinical Observation and Interview	3	0	3	6
PSY 431		Selected Topics in Clinical Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 440		Applied Psychological Counselling	3	0	3	6
PSY 450		Advanced Physiological Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 460		Forensic Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 470		Language and Thought	3	0	3	6
PSY 480		Health Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 490		Addiction	3	0	3	4
PSY 497		Developing a Research Project in Psychology	3	0	3	6
PSY 498		Conducting and Reporting a Research Project in Psychology	3	0	3	6

Restricted Elective Courses
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS

Additional Notes

To be eligible for graduation, it is necessary to take 240 ECTS credits in total. Students should choose their General Education Courses (GEC) and elective courses to complete the required credits. Otherwise, they may not meet the graduation criteria.

Important Explanation about Elective Courses

Psychology students have to take 9 elective courses:

6 departmental electives,
3 outside (non-departmental) electives.

Important Explanation about General Education Courses (GEC)

Psychology students have to choose and complete 4 GEC:

1 courses from “Social Sciences” (Area C),
1 courses from “Social Sciences” (Area B),
1 course from “Social Awareness and Ethics”,
1 course from “Innovation and Entrepreneurship”

If you need support for these courses due to your disability, please refer to Disability Support Unit. Contact; engelsiz@ieu.edu.tr