PSYCHOLOGY (ENGLISH)
Qualification Awarded	Program Süresi	Toplam Kredi (AKTS)	Öğretim Şekli	Yeterliliğin Düzeyi ve Öğrenme Alanı
Bachelor's (First Cycle) Degree	4	240	FULL TIME	TYÇ, TR-NQF-HE, EQF-LLL, ISCED (2011):Level 6 QF-EHEA:First Cycle TR-NQF-HE, ISCED (1997-2013): 31

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

5010003148

Ders İsmi:

Major Topics in Literature

Ders Yarıyılı:

Spring

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Labs	Credit	ECTS
2	0	0	2	3

Language of instruction:

Ders Koşulu:

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Other Recommended Topics for the Course:

Type of course:

Üniversite Seçmeli

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator :

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Gülay GÜLPINAR ÖZORAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Gülay GÜLPINAR ÖZORAN

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:

This course explores major themes in literature across historical periods, focusing on how texts reflect universal human concerns such as the uncertainty of existence, romantic love, mortality, societal corruption, war, and guilt. Through close readings of works like Theogony, Metamorphoses, Everyman, Julius Caesar, and Gulliver’s Travels, lyric poems on love by various poets, and lastly poems on war and a story by James Joyce students will analyze how cultural and historical contexts shape literary expression. By engaging with diverse literary forms—including drama, poetry, and prose—students will trace the evolution of themes, develop critical and analytical skills, and reflect on the human condition.

Course Content:

Theogony, Metamorphoses, Everyman, Julius Caesar, Gulliver's Travels, Dubliners

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Identify and critically analyze recurring themes in literature across different historical periods.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Apply close reading techniques to interpret literary texts with depth and nuance.
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
1) Explain how historical, social, and cultural contexts shape literary works.
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction and reading the syllabus together
2)	Big questions and grand narratives of the ancient world: how did the universe come into existence? What are the Dynamics that created the world? Hesiod’s Theogony related themes: coping with the unknown
3)	Big questions and grand narratives of the ancient world: how to live a meaningful life? What to do in the face of hardships? Ovid’s Metamorphoses related themes: heroism, resilience
4)	Themes of the Middle Ages: What awaits us in the afterlife? How to live a meaningful life in the Middle Ages? Everyman- Medieval morality play- related themes: morality, religion, death
5)	Themes of the Early Modern period: Politics, public life, betrayal, justice/injustice Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
6)	Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
7)	Romantic love throughout the ages: courtly love tradition Catullus: “Lesbia, come, let us live and love” Edmund Spenser, sonnet 54 Shakespeare, sonnet 130
8)	Midterm
9)	Romantic love throughout the ages: dark side of love, obsessive love Robert Browning “Porphyria’s Lover”
10)	Humanity and its failures, corruption and immorality Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (“Houyhnhnmland”)
11)	Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (“Houyhnhnmland”)
12)	No class- Holiday- National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
13)	War and Trauma Siegfried Sassoon ‘They’, ‘Glory of Women’ Wilfred Owen ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’
14)	Individual freedom, choice and inertia James Joyce’s ‘Eveline’
15)	Revision
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Theogony, Metamorphoses, Everyman, Julius Caesar, Gulliver's Travels, Dubliners
References:	Theogony, Metamorphoses, Everyman, Julius Caesar, Gulliver's Travels, Dubliners

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları	1	2	3
Program Outcomes
1) Knows the theories, different approaches and perspectives related to psychology and knows the basic concepts and terms related to psychology.
2) Knows the process of psychology becoming a science from a historical perspective, its approach to emotional, behavioral and mental processes in this process and the scientific methods used to investigate these processes.
3) Knows the working subjects and methods of the subfields of psychology and defines the duties of psychologists working in these fields.
4) To be able to deal with the human being as a biological, psychological, sociological and cultural whole and to be able to establish a relationship with related disciplines in this sense.
5) Knows the salient emphases of the major theories, approaches and perspectives of psychology (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic and sociocultural).
6) Knows the basic principles and methods of psychological assessment and gains basic interview skills.
7) Have a basic level of knowledge about commonly used measurement tools in related subfields of psychology.
8) To have the knowledge and skills required to conduct research in the field of psychology, to find a problem, to create a research design, to collect data, to determine appropriate data analysis, to interpret and report findings.
9) To have a good understanding of scientific thinking in psychology; to use critical thinking and reasoning skills.
10) Knows the ethical principles, values and practices of psychology.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Knows the theories, different approaches and perspectives related to psychology and knows the basic concepts and terms related to psychology.
2)	Knows the process of psychology becoming a science from a historical perspective, its approach to emotional, behavioral and mental processes in this process and the scientific methods used to investigate these processes.
3)	Knows the working subjects and methods of the subfields of psychology and defines the duties of psychologists working in these fields.
4)	To be able to deal with the human being as a biological, psychological, sociological and cultural whole and to be able to establish a relationship with related disciplines in this sense.
5)	Knows the salient emphases of the major theories, approaches and perspectives of psychology (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic and sociocultural).
6)	Knows the basic principles and methods of psychological assessment and gains basic interview skills.
7)	Have a basic level of knowledge about commonly used measurement tools in related subfields of psychology.
8)	To have the knowledge and skills required to conduct research in the field of psychology, to find a problem, to create a research design, to collect data, to determine appropriate data analysis, to interpret and report findings.
9)	To have a good understanding of scientific thinking in psychology; to use critical thinking and reasoning skills.
10)	Knows the ethical principles, values and practices of psychology.

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Yazılı Sınav (Açık uçlu sorular, çoktan seçmeli, doğru yanlış, eşleştirme, boşluk doldurma, sıralama)

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Semester Final Exam	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100