Information Package / Course Catalogue
Applied Social Psychology
Course Code: PSİK526
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to explain and discuss the basics of applied social psychology, the application of social psychology to social problems, and the intersection of social psychology with the main application areas of social psychology.

Course Content

It includes applications of social psychology to areas such as gender, environmental psychology, education, traffic psychology, law, politics, sport, consumption, health and migration.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the theoretical approaches and current debates in the field of applied social psychology.
2.Recognise research methods used in applied social psychology studies.
3.To be able to evaluate the acquired knowledge together with the knowledge in other fields.
4.Can critically discuss current applied social psychological studies.
5.Can evaluate current applied social psychological studies in terms of ethics.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Çukur, C. Ş. & Sayılan, G. (2019). Uygulamalı Sosyal Psikoloji. Nobel Yayıncılık, Ankara.
2.Buunk, A. P. & Vugt, M. V. (2021). Sosyal Psikolojiyi Uygulama (Çev. M. Güler). İmge Kitabevi, Ankara.
3.Brewer, M. B. & Hewstone, M. (2004). Applied Social Psychology. Wiley-Blackwell.
4.Gruman, J. A., Schneider, F. W., & Coutts, L. M. (2016). Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and Addressing Social and Practical Problems (3rd Edition). Sage Publications.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Fundamentals, Principles and Methods of Applied Social Psychology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic Concepts in Applied Social Psychology (Social Cognition, Social Influence, Social Relationships)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Application of Social Psychology to Consumption
Week 4 - Theoretical
Application of Social Psychology in Education
Week 5 - Theoretical
Application of Social Psychology in Law
Week 6 - Theoretical
Application of Social Psychology in Sport
Week 7 - Theoretical
Application of Social Psychology in Health
Week 8 - Theoretical
Application of Social Psychology to Environmental Psychology
Week 9 - Theoretical
Application of Social Psychology to Politics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Application of Social Psychology to Traffic Behaviour
Week 11 - Theoretical
Application of Social Psychology to the Field of Gender Inequality
Week 12 - Theoretical
Application of Social Psychology to Migration Studies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Investigation of Poverty from Social Psychological Perspective
Week 14 - Theoretical
Intersection of Social Psychology with Clinical Psychology
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%20
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment118119
Midterm Examination124125
Final Examination124125
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
5
4
1
3
2
2
OÇ-2
3
5
1
3
1
2
OÇ-3
3
5
1
3
1
2
OÇ-4
5
3
1
5
1
3
OÇ-5
2
2
1
2
1
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026