COURSE SYLLABUS

ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

1	Course Title:	ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
2	Course Code:	PSİ4060
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Öğr.Gör.Dr. ELVAN MELEK ERTÜRK
16	Course Lecturers:	Öğr.Gör.Dr. Pınar Tosun
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	e-posta: elvane@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 224 2941873 Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Psikoloji Bölümü Oda: E-026
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to explain the main issues, theories, and applications of environmental psychology, which mainly examined the relationship between people and their environment, to the students.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To recognize the main terms and theories of the field.;
2	To evaluate studies of environmental psychology and its connections to the related fields, on a historical process.;
3	To determine people’s usage of the physical environment for the interpersonal relationships;
4	To determine the environmental factors that effects people;
5	To determine the real life applications of environmental psychology knowledge;
6	To realize the role of human on the environment;
7	To gain a sensitive point of view to the environment;
8	To be able to search for scientific solutions to the environmental problems of daily life;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The presentation of the course outline and the main subjects in general
2	The historical background of the field, and field’s relations with other subfields of psychology and research methods which used in environmental psychology
3	Fundamental theories
4	Discussion on fundamental theories and introduction to environmental perception and cognition
5	elaboration on the concepts and theories of environmental perception and cognition
6	Factors that affect perception and cognition and the concept of cognitive maps, discussion on the examples
7	Review & 1st Mid-Term Exam
8	Privacy, definitions, theories and functions; Development of privacy through ages, Privacy Regulation Theory
9	Personal space, definitions and theories
10	Theories of personal space and measurement methods and techniques; The consequences of personal space violations and Territoriality
11	Review & 2nd Mid-Term Exam
12	Development, change and measurement of environmental attitudes
13	The consequences of some environmental factors like crowding, pollution, noise pollution, and stress, on people
14	Localism and place identity

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Göregenli, M. (2005). Çevrel Psikolojisinde Temel Konular. İzmir: Ege Üniv. Yay. Morvel, J. (1985). Çevre Psikolojisine Giriş. (Çev. N. Bilgin) İzmir: Ege Üniv. Yay. Gifford, R. (1997). Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	2	50
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	3	0
Final Exam	1	50
Total	6	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High