Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi

Faculty of Humanities

Code

Course

Programme

Type

SDGs

How the course addresses sustainability and the SDGs

MSc

Health Psychology (full degree programme)

MSc Health Psychology

Full degree

3, 10

Full master's degree covering health promotion and prevention, chronic illness management, health behaviour change and health disparities.

MSc

Counselling Psychology (full degree programme)

MSc Counselling Psychology

Full degree

3, 10

Full master's degree promoting healthier living; research areas include rehabilitation counselling, substance abuse, trauma, stigmatisation, disability and multicultural advocacy.

MSc

Applied Social Psychology (full degree programme)

MSc Applied Social Psychology

Full degree

10, 16

Full master's degree applying social psychology to real-world issues, including prejudice and discrimination, violence and aggression, conflict and cooperation, and multicultural advocacy.

HPSY556

Epidemiology

MSc Health Psychology

Elective

3

Distribution and determinants of disease in populations; foundation of public health practice.

MSPSY504

Advanced Health Psychology: Psychosocial

MSc Health Psychology

Elective

3

Psychosocial determinants of health, stress, coping and illness.

PSY338

Health Psychology

BA Psychology (EN)

Compulsory

3

Psychological processes in health; stress and illness, pain management, smoking and substance use, and psychology's role in HIV and cancer care.

PSY341

Environmental Psychology

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

11, 13

Human behaviour and the physical environment: environmental stressors, pollution, crowding, territoriality and personal space.

PSY449

Gender Issues

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

5

Theories of gender and sexuality in psychology, including rape, pornography and gender-based violence.

PSY455

Child Abuse

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

16, 3

Aetiology, prevention, intervention and legal responses to child abuse (UN target 16.2).

PSY451

Drug and Individual Behavior

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

3

Effects of psychoactive drugs on behaviour, with legal and ethical aspects (UN target 3.5).

SOC104

Introduction to Sociology

BA Psychology (EN)

Compulsory

5, 10, 13

Class, race, gender, globalisation, education, health care, crime, media and the environment.

AME301

Gender Studies in American Culture

BA American Culture and Literature

Compulsory

5, 10

Gender and the experiences of marginalised groups in American literature and society.

AME302

Race and Ethnicity in American Culture

BA American Culture and Literature

Compulsory

10

Racial and ethnic minorities and conflicts with dominant cultural paradigms.

APSY711

Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapies

PhD Psychology

Compulsory

3

Group-based CBT for anxiety, depression, substance abuse and eating disorders, including relapse prevention (UN targets 3.4, 3.5).

TPSY338

Sağlık Psikolojisi (Health Psychology)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Compulsory

3

Stress and illness, pain management, smoking and drug use, and psychology's role in AIDS and cancer care.

TPSY341

Çevre Psikolojisi (Environmental Psychology)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Elective

11, 13

Environmental stressors, pollution, crowding and person-environment relations.

TPSY449

Cinsiyet Odaklı Konular (Gender Issues)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Elective

5

Gender and sexuality, including rape, pornography and gender-based violence.

TPSY455

Çocuk İstismarı ve İhmal (Child Abuse and Neglect)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Elective

16, 3

Types, psychological processes, therapy and legal aspects of child abuse and neglect (UN target 16.2).

TPSY451

Madde Bağımlılığı ve Bireysel Davranış (Substance Addiction and Behaviour)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Elective

3

Addiction, drug use and behaviour; working with patients on psychotropic medication (UN target 3.5).

HPSY563

Community Ecology

MSc Health Psychology

Elective

3, 11

Community-level determinants of health and well-being.

HPSY555

The Future of Health Psychology

MSc Health Psychology

Core

3

Emerging challenges and directions in health psychology and public health.

HPSY562

Services Planning, Reporting, and Evaluation

MSc Health Psychology

Elective

3

Planning, reporting and evaluating health and psychological services.

PSY352

Social Psychology II

BA Psychology (EN)

Compulsory

10, 16

Prejudice, stereotypes, aggression, gender roles and peace.

PSY382

Cross Cultural Psychology

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

10

Cultural factors in behaviour and cross-cultural understanding.

PSY347

Psychology of Aging

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

3, 10

Physiological, cognitive and social changes with ageing; well-being of older people.

PSY380

Psychology in Education

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

4

Psychological aspects of teaching and learning; student performance and motivation.

PSY467

Developmental Psychopathology

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

3, 4

Early detection, prevention and intervention for developmental disorders.

PSY476

Criminology

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

16

Psychology in the criminal justice system and efforts to reduce recidivism.

PSY460

Forensic Psychology

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

16

Psychology in legal investigation, public policy and the administration of justice.

PSY470

Special Topics in Applied Social Psychology

BA Psychology (EN)

Elective

10, 16

Applying social psychological theory to contemporary social issues.

PSY337

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

BA Psychology (EN)

Compulsory

8

Psychological processes and well-being in the workplace.

AME307

American Drama I

BA American Culture and Literature

Compulsory

5, 10

Feminist and ethnic theatre; intersection of class, gender and racism.

AME308

American Drama II

BA American Culture and Literature

Compulsory

5, 10

Continuation of AME307; class, gender and racism in post-war drama.

AME404

American Foreign Policy

BA American Culture and Literature

Compulsory

16, 17

International systems and the role of states in global governance.

TRA408

Intercultural Communication

BA Translation and Interpreting

Compulsory

10, 17

Intercultural communication and mutual understanding across cultures.

TRA308

Medical Translation

BA Translation and Interpreting

Compulsory

3

Medical translation supporting language access in health care.

TRA305

Translation for Law

BA Translation and Interpreting

Compulsory

16

Legal translation supporting access to justice.

TUDE402

Turkish Folklore

BA Turkish Language and Literature

Programme course

11

Intangible cultural heritage; analysing socio-cultural problems through folklore (UN target 11.4).

TUDE321

History of Turkish Culture

BA Turkish Language and Literature

Elective

11

Awareness of cultural heritage: language, arts, music, customs and traditions.

TUDE306

Turkish Theater Literature

BA Turkish Language and Literature

Programme course

4

Using drama to support learning in primary and secondary education.

MSPSY503

Advanced Topics in Inter Group Relations

MSc Applied Social Psychology

Elective

10, 16

Intergroup relations, prejudice and conflict between social groups.

MSPSY511

Psychology of Criminal Conduct

MSc Applied Social Psychology

Elective

16

Psychological understanding and prevention of criminal behaviour.

APSY708

Psychopathology and Differential Diagnoses II

PhD Psychology

Compulsory

3

Mental disorders including substance-related disorders, from a biological, psychological and social perspective.

TPSY337

Endüstriyel ve Örgütsel Psikoloji (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Compulsory

8

Employee well-being and the requirements of a healthy working environment.

TPSY352

Sosyal Psikoloji II (Social Psychology II)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Compulsory

10, 16

Intergroup interaction, cooperation, helping and violence; introduction to environmental and health psychology.

TPSY382

Kültürlerarası Psikoloji (Cross-Cultural Psychology)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Elective

10

Cross-cultural theory, methodology and cultural differences in contact.

TPSY347

Yaşlanma Psikolojisi (Psychology of Ageing)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Elective

3, 10

Factors affecting older people's well-being.

TPSY380

Okul ve Eğitim Psikolojisi (School and Educational Psychology)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Elective

4

Psychological foundations of education systems, learning and teacher behaviour.

TPSY476

Kriminoloji (Criminology)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Elective

16

Causes and types of crime, and psychological processes in justice institutions.

TPSY460

Adli Psikoloji (Forensic Psychology)

BA Psychology (Turkish-medium)

Elective

16

Forensic psychology, legal competency and expert testimony.

TDED606

Yeni Türk Edebiyatı ve Türkçe Öğretimi (Modern Turkish Literature and Turkish Language Teaching)

PhD Turkish Language and Literature

Elective

4

Debates on Turkish language education and their relevance to teaching today.

TDED605

Türkçe Gayr-ı Müslim Edebiyatı (Turkish-language Literature of Non-Muslim Communities)

PhD Turkish Language and Literature

Elective

10

Literature written in Turkish by non-Muslim communities; bilingualism and minority voices.

TDED610

Kıbrıs Türk Halk Edebiyatı (Turkish Cypriot Folk Literature)

PhD Turkish Language and Literature

Elective

11

Turkish Cypriot folk literature as local cultural heritage (UN target 11.4).

TDED616

Folklor Malzemesi Derleme Metotları (Methods of Folklore Collection)

PhD Turkish Language and Literature

Elective

11

Field methods for documenting and safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (UN target 11.4).