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| Unit | |
| Code | SD0806 |
| Name | Cinema Through a Psychological Lens |
| Term | 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall and Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Label | UCC University Common Course |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Meryem DEDELER |
| Course Instructor |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Meryem DEDELER
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to explain psychological concepts and disorders depicted in movies to students and discuss how they are handled in the movies with students in the classroom.
Course Content
This course includes psychopathologies such as schizophrenia, autism, anorexia nervosa, antisocial personality disorder, multiple personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addiction, and psychological concepts like emotions, suicide, positive psychology, technology and psychology, cyberbullying, and euthanasia.
Course Precondition
Resources
-Lecture Notes -Wedding, D. & Niemiec, R. M. (2016). Sinema ve akıl sağlığı: Psikopatolojileri anlamak için filmlerden yararlanmak (R. Aratan, Trans.). İstanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları.
Notes
APA (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, 5th edition (DSM V). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains what emotions are and how they are handled in the movie. |
| LO02 | Explains what schizophrenia is and how it is handled in the movie. |
| LO03 | Explains what autism is and how it is handled in the movie. |
| LO04 | Evaluates what anorexia nervosa is and how it is handled in the movie. |
| LO05 | Explains what antisocial personality disorder is and how it is handled in the movie. |
| LO06 | Explains what multiple personality disorder is and how it is handled in the movie. |
| LO07 | Explains what obsessive-compulsive disorder is and how it is handled in the movie. |
| LO08 | Explains what addiction is and how it is handled in the movie. |
| LO09 | Explains what suicide and euthanasia are, and how they are handled in the movie. |
| LO10 | Explains what positive psychology is and how it is handled in the movie. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the Course and Movie Selection | Searching movies about psychopathologies, and suggesting them in the class. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 2 | Emotions: Inside Out | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 3 | Schizophrenia: A Beautiful Mind | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 4 | Autism: Rain Man | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 5 | Technology and Psychology: Disconnect | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 6 | Anorexia Nervosa: To The Bone | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Suicide: Suicide Room | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Getting ready for the mid-term exam. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Antisocial Personality Disorder: We Need to Talk About Kevin | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Cyberbullying: Cyberbully | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 11 | Multiple Personality Disorder: Split | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 12 | Euthanasia: The Sea Inside | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 13 | Addiction: Requiem for a Dream | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: As Good As It Gets | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Positive Psychology: It is a Wonderful Life | Watching the movie, and searching about the topic it handles. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 16 | Term Exams | Getting ready for the final exam. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Getting ready for the final exam. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 86 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,44 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||