Psychology I Cycle Curriculum

International University of Sarajevo, Department of Social Sciences
Psychology Program, I Cycle Curriculum (2018 - 2019)

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Semester I
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
PSY103	Introduction to Psychology		2	1	6
ELIT100	Academic English and Effective Communication		2	1	6
POLS101	Introduction to Philosophy		3	0	6
xxx	Free Elective I			0	6
xxx	University Elective I		0	0	3
xxx	Foreign Language Elective I		2	0	3
Semester Total=					30

Semester II
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
ELIT200	Critical Reading and Writing		2	1	6
MATH100	Mathematical Skills		2	2	6
PSY105	Statistics in Psychology		3	2	6
xxx	Free Elective II			0	6
xxx	University Elective II			0	3
xxx	Foreign Language Elective II		2	0	3
Semester Total=					30

Semester III
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
PSY202	Research Methods in Psychology	PSY103	2	1	6
PSY204	Biological Psychology	PSY103	3	0	6
PSY212	Life-span Development	PSY103	3	0	6
xxx	University Elective III			0	6
xxx	Faculty Elective I			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Semester IV
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
PSY303	Personality Psychology		3	0	6
PSY308	Social Psychology	PSY103	3	0	6
xxx	Program Elective I			0	6
xxx	Free Elective III			0	6
xxx	Faculty Elective II			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Semester V
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
PSY210	Health Psychology	PSY103	3	3	6
PSY305	Cognitive Psychology	PSY103	3	0	6
xxx	Program Elective II			0	6
xxx	Program Elective III			0	6
xxx	Free Elective IV			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Semester VI
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
PSY311	Organisational Psychology	PSY103	3	0	6
PSY402	Experimental Psychology	PSY211	2	1	6
PSY412	Abnormal Psychology	PSY103	3	0	6
xxx	Program Elective IV			0	6
xxx	Free Elective V			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Semester VII
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
PSY425	History and Systems	Senior Standing	2	1	6
xxx	Program Elective V			0	6
xxx	Program Elective VI			0	6
xxx	Program Elective VII			0	6
xxx	Program Elective VIII			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Semester VIII
Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
PSY370	Work Placement/Internship	Senior Standing		0	6
PSY490	Graduation Project	Senior Standing	1	2	6
xxx	Program Elective IX			0	6
xxx	Program Elective X			0	6
xxx	Program Elective XI			0	6
Semester Total=					30

Abbreviations: T= Teaching, P= Practice, ECTS credit		No. of Courses	42
Total Credits Required for Graduation	240	Minimum ECTS Credits for Applied / Practical Component of the Curriculum	60
Total Credits of Electives	126	Elective Ratio	52.50%

11 Program Electives are taken from Table 4.
2 Faculty Elective courses are taken from any program in FASS, except Psychology courses.
5 Free Elective courses are taken from any program in any faculty. Courses listed in Table 4 are recommended for Psychology students.
3 University Electives are taken from Tables 1 and 2.
2 Language Elective courses are taken from the list of language courses provided (can not be the student's mother language)
In exceptional cases only, Faculty Council may take a decision for a student to bypass a prerequisite for any course
Work placement/Internship is typically practiced in summer for a period of at least 25 work days, amounting to a minimum of 150 hours.
This new curriculum is being implemented for all students.
For the existing sophomore, junior and senior students, the Faculty Council will make plans for proper adaptation to the new curriculum.

Table 1:

IUS Pool of 6 ECTS University Courses

Code	Title	T	P	ECTS
CS103	Introduction to Programming	3	2	6
ECON111	Introduction to Microeconomics	3	0	6
ECON112	Introduction to Macroeconomics	3	0	6
ELIT101	Introduction to Literature	2	1	6
ENS105	The Brain	3	0	6
IR101	Introduction to International Relations	3	0	6
MAN102	Introduction to Management	3	0	6
NS102	Physics	3	2	6
NS103	Biology	3	0	6
NS104	General Chemistry	3	2	6
POLS102	Introduction to Political Science	3	0	6
SOC102	Introduction to Sociology	3	0	6
SPS103	Law and Ethics	3	0	6
SPS120	Critical Thinking	3	0	6
SPS150	World History	3	0	6
VA121	History of Art I	3	0	6

Table 2:

IUS Pool of 3 ECTS University Courses

Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
ARCH107	Understanding Art and Architecture		1	1	3
CS100	Computer Skills		0	5	3
CULT101	Understanding Cultural Encounters		2	0	3
ECON105	Understanding Business		2	0	3
NS111	Understanding Nature and Knowledge		3	0	3
NS112	Understanding Science and Technology		2	0	3
SPS140	Understanding Religion		3	0	3
TURK111	Spoken Turkish I		0	2	3
BOS111	Spoken Bosnian I		0	2	3
BOS112	Spoken Bosnian II	BOS111	0	2	3
TURK112	Spoken Turkish II		0	2	3

Table 5:

The List of Recommended Faculty Electives for Psychology students

Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
EDU102	Introduction to Pedagogy		2	1	6
EDU211	Curriculum and Material Design		1	2	6
EDU212	Testing and Evaluation		1	2	6
EDU311	Inclusive Education		2	1	6
EDU312	Social Pedagogy		3	0	6
EDU411	Theories & Approaches in Teaching & Learning		2	1	6
EDU423	Pedagogic Counseling		2	1	6
ELIT101	Introduction to Literature		2	1	6
ELIT201	Academic Writing		1	2	6
ELIT208	Classical Mythology		3	0	6
ELIT209	British Culture		2	1	6
ELIT309	Short Story		2	1	6
ELIT403	Twentieth Century Poetry		2	1	6
ELIT405	Modern Drama		2	1	6
ELT105	Introduction to Linguistics		2	1	6
ELT202	Language Acquisition		2	1	6
ELT312	Introduction to Discourse Analysis		2	1	6
ELT323	Early Foreign Language Learning		3	0	6
ELT421	Introduction to Pyscholinguistics		2	1	6
ELT422	Introduction to Sociolinguistics		2	1	6
HIST201	Historical Thought		3	0	6
HIST202	History of the Balkans		3	0	6
LITE207	Creative Writing		1	2	6
LITE302	American Poetry		2	1	6
LITE303	African-American Literature		2	1	6
LITE304	Children's Literature		2	1	6
LITE306	Fantasy Literature		2	1	6
LITE307	Comparative Literature		2	1	6
LITE308	Literature on Film		2	1	6
LITE309	Women and Literature		2	1	6
LITE310	Popular Literature		2	1	6
LITE401	American Drama		2	1	6
LITE402	American Novel		2	1	6
LITE403	Utopias and Dystopias		2	1	6
LITE406	Literature and Other Fields		2	1	6
POLS211	Politics and the Media		3	0	6
POLS301	Political Philosophy		2	2	6
POLS304	Politics in BiH		3	0	6
SOC201	Social Theory		2	2	6
SOC351	Political Sociology	Junior Standing	3	0	6
VA102	Introduction to Visual Communication		2	1	6
VA312	Photography		1	2	6

2xx, 3xx, 4xx or 5xx level courses from other FASS programs at IUS can be taken as faculty elective with the consent of the Program Coordinator.

Table 3:

The List of Recommended Free Electives for Psychology students

Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
BIO301	Molecular Biology		3	0	6
BIO304	Structural Biology	Junior Standing	3	0	6
BIO314	Neuroanatomy	Junior Standing	3	0	6
CS105	Advanced Programming	ENS213	3	2	6
CS310	Human Computer Interaction	CS105	3	2	6
CS404	Artificial Intelligence	MATH204	3	2	6
CULT413	Research Methodology in Cultural Studies			0	6
ECON310	Game Theory			0	6
ECON330	Industrial Organization	ECON210	3	0	6
EE418	Introduction to Machine Learning		3	2	6
IR472	Human Rights	Senior Standing	3	0	6
LAW334	Forensic Medicine		3	0	5
MAN302	Human Resource Management	MAN102	3	0	6
MAN345	Organizational Leadership	MAN102	3	0	6
MAN352	Consumer Behavior	MAN102	3	0	6
NS103	Biology		3	0	6
NS205	Cell Biology		3	1	6
NS209	Genetics I		3	2	6
POLS223	Nations, Ethnicities and Ideologies		3	0	6
SOC314	Sociology of Everyday Life	Junior Standing	3	1	6
SOC412	Multiculturalism and Social Change	Junior Standing	3	0	6

Table 4:

Program Electives for Psychology

Code	Title	Prerequisites	T	P	ECTS
PSY213	Child Psychology			0	6
PSY214	Applied Statistics			0	6
PSY215	Adolescent Psychology	PSY103	3	0	6
PSY301	Cultural Psychology	PSY103	3	0	6
PSY309	Cognitive Neuroscience			0	6
PSY310	Introduction to Psychopharamacology	Junior Standing		0	6
PSY312	Clinical Psychology	Junior Standing		0	6
PSY314	Educational Psychology	PSY209	3	1	6
PSY329	Psychometrics	PSY103	3	2	6
PSY336	Psychotherapy and Counseling	PSY103	3	0	6
PSY406	Positive Psychology		3	0	6
PSY407	Psycholinguistics	PSY103	3	1	6
PSY409	Child Psychopathology	PSY103	3	0	6
PSY414	Psychology of Adulthood and Aging	PSY103	3	0	6
PSY417	Psychodiagnostics	PSY103	3	0	6
PSY421	Psychology of Religion	PSY103	2	1	6
PSY422	Trauma Psychology	PSY103	3	0	6
PSY424	Social Cognition	PSY305	3	1	6
PSY437	Human Resources			0	6
PSY457	Emotion and Cognition		3	0	6
PSY458	Neuropsychology	PSY103	3	0	6
PSY496	Research Activity	Junior Standing	2	1	6

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