Psychology of Political Power

Course: Political Psychology

Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology

Title
Psychology of Political Power
Code
ОК.06
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
LO2. Organize and conduct psychological research using valid and reliable methods. LO3. Summarize empirical data and formulate theoretical conclusions. LO5. Develop intervention programs (training, expertise, counseling, etc.), implement them into individual and group work, assess their quality. LO10. Summarize the results of own research in the form of scientific reports of various forms (abstracts, articles, reports, presentations).
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know the basics of social and political psychology 2. To have methods of organization, data processing, and interpretation of results in research of individual consciousness and behavior, interpersonal contacts, and intergroup relations
Course content
The purpose of the discipline is to acquaint students with psychological interpretations of political life as a very important social and psychological phenomenon, to disclosure of its personal and interpersonal parameters and characteristics that arise and are embodied in the space of political and ideological coexistence of citizens. Students master the psychological content of political processes and phenomena, gain an understanding of the deep and top mechanisms of psychological nature of people’s individual and collective involvement in politics
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Vasiutynskyi V. Interactional Psychology of Power. Kyiv: KSU, 2005. 492 p. [In Ukrainian] Canetti E. Crowds and Power. Kyiv: Alternatyvy, 2001.416 p. [In Ukrainian] Nietzsche F. Thus Spoke Zarathustra; The Will to Power. Ternopil: Navchalna Knyha - Bohdan, 2021. 352 p. [In Ukrainian] Fromm E. Escape from Freedom. Kharkiv: Klub Simeinoho Dozvillia, 2019. 288 p. [In Ukrainian] Foucault M. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. Kyiv: Komubuk, 2020. 452 p. [In Ukrainian]
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, Individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral answers, creative independent work The form of final control is an exam Oral answers, additions, participation in the discussion are evaluated at each seminar; creative independent work is performed in extracurricular time; final assessment is carried out in the form of an exam, which includes material from the entire course The maximum number of points for the exam is 40, if a student scores less than 24 points for the exam, the exam is considered failed The results of students' academic activities are evaluated on a 100-point scale. The final grade is defined as the simple sum of points for systematic work throughout the semester. Rating scale: excellent - 90-100, good - 75-89, satisfactory - 60-74, unsatisfactory - 0-59
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Vadym Oleksandrovych Vasyutynskyy
Department of Social Psychology
Faculty of Psychology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Social Psychology
Faculty of Psychology