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CRITICAL PSYCHOLOGY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
PSY313 CRITICAL PSYCHOLOGY 5 3 3 5

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)

Explain the main concepts, historical roots, and theoretical concerns of critical psychology. (Bloom’s 2)
Describe how psychological knowledge has been shaped by historical, philosophical, institutional, and political contexts. (Bloom’s 2)
Compare mainstream psychological approaches with critical perspectives on subjectivity, normality, classification, mental health, development, and social power. (Bloom’s 4)
Analyze psychological theories and practices through critical frameworks such as Foucauldian analysis, postcolonial thought, feminist psychology, critical race perspectives, and critiques of neoliberalism. (Bloom’s 4)
Evaluate the ethical and political implications of psychology in relation to psychiatry, surveillance, family, gender, race, neurodiversity, nonhuman animals, and social control. (Bloom’s 5)
Discuss the possibilities and limits of psychology as a practice of critique, resistance, care, and liberation. (Bloom’s 2)