Decision and Behavior Minor Program Requirements
The minor in Decision and Behavior aims to provide students with analytical and normative tools to understand and evaluate individual and collective behaviors as well as decisions. The highly interdisciplinary program covers several fields of study including social sciences, humanities, engineering, and management. Also, the courses offered in this minor program include training and discussions on the applications of theories to real-world problems.
The students who complete this minor are expected to:
- Understand the sources of behaviors and decisions as well as their transformation and development
- Analyze individual and collective decision-making processes and their societal and business outcomes using qualitative and quantitative methods
- Learn how to improve decisions and behaviors
- Reflect upon ethical dilemmas
- Obtain skills required for improving interpersonal as well as inter- and intra-group interactions
- Examine the policy implications of decisions and behaviors at micro and macro levels
Summary of Degree Requirements
|
Course Category |
Min. ECTS Credits |
Min. SU Credits |
Min. Courses |
|
Required Courses |
- |
6 |
2 |
|
Core Elective Courses |
- |
3 |
1 |
|
Area Elective Courses |
- |
9 |
3 |
|
Total |
- |
18 |
6 |
Required Courses
Both courses should be taken.
|
Course |
Name |
ECTS Credit |
SU Credit |
Faculty |
|
PSY 201 |
Mind and Behavior |
6 |
3 |
FASS |
|
ECON 201 |
Games and Strategies |
6 |
3 |
FASS |
Core Elective Course
Maximum 1 course (3 SU credits) should be taken from the pool below. If more than one course from the pool is taken, they will be counted as 1 course. For example, if a student took both PSY202 and CS210, they will be counted as 1 course.
|
Course |
Name |
ECTS Credit |
SU Credit |
Faculty |
|
PSY 202 |
Research Methods and Statistics for Psychology I |
7 |
3 |
FASS |
|
SPS 311 |
Research Methods |
7 |
3 |
FASS |
|
MGMT 203 |
Introduction to Data Analysis and Research in Business |
6 |
3 |
SOM |
|
MATH 306 |
Statistical Modelling |
6 |
3 |
FENS |
|
CS 210 |
Introduction to Data Science |
6 |
3 |
FENS |
Area Elective Courses
Minimum 3 courses (9 SU credits) from 3 different categories below should be taken. For example, a student can take one CULT (Category 1), one POLS (Category 2), and one PSY (Category 3) course from the pool below. They will be counted as 3 elective courses. Nevertheless, one CULT (Category 1), one PHIL (Category 1), and one PSY (Category 3) course will be counted as 2 elective courses (rather than 3), because CULT and PHIL codes are in the same category based on the table below.
|
Category |
Course Codes |
|
Category 1 |
ANTH, CULT, PHIL, SOC |
|
Category 2 |
IR, POLS, SPS, CONF |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
|
Category 4 |
ECON |
|
Category 5 |
CS, IE, IF |
|
Category 6 |
MGMT, MKTG, ORG |
The distribution of included courses across Categories and the list of elective courses are given below:
|
Category |
# of Included Courses |
|
Category 1 |
6 |
|
Category 2 |
12 |
|
Category 3 |
14 |
|
Category 4 |
1 |
|
Category 5 |
4 |
|
Category 6 |
7 |
|
Total |
44 |
|
Category |
Subject |
Course Code |
Title |
SU Cr. |
ECTS |
Faculty |
|
Category 1 |
CULT |
343 |
Topics In Gender & Sexuality Studies |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 1 |
CULT |
434 |
Advanced Cultural Theory |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 1 |
PHIL |
310 |
Philosophy of Mind |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 1 |
SOC |
201 |
Social Theory |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 1 |
SOC |
321 |
Urban Sociology |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 1 |
SOC |
432 |
Sexualities, Sociabilities |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
IR |
301 |
Globalization and International Relations |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
IR |
389 |
Human Rights in World Affairs |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
IR |
400 |
International Conflict and Peace |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
IR |
403 |
Political Violence in the Post-Cold War Era |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
IR |
493 |
International Negotiation |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
POLS |
303 |
Elections And Political Participation |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
POLS |
304 |
Comparative Party Systems and Interest Groups |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
POLS |
351 |
Dynamics of Political Change |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
POLS |
401 |
Political Psychology |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
POLS |
483 |
Ethnicity and Nationalism |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
SPS |
315 |
Analysis of Social Networks |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 2 |
CONF (SPS) |
300 |
Conflict Analysis & Resolution |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
310 |
Cognitive Processes |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
314 |
Language |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
315 |
Memory |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
317 |
Learning |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
320 |
Developmental Psychology |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
340 |
Social Psychology |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
350 |
Introduction to Neuroscience |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
370 |
Emotion |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
405 |
Culture and Cognition |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
450 |
Selected Topics in Neuroscience |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
390 |
Sensation and Perception |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
344 |
Group Processes |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
352 |
Cognitive Neuroscience |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 3 |
PSY |
322 |
Lifespan Psychological Science |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 4 |
ECON |
312 |
Behavioral Economics |
3 |
6 |
FASS |
|
Category 5 |
CS |
404 |
Artificial Intelligence |
3 |
6 |
FENS |
|
Category 5 |
CS |
412 |
Machine Learning |
3 |
6 |
FENS |
|
Category 5 |
IE |
405 |
Decision Analysis |
3 |
6 |
FENS |
|
Category 5 |
IF |
467 |
Decision, Psychology and Brain |
3 |
6 |
FENS |
|
Category 6 |
MGMT |
414 |
Negotiation Skills |
3 |
6 |
SOM |
|
Category 6 |
MKTG |
301 |
Introduction to Marketing |
3 |
6 |
SOM |
|
Category 6 |
MKTG |
401 |
Marketing Research |
3 |
6 |
SOM |
|
Category 6 |
MKTG |
402 |
Consumer Behavior |
3 |
6 |
SOM |
|
Category 6 |
MKTG |
410 |
Social Media and Search Marketing Analytics |
3 |
6 |
SOM |
|
Category 6 |
ORG |
302 |
Organizational Behavior |
3 |
6 |
SOM |
|
Category 6 |
ORG |
401 |
Human Resources Management |
3 |
6 |
SOM |
For more information about the minor program please contact Mustafa Oğuz Afacan (mafacan@sabanciuniv.edu).