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).