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South-West University “Neofit Rilski” PHILOSOPHICAL FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

QUALIFICATION: PSYCHOLOGY MASTER`S PROGRAMME: FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

EDUCATIONAL-QUALIFICATION DEGREE: MASTER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION: MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY OFFICIAL LENGHT OF PROGRAMME: 4 Semesters MODE OF STUDY: Part time ACCESS REQUIREMENTS: A Diploma from a Bachelor Degree

Qualification characteristic of master`s programme - “Forensic psychology” in educational and qualification degree “Master” with professional qualification “Master of psychology” is a basic document that define amplification of curriculum and programs. The course respond to the Ordinance on the state reguirements for acquiring higher education by educational and qualification degrees “Master” , “Bachelor”, “Professional Bachelor” and the regulations of University.

Students studying in the Master's program in Forensic Psychology acquire extensive and detailed psychological knowledge about crime and its causation, criminal behavior and criminal realization of personality motives and motivation of criminal behavior, psychological laws governing social prevention; psychological regularities specific to the prosecution of offenders. Graduates of Psychology through their studies at Master Course acquire professional skills and competence to conduct psychological examinations of offenders, conducting psychological examinations of candidates for work in specialized state bodies, psychological consultation on organizational and managerial problems of specialized state bodies; psychological counseling for the problems of operative search, preventive and judicial activity; conducting forensic psychological research and providing legal and psychological expertise. Employment prospects in the psychological laboratories at the Ministry of Interior; staff executives of specialized state bodies, the operational units of the Ministry of Interior; prison.

S Y L L A B U S compulsory subject in the curriculum of Psychology

Educational and scientific degree: “Master of psychology” non-professional “ FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY”

First year First semester ECTS

credits Second semester ECTS

credits Evolutionary Psychology Cognitive Psychology Physiological Psychology Personality Psychology Social Psychology Developmental psychology in childhood and adolescence History of Psychology

4 4 4 4 4 6 4

Differential Psychology Psychopathology Clinical psychology Psychology of adult development Experimental psychology Psychological measurements Psychology of deviant behavior Selected subject from group 1

3 3 5 3 4 5 4 3

Total 30 Total 30

Second year First semester ECTS

credits Second semester ECTS

credits

Organizational Psychology Counseling Psychology Educational Psychology Economic Psychology Occupational Psychology Psychology of communication Selected subject from group 2

4 4 5 6 4 4 3

Penitentiary psychology Forensic Psychology Judiciary-psychological expertise Prevantive psychology Criminal psychology Selected subject from group 3 Practice Preparation for the state exam and successfully passing the state exam or elaboration and presentation of diploma thesis

2 3 2 2 2 2 2 15

Total 30 Total 30

Select subject /first group/ Student choose one subject

ECTS credits

Select subject /second group/ Student choose one subject

ECTS credits

Neuropsychology Psychology of stress Psychology of protective mechanisms Psychology of the Unconscious Professional psychodiagnostics

3 3 3 3 3

Political Psychology Fundamentals of psychoanalysis Professional psychodiagnostics

3 3 3

Select subject /third group/ Student choose one subject

ECTS credits

Communication with accused, victims and eye-witnesses Psychology of mass phenomena Psychological studies of the prisoners Police psychology Psycho prophylaxis and psycho correction Criminal - procedure law Re-socialization of prisoners

2 2 2 2 2 2 2

TOTAL FOR TWO YEAR: 120 CREDITS

ANNOTATION OF THE SYLLABUS

EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:4 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Prof. Lubomir Georgiev, D.Sc.

ANNOTATION: The course in "Evolutionary Psychology" includes the following content modules: 1) methodological issues, 2) mental processes, and 3) mental activities

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS:

The goals of the subject "Evolutionary Psychology" are: - To clarify key issues associated with the occurrence, nature and development of the psyche; - To reveal the progressive development of mental processes in evolutionary development; - To elucidate the nature and characteristics of various mental activities.

TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT: Education includes lectures. Self study provides paper development. Control during

education and written exam. The assessment of the students’ results is done accordingly to the ECTS. The rating on

each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity.

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:4 Week workload:7.+3sеm. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Prof. Vasil Madolev, D.Sc. Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION: Key terms in Cognitive Psychology: analytical mental processes, integrative mental

processes, mediating processes, emotional process, volitional process, unconscious mental processes, sensation, perception, imagination, thinking, ideas, attention, memory.


The main objective of the program in Cognitive Psychology consists in revealing cognitive processes that provide continuous information flow about the world and ourselves. Along with that are included topics about emotional and volitional processes to reveal the cognitive content in these acts. This curriculum is constructed in accordance with several principles. The first is integrative. Inspired by the idea of belonging to the mental phenomena to the whole person and their interconnection, this principle finds reflection in particular the following aspects: reveal not only the specifics of each psychic process, but its outline and vzaimovliyaniya with other processes; presents the influence of personality characteristics on the functioning of mental processes; consider both analytical and integrated mental processes.The second principle for building a program is linked with the versatility of the scientific positions in the analysis of mental phenomen. This guideline determined the following: characterization of mental phenomen from the perspective of different schools;

TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:

Education includes lectures and practical exercises. Self study provides paper

development. Formation of evaluation is: Control during education and written exam. The assessment of the students’ results is done accordingly to the ECTS. The rating on

each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity. PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:4 Week workload: 7+3 sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Ivanka Asenova, PhD Email: [email protected], ANNOTATION

The course in Physiological Psychology includes the following modules: 1) Neuroanatomy, 2) neurophysiology, 3) Endocrine regulation in the body and neuroendocrine relationships, 4) physiological basis of drug addiction; 5) neurophysiological bases of the state of sleep and waking; 6) neurophysiological bases of stress and violent behavior; 7) neurophysiological bases of thermoregulation, thirst and hunger; 8) Senior cortex functions and their cerebral organization, functional specialization of the brain; 9) Specific violations of gnosis, praxis and language functions arising from the local brain damages (agnozia, apraxia, aphasia).


The goals of the subject “Physiological psychology” are:

- To acquire knowledge of the structures of Neural system, especially the structures and functions of the cerebral hemispheres and cerebral cortex;

- To clarify the general principles of organization of the nervous system, as well as of different regulator systems and sensory processing systems;

- To acquire basic knowledge of general physiology of excited systems, physiology of sensory systems and regulation of body movements;

- To acquire basic knowledge of Endocrine regulation of the body's functions and the role of hormones of regulation of the nervous system functions;

- To acquire basic knowledge of brain mechanisms of cerebral functions, as well as the phatogenetic mechanisms of their specific impairments arising from the local brain damages;

- To clarify the fundamental methods of nervous system investigation and the spheres of their application;

- To form skills for carrying out of the neurological and neuropsychological assessment (planning, conducting assessment and analyzing data) with the purpose of diagnostics and differential diagnostics of the different types of neurological and neuropsychological syndromes;

The subject “Physiological psychology” is related to the subject “neuropsychology”, “clinical psychology” and “psychopathology”.

TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT: Education includes lectures and seminarsl exercises. Self study provides paper

development. Control during education and written exam. The assessment of the students’ results is done accordingly to the ECTS. The rating on


PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:4 Week workload:7.+3 sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Prof. Ludmil Krastev, DS c Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION: The course in Personality Psychology include the following content modules: 1. Direction and schools of theories. 2. Personality dispositions, emotions, temperament, character, ability. 3. Motivation, self-concept, stress and stress conditions.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS

Personality psychology is the scientific discipline that studies the personality system. The discipline seeks to understand a person’s major psychological patterns and how those patterns are expressed in an individual’s life. The personality psychology component will focus on theoretical and empirical approaches to personality with relevance for understanding human behavior. Domains comprise psychodynamic theory (psychoanalytic and ego-psychologycal approaches), cognitive approach (goal theories, self-regulation, self, identity), motivation (implicit motives, self actualization), and the self (self schemata, self esteem).

TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT: Education includes lectures and practical exercises. Self study provides paper



SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:4 Week workload:5.+3 sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Rozina Popova, , Ph D, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION:

The course in "Social Psychology" includes two content modules: 1) The process of socialization and social-psychological theories about the personality, 2) Small social groups - social influence and interpersonal communication

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS: The course aims to provide systematic information about the origin and development of socio-psychological knowledge relating to: - The formation of personality in the social world - Social behavior and psychological phenomena of the immediate and mediated interaction between people - Improvement of interpersonal communication skills and provision of social influence

The course is consistent with the psychological problems of the disciplines General Psychology, Psychology of Personality and Experimental Psychology.




DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE ECTS credits:6 Week workload: 7.+3sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Gergina Eneva, Ph D

ANNOTATION:

The course Developmental psychology in childhood and adolescence provides a summary of the regularities in age mental development during the early stages of the life cycle of human beings (0;0 – 21;0).

This course includes the following modules of content: 1) historical and methodological problems of the developmental psychology; 2) theoretical problems of development; 3) theoretical problems of age periodization; 4) social and psychological characteristics of the stages and age periods (0;0 – 21;0); 4) the problem of activity in Developmental psychology in childhood and adolescence.


The goals of the subject “Developmental psychology in childhood and adolescence” are: the basic theories and terms of human psychological genesis to be acquired; a clear understanding of the essence and peculiarities of the experiment as a method of research of the characteristic of the age periods.

The subject “Developmental psychology in childhood and adolescence” is related to the other psychological subjects – Cognitive psychology, Pedagogical psychology, and Psychology of communication.





HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:4 Week workload:7. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Stoil Mavrodiev , Ph D Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION This course content includes the following modules: 1) Introductory issues of the history of

psychology, 2) Teachings and beliefs about mental to the creation of psychology as an independent science, 3) Origin and development of psychology as an independent science - major schools in psychology.

The course "History of Psychology" is a selective course of psychological concepts, ideas, concepts, theories and schools that provides students with necessary knowledge of the origin and development of psychology as a central element of modern science.


- The main purpose of the course in history of psychology is to develop in students that psychological lore, methodological, theoretical and factual culture, without which they could not develop as specialists and professionals.

- To familiarize students with classical and originals. - To know the main schools of psychology, as well as leading authors and concepts. - To learn basic concepts such as: soul, psyche, consciousness, history of science, school,

history of psychology, structural psychology, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, etc.

To develop skills in application of knowledge for individual schools /eg psychoanalysis, neopsihoanaliza, behaviorism, etc./ in the interpretation of studi TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:

Education includes lectures. Self study provides paper development. Control during education and written exam.

The assessment of the students’ results is done accordingly to the ECTS. The rating on each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity. DIFFERENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:3 Week workload:7.+3sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Prof. Ludmil Krastev, DS c Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

The course in “Differential Psychology” includes the following modules of content: 1) Individuals differences; 2) Typological differences 3) Groups differences CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS The goals of the subject “Differential Psychology” are: to provide in-depth knowledge of current research issues, research and methodology in the psychology of individual differences and associated fields of study; to formulate research questions and apply appropriate research methods to increase understanding of individual differences in personality, well-being, mental abilities, and other traits; to encourage a broad understanding and awareness of issues and findings in the psychology of individual differences through application to other disciplines such as human cognitive neuropsychology, evolutionary psychology, and social psychology; to provide the specialist knowledge of the area of individual differences, and the opportunity to integrate approaches to this area from different disciplines.




PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

ECTS credits:3 Week workload :7 Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam :written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education :Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Prof. Alexy Alexiev, PhD Email: [email protected] ANNOTATION The course of Psychopathology puts the emphasis on the nature and dynamic of various mental illnesses, character disorders and other problems of general and special psychiatry. The course “Psychopathology” consider various mental disorders, personality disorders and others problems of general and special psychiatry. CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS: Psychopathology curriculum aim is to help future professionals – psychologists in system, social prevention, medical and clinical psychology to distinguish normal average rate from accentuate personality and deviant psychopaths and mental illness. TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT: The assessment of the students’ results is done accordingly to the ECTS. The rating on each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:5 Week workload: Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam :written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education :Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Dobrinka Bozinova, PhD Email: [email protected] ANNOTATION

The Clinical Psychology course syllabus is based on the experience of Bulgarian clinical psychologists and on research on the information available about this type of psychological activity in other countries. It is in conformity with the existing Bulgarian experience in teaching Clinical Psychology in a number of universities.

The foundations of the Clinical Psychology course syllabus lay on the understanding of the practical nature of the profession of Psychologist. The purpose of teaching this course is for the students to acquire basic theoretical knowledge and practical skills which will allow them to stimulate the individual personal capabilities for active and effective adaptation both in health and in sickness. To attain this goal, the students acquire systematic knowledge of the main premises of the leading theoretical Clinical Psychology schools, skills to make psychological interviews, to participate independently or as team members in the process of diagnosing and treatment of various conditions, to act as experts.

The total number of lectures, seminars and practice sessions included in the Clinical Psychology course syllabus is so designed that the future Bachelors of Psychology have sufficient knowledge and skills for building psychological interaction with the patient (or client), assess and correct his/her idiosyncrasies, prevent possible mental disorders.

To attain these objectives and purposes of clinical psychology training the syllabus includes: lecture course with the purpose of getting certain theoretical knowledge without the mastering of which the clinical psychologist would not be able to work; seminars with the purpose of presenting the major psychodiagnostic techniques; practice of the same.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS: History, subject and objectives of clinical psychology; Psychosomatic dependence; Personality; Essence and typology; Personality changes with chronic mental; Personality changes in chronic somatic disorders; Psychological aspects of alcoholism; Psychological aspects of non-alcohol dependence; Psychological aspects of suicide; Psychological aspects with problem children; Mental health promotion and prevention in clinical psychology; Clinical psychology methods, ect.

TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT The assessment of the students’ results is done accordingly to the ECTS. The rating on each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT ECTS credits:3 Week workload:7.+3sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Prof. Lubomir Georgiev, DS c Email: [email protected] ANNOTATION:

The course in “Psychology of adult development” includes the following modules of content: 1) methodological issues, 2) characteristics of mental processes, properties and structures, 3) psychological characteristics of the age periods, 4) Crisis of development, 5) the influence of social factors on the development and 6) attitude towards life.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS THE GOALS OF THE SUBJECT "PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT” ARE: - To clarify key concepts; - Factors of development and methods of research; - To reveal features of the development of mental processes, properties and states; - To characterize the development of personality at different ages; - To highlight the problem of the nature, content and ways to overcome the crisis in personal development in different ages; - To gain knowledge of the role of communication, the ethnic identity, education and employment for personal development through the various ages; - To reveal the satisfaction of the individual experiences of life and at its end. TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:



each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity. EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:4 Week workload:7.+3sem.. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Stoyanova, Ph D Email: [email protected],

ANNOTATION:

The course in “Experimental psychology” includes the following modules of content: 1) principles and methods of the experimental psychological research; 2) structure of the experimental psychological research; 3) experimental designs; 4) psychological research of the cognitive processes and personality.


The goals of the subject “Experimental psychology” are: the basic terms in the experimental psychological research to be clarified; a clear understanding of the essence and peculiarities of the experiment as a method of research to be achieved, as well as of the conditions of its application and the limitations in its use; the skills for carrying out of the experimental psychological studies to be formed (planning, conducting experiments and analyzing data); the skills for presentation of

the results from the experimental psychological research as a scientific paper to be formed; the professional ethics requirements of the psychological activity to be known and applied.

The subject “Experimental psychology” is related to all the other psychological subjects that use its methods of collecting data and especially to the subject “psychological measurements” that studies in details the test method. TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:




PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS ECTS credits:5 Week workload:7.+3s.ex. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Stanislava Stoyanova, Ph D Email: [email protected], ANNOTATION:

The course in “Psychological measurements” includes the following modules of content: 1) process of measurement; 2) construction of a psychological test; 3) typology of psychological tests; 4) applied aspects of psychological testing – in clinical practice, school environment, professional activity; apparatus and computer testing; 5) unidimensional and multidimensional scaling in psychology. CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS

The goals of the subject “Psychological measurements”: the basic terms of the psychological measurement and assessment to be clarified; the whole process of construction of a psychological test to be presented; the skills to be formed for application of the psychological tests in the spheres of the clinical practice, education and work; the skills to be formed for conducting computer and apparatus testing; the skills to be formed for presenting the results from a psychological study in the form of a scientific paper; the professional ethics requirements of the psychological activity to be known and applied.

The subject “Psychological measurements” is related to all the other psychological subjects that use psychological tests for collecting data and especially to the subject “Experimental psychology”.




each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity. PSYCHOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR ECTS credits:4 Week workload:5.+3sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Rusanka Mancheva , Ph D Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

The problem areas of the Psychology of deviant behavior are related to clarification of the psychological mechanisms that determine the occurrence of deviation in behavior and its overcome. Course is designed for students studying in the specialty "Psychology" and is included in the compulsory subjects in the curriculum of the course. The topicality of the study and is dictated by the subject and field related to clarification of the psychological laws governing the expression of deviant behavior of individuals. The latter is seen as deviant social norms of interaction and relationship between people. CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS The objectives of the course "Psychology of deviant behavior" are: - Familiarizing students with the specific psychological features of the forms of deviant, scientific reasoning mechanisms for expression of each of them, and their mutual influence on the behavior of individuals. - Detection of the causal factor and modality of deviant, as part of the behavior of individual - Consideration in terms of age and scientific justification of the psychological characteristics of persons with deviant behavior. - The creation of mechanisms for the emergence and development of antisocial attitudes and behavior relationships in people with deviant behavior. - Presentation of scientific forms of psychological help, which has a psychologist to overcome every form of deviant behavior.

Socio-psychological realities in modern conditions allow for discussion on each topic in the course. The latter are supplemented by practical exercises on each topic, aiming to form students' skills and competencies for analysis and diagnosis of psychological structures developed deviant persons. TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:



each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:5 Week workload:7.+3sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Prof. Petar Nikolov, D.Sc. Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

Educational psychology occupies an important place in the overall preparation of maagistrite in psychology, because it reveals significant patterns and psychological conditions for the formation of personality of students. It is the ultimate course between pedagogy and psychology and scientific light on the problems of the educational process in high school CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE "Educational Psychology" consist of the following: 1. Through educational psychology masters learn the psychological laws of learning,

whose compliance increases the impact of the educational process. They are acquainted with the conditions for the best perception, thinking, fantasizing, memory, etc. for effective training in each subject and for the harmonious development of personality of students.

2. Educational psychology indicates forms of synergy between different disciplines, leading to formation of the qualities of thinking, emotions, will, temperament and character to the formation of an integrated and harmonious personality.

3. Educational psychology emphasizes the study of the neglected problems of self-awareness, self regulation, self-esteem, self-development, reflection and self concept of students. Thus it contributes to a decisive change of position of the teacher in the educational process - the impact of interaction of education with self-development, development of self.

4. The course aims to strengthen the belief in every Master that concern every teacher development of mental quality of students has paid off many times. This enables him to lead the training of high intellectual level and achieve excellence in their subject.




each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity. OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:4 Week workload:7.+3sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Boiko Nikolov, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION Occupational Psychology course with a total of 30 hours of their distribution as 20 hours

lectures and 10 hours tutorials, as well as additional forms of self-study students in Psychology will be able to understand the theory and in practice to distinguish objects the object of occupational psychology. With this knowledge, then you will easily distinguish the nature, object and subject of separate are as individual engineering disciplines and organizational psychology, psychology and management. CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS

It is essential for students to acquire not only theoretical knowledge but also practical skills to differentiate the functions and relations of conditionality between the cognitive, emotive, and mental processes underlying the realization in different situations personal activity. Through topics in lectures and special seminars organized, students will acquire knowledge and to develop in themselves psychological skills to reveal the relationship, on the one hand, between mental processes and states, on the other, between them and personal characteristics such as temperament, anxiety, aggression, communications ability, occurring core internal psychological determinants of regulatory of personal and collective labor led us.To complete and scientifically justified conclusions students reach due to interdisciplinary nature of the course, breaking a specific way his theory, methods and approaches with those of educational scientific disciplines such as general, age, educational, social psychology, and the neighborhood as a separate discipline "Psychology of Management."The exam includes two theoretical issues on topics syllabus prepared by, or a question, and a case study to solve the problem in the field of occupational psychology.Key concepts: activity, behavior, work, job, employability, vocational training, job description and design, personnel selection, mental regulation and self-regulation, habits, skills, performance, fatigue, monotony, safety at work, etc..




ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:6 Week workload:7.+3sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Prof. Ludmil Krastev, DS c Email: [email protected] ANNOTATION The course in “Economic Psychology” includes the following modules of content: 1) Personality of consumer; 2) Consumer Behavior; 3) Marketing strategy for sales management CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS

The goals of the subject “Economic Psychology” are: to clarify basic notions, theories, and essence of economic activity; to provide the specialist knowledge of this area, and the opportunity to integrate approaches to this area from different disciplines; to enhance competency in understanding and applying a range of methods and research tools, and research management skills including managing data and disseminating research in ways consistent with professional practice in the field of economic psychology.

The course provides an integration of psychological theoretical approaches of standard business and marketing models. Student will develop a sound understanding of economic behavior and the environmental and psychological factors that influence consumer choice. On completion of the course student will be able to critically evaluate psychological theories and techniques and assess their potential for use in appropriate business situations. They will also be able to critically analyze marketing strategies and problems from economic psychology perspective in order to provide a range of financial solutions.




PSYCHOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION ECTS credits:4 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Prof. Vasil Madolev, D.Sc. Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION This course can be conditionally divided into two parts. This first presented psychological

conditions for conducting business talk. Reveal its specific features, how to establish, types of reactions, manifested in the statement of the problem. Relatively widely present conditions of acceptance of the manager, while analyzing the approaches, trough that builds and maintain a positive attitude to the manager of performers. The second part of material was connected with specifics of negotiation process. CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS

It examines problems relating to the argument of negotiations, their organization, emphasis on tactical line to which should follow the lead negotiations.

Moreover, it analyzes the problem of public speaking. Particular attention is paid to the plainning of the ways of presenting information, structuring the speech and the role of its individual parts. This course dealt with issues such as perceptions of the speaker ways of understanding the theme addressing the audience, and others.




ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:4 Week workload:5. +3 sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Boiko Nikolov, Ph D Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

The "Organizational Psychology" course includes themes which are realized through three general modules:I. Theoretical and methodological problems of Оrganizational psychology. The nature and functions of the organization as part of the system "management-organization"; II. Individual employment behavior (individual level analysis); III. Group behavior at work (group level of analysis) By examining issues in lectures and discussed determinants of effective and efficient implementation of each institution, by addressing specific cases during the practical sessions, students are introduced to basic concepts related to the employment of individuals with staff and the institution as a whole, in organizational behavior, organizational development and efficiency in the operation of each institution. Very importance are topics such as organization and management, collective activity, organization behavior, organizational socialization, management and leadership, managerial activity, conformity, conflicts at work, personnel selection, social status and social role, etc.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS The goals of the subject “Organozational Psychology” are to help students: learn the basic concepts, theories and methods in organizational psychology; to increase theoretical knowledge of the nature, objectives and mechanisms of functioning of various units of an institutional nature; to improve their competence in practical participation in organizational life; gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills for calculation of the total and the difference in the nature and functionality of "organization" and "management"; to elicidate the interdependence between individual and group work behavior; to improve their skills for interpersonal communication and the provision of social influence at organizations. The subject “Organizational Psychology” is related to the other psychological subjects – Cognitive psychology, Occupational psychology, Social psychology, Personality psychology, and Experimental psychology




CONSULTATIVE PSYCHOLOGY

ECTS credits: 4 Week workload: 5.+3sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam :written Semester: ІІІ Department assuring education :Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Dobrinka Bozinova, PhD Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

Consultative psychology is a branch of applied psychology. The objective of this class is to prepare theoretically and practically the specialists (psychologists) to help the individual in the process of overcoming a problem which is significant for the individual. In the cases when stressors exceed in their manifestation, meaning and duration the personal resources, social capabilities and defensive behavior of the individual, this not only turns into a trauma for the personality and a barrier to its development, but could even cause disorders based on psychosomatic dependence. Namely these cases require psychological advice.

The consulting psychologist, using his professional skills and experience, is meant to help the person having a problem to overcome his/her psychological and behavioral disadaptation, expand his/her personal resources and capabilities to handle the problem.

The first step in this process of dealing with the problem is understanding the problem. The second step is creating alternatives for its solution. The third step is the help and support which the consulting psychologist provides to the

individual namely in the process of handling the problem and regaining adaptive reactions. The fourth step is long-term advice allowing the individual to expand his/her personal

effective problem management strategies, which in practice means preventing possible recurrence. Namely these possibilities of consultative psychology make it quite important in terms of

professional knowledge and skills for each psychologist, regardless of which field the psychologist works in.

In order for the future bachelors of psychology to receive the necessary knowledge and form starting practical consulting skills, the training in consultative psychology includes: a lecture course for the purpose of acquiring certain theoretical knowledge in specific aspects crucial for consulting; seminars to help the students understand the problem management techniques most frequently used in the consulting process; practice during which the students get starting skills to apply these techniques in practice.

Key concepts: consulting; intervention; patient; ill; client; ill behavior; help-seeking behavior; extreme cases; psychological exploration; dynamic interview; therapeutic interview; critical event; negative prognosis; dysfunctional assumptions; selective attention; low self-esteem; anxiety; psychological crisis; crisis intervention.

Study process organization: The specifics of the theoretical material require that it is divided into three main modules:

Introduction, essence, major concepts; methods used to achieve the aims and objectives of psychological consultation; most common fields of consultation.

Continuous assessment of the level of preparedness of students will be made through discussions and the final grade will be based on the results on a written exam.


Subject of consultative psychology. Basic principles; The patient and the ill. Ill behavior. Help-seeking behavior. Extreme cases; Social role. Essence, relationships, dynamics; Ethics and deontology. Relationship models; Responsibility of the consulting psychologist. Types of responsibility; Interview. Essence, application, types; Consulting therapy. Essence. Basic principles; Psychological crisis TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT: The assessment of the students’ results is done accordingly to the ECTS. The rating on each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic

discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity.

POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY

ECTS credits:3 Week workload:10. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІV Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Rusanka Mancheva, Ph D, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

The course on "Political Psychology" includes themes that could include the direction of one of the oldest interdisciplinary fields of knowledge, while relatively new discipline institutionalized. The main modules of the organization of the course include: 1. history of development of the discipline, 2. new directions and contemporary theories, 3. research methods. Objectives of the Course "Political Psychology": - To clarify key areas and concepts that are the subject of study by political psychology; - To reach a clear understanding of the nature of psychological approaches and the peculiarities of their use in studying the political and social phenomena; - To develop skills in performing experimental psychological research in the field of political psychology; - To develop skills in analysis and interpretation of data from studies of political events. Course "Political Psychology" is related to all other psychological disciplines whose methods and knowledge used in understanding its object of study. Is most closely linked to personality and social psychology, cognitive psychology, and knowledge in the fields of sociology, history and politics.

COURSE CONTENT:

Subject and object of political psychology. Research approaches in political psychology. Personality as a subject of political relations. Structure and formation of political attitudes. Psychology of mass behavior in politics. Psychology of the political group. Leader in politics. Psychological techniques in the political behavior of leaders. Psychology of rational political choice. Political socialization. Psychological aspects of international politics.


Education includes lectures and seminar exercises. Self study provides paper development. Formation of evaluation is: Control during education and written exam.

The assessment of the students’ results is done accordingly to the ECTS. The rating on each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a

topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity.

PSYCHOANALYSIS

ECTS credits:3 Week workload:10. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІV Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Stoil Mavrodiev, PhD Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION:

The course covers 8 topics in 15 academic hours. They build knowledge of the basics of Psychoanalysis in its classic form postclassical terms of philosophical meaning. The aim is to deepen students' knowledge in one area of the modern West and neglected for many years in Bulgaria, enabling them to analyze in an extraordinary way many philosophical texts, historical events and literary characters.

The lectures concern the most common problems of psychoanalysis, the Oedipus complex 'defense mechanisms, forms of manifestation of the unconscious. An emphasis is put on postclassical theories, especially the theory of dissonance Elliott Aransan and theory of empathy Shibutani. The most common problems are affected and a addiction-specificity of individual drugs, manifestation and impact on the body and mind which is destined seminars have 30 hours to discuss specific cases and examples from the fields of history, literature and art. Terminology includes terms such as unconscious sublimation symptoms, defense mechanisms, instincts, morals, signs, symbols, archetypes, complexes, etc.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS: Sigmund Freud. The psychic structure. Theory of archetypes. Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler. Neo - freudism. Postclassical theories. Modern theories. Ideas of cultural historical development.




FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:3 Week workload:10. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІV Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Emil Madzharov, Ph D, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION:

The course “Forensic psychology develop persons ability for recognition deviant- criminal activity and psychoprophylaxis ; criminal behavior; carring out criminal individuality; motives and motivation proceeding criminal behavior;

Lectures and practical sessions are devoted to the problem which is related not only to learning but to creating the ability to implement strategies for deviant- criminal activity. COURSE CONTENT:

To explain the students basic theoretical approaches and classification resources for forensic psychology.

To build a concept for psychological sources and methods of criminal activity. To develop the details of practical exploitation in forensic psychological researches.





JUDICIAL -PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERTISE ECTS credits:2 Week workload: 5 . Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІV Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: : Assoc. Prof. Emil Madzharov, Ph D, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

The course Judicial and psychological expertise aims to give to the students specialized training, primarily in the field of theory, practice and organization of forensic psychological expertise.

The course focuses on main theories, carrying out of the experimental psychological studies and organizing judicial - psychological knowledge; the skills for presentation of the results from the judicial - psychological expertise. CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS

The course includes the following modules of content : principles and structure of the

“Judical-psychological expertise”; the subject is related to the other psychological subjects, especially to the subject” psychopathology“ and law side of psychological expertise ; Studying the specific process of organizing to work with juveniles. TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:




CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:3 Week workload:7.+3sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: : Assoc. Prof. Emil Madzharov, Ph D, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

“Criminal psychology” course is focuses on deviant behavior; Significant relationships with judicial and forensic subjects.

Criminal psychology deals with clarifying the psychological laws governing the formation of criminal behavior and criminal realization of personality

Criminal psychology is in connection with: - Psychology of personality; - Social psychology; - Psychopathology;


The objectives of course “Criminal psychology “includes the following modules of content: Defining the subject Criminal psychology, Subject`s place in context of Law and Psychology science, Genesis and motivation of criminal person and behavior, Deviant behavior, Psychological profile of inmates, Psychology of Terrorism. TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:

Education includes lecture. Self study provides paper development. Control during education and written exam.

The assessment of the students’ results is done accordingly to the ECTS. The rating on each subject is formed at the end of the course on the basis of the rating of a written essay on a topic discussed during the lectures and on the basis of the rating of the student’s extra-curriculum activity.

PREVENTIVE PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:3 Week workload:. 7.+3sem. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Rusanka Mancheva , Ph D Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

Preventive Psychology deals with the study of the specific psychological laws of the preventive work with persons engaged in deviant and delinquent action.

“Preventive psychology“ course includes psychological researches ; specific strategies for preventive work with individuals that committing a deviant behavior. Lectures are devoted to preventing a deviant behavior , which is related not only to learning, but to creating ability for implement preventive psychological strategies.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS To explain main psychology concepts in preventive work. Introductoin basic preventive researches, strategies, and their specific contents occupy an important place in the overall preparation of students.

To explain methodological and theoretically base of individual preventive work. Building psychological skills and strategies; building preventive and correction – educational programs.




NEUROPSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:3 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. . Ivanka Asenova , Ph D Email: [email protected] ANNOTATION The course in “Neuropsychology” is a natural extension of the subject “Physiological psychology” and includes themes broadening students’ knowledge of crebral organization of higher cortical functions and their specific impairments after focal brain damages


The course in Neuropsychology includes the following modules: 1) Neuropsychology of mathematical abilities (acalculias), 2) Neuropsychology of memory (amnesia), 3) Neuropsychology of attention, 4) Neuropsychology of emotions. TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:

Education includes lectures. Self study provides paper development. Control during



PSYCHOLOGY OF STRESS

ECTS credits:3 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: : Assoc. Prof. Stoil Mavrodiev, Ph D. Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

The course in “Psychology of Stress” includes the following modules:Theories for stress. Stressogenic factors and Stressful states.Professional stress. The goals of the subject - Psychology of Stress: To clear up the basic concepts and theories of psychology of stress. To reach clear understanding of the essence and specialities of stressogenic factors and stress concepts. To improve the skills for using research methods for assessment and diagnostics on stress conditions.


- Presenting the essence and speciality of stress and specifying the fundamental concepts. - Students learning the basic situations in the theory of H. Selye

-Presenting the model of stress, based on the transactional analysis. - Examining the different or stimulus, causing stress conditions.

-Examining the personality of type A and type B. -Presenting the basic theories for severe and chronic stress. -Presenting the basic theories for the burnout syndrome. -Presenting some famous theories and examinations for the professional stress.

-Examining the basic copying strategies. TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:

Education includes lectures. Self study provides paper development. Control during



PSYCHOLOGY OF PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS ECTS credits:3 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: :Prof. Vasil Madolev,D Sc Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

Key terms in Psychology of protective mechanisms: self-concept, negative experiences, psychological defense, cognitive psychological counseling, psychological counseling logotherapy.

There are various means by which individuals can block the emergence of concern about the value of self. This program presents three types of means by which store and maintain a sense of personal worth.Above all included introzashtitni basic mechanisms. Through the study of repression, denial, rationalization, projection and other mechanisms is possible to reveal unconsciously stepped ways to block the emergence of anxiety, guilt, shame of their imperfection and to reduce self-esteem. Effective mechanisms for creating conditions for revocation of awareness of their inferiority through sensitization or desensitiz ation of certain cognitive processes.


- Mental protection - structure and function ;-Subjectively - complex situations and role-koping strategies for solving -Main characteristics of defense mechanisms-Comparative analysis of coping-strategies and defense mechanisms .- Inhibition and cognitive distortion-Denial; Projection; Projection; Formation of reaction;


Education includes lectures . Self study provides paper development. Control during education and written exam.


PSYCHOLOGY OF UNCONSCIOUS ECTS credits:3 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Maria Mutafova , Ph D Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION Psychology of the Unconscious takes an important place in the overall preparation of students graduates. . It reveals the essence of the unconscious accessible, affordable unconscious with a facilitator and inaccessible unconscious. The functions of the unconscious, the typology of the interaction between the unconscious and unconscious, conscious and self-realization are developed in the context of the psychoanalytic paradigm.

In this sense The objectives of this course "Psychology of the Unconscious":

1. To acquire knowledge about the nature of the unconscious. 2. The study of the psychology of the unconscious updates functioning at different levels,

which reflects the intra-individual and inter-operation of learners and teachers in different degrees. 3. The course is devoted to the problem that is associated with learning and psychological

competence of students.


Psychology of unconscious reveals the functions of the unconscious, the typology of the interaction between unconscious and pre-conscious and conscious in the context of psychoanalytic paradigm: -Subject to the psychology of the unconscious

- Nature and functions of the psychology of the unconscious -Functions of the unconscious. Unconscious feelings and affections. -Typology of the unconscious

-Unconscious – nature and levels - Available unconscious -Available unconscious with an intermediary - Unconscious sight

-Unconscious fore, conscious, and self-actualization




PROFESSIONAL PSYCHODIAGNOSTIC ECTS credits:6 Week workload:5 . Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Rusanka Mancheva , Ph D Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

The topic of the Professional psychodiagnostic is the psychological diagnosis of employability. Lectures and seminar sessions are devoted to professional psychodiagnostic, related not

only to learning, but to creating the ability to implement strategies for developing methodological and professional skills for psychodiagnostic.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS The course “Professional psychodiagnostic“ includes the following modules of

psychological research: principles and methods of the professional psychodiagnostic research; structure of the the professional psychodiagnostic research; psychological research of the personality. The psychodiagnostic methods and strategies occupies an important place in the overall preparation of students

-To explain students the methodological problems for practical psychodiagnostic. - To learn psychodiagnostics methods and strategies. - To ensure the development of psychodiagnostic skills.

- To organize and improve special professional psychodiagnostic programs. TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT:

Education includes lectures and practical exercises. Self study provides paper development. Control during education and written exam.


POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY

ECTS credits:3 Week workload:10. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІV Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Rusanka Mancheva, Ph D, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

The course on "Political Psychology" includes themes that could include the direction of one of the oldest interdisciplinary fields of knowledge, while relatively new discipline institutionalized. The main modules of the organization of the course include: 1. history of development of the discipline, 2. new directions and contemporary theories, 3. research methods. Objectives of the Course "Political Psychology": - To clarify key areas and concepts that are the subject of study by political psychology; - To reach a clear understanding of the nature of psychological approaches and the peculiarities of their use in studying the political and social phenomena; - To develop skills in performing experimental psychological research in the field of political psychology; - To develop skills in analysis and interpretation of data from studies of political events. Course "Political Psychology" is related to all other psychological disciplines whose methods and knowledge used in understanding its object of study. Is most closely linked to personality and social psychology, cognitive psychology, and knowledge in the fields of sociology, history and politics.


Subject and object of political psychology. Research approaches in political psychology. Personality as a subject of political relations. Structure and formation of political attitudes. Psychology of mass behavior in politics. Psychology of the political group. Leader in politics. Psychological techniques in the political behavior of leaders. Psychology of rational political choice. Political socialization. Psychological aspects of international politics.


Education includes lectures and seminar exercises. Self study provides paper development. Formation of evaluation is: Control during education and written exam.


COMMUNICATION WITH ACCUSER, VICTIMS AND EYE- WITNESSES

ECTS credits:3 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam :written Semester: І Department assuring education :Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Emil Madzharov, Ph D, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION The course “Communication with accuser, victims and eye- witnesses” carrying out of the psychological and personality terms in the accusers; Personal and psychological strategies are an important ingredient in the overall preparation of students.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS The course “Communication with accuser, victims and eye-witnesses” includes the following modules: Psychological characteristics of suspects and methods and techniques to communicate with them, psychological characteristics of victims and methods of communication with them, Psychological characteristics of witnesses and methods of communication with them; typological schemes of defendants, victims and witnesses, supporting communication with them.




PSYCHOLOGY OF MASS PHENOMENA ECTS credits:3 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Rozina Popova , Ph D Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION The course “Psychology of mass phenomena” contain and provide information for psychology of mass phenomena : main social groups; communication involving huge social groups –suggestion, imitation, infection; carring out of the phenomena: propaganda, fashion, panic, imitation;


Course in "Psychology of mass phenomena" includes four modules: the typical forms of interaction in large groups - suggestion, imitation, contagion and the deployment of phenomena: propaganda, fashion, panic, mass psychological phenomena, leadership in mainstream episodes.

Science of Masses – a causes and basic subject terms to analyze the theory of G.Le Bon, G.Tarde , S.Freud. Suggestion and propaganda; Imitation and fashion; Infection and panic. Communally spirit.




PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF PRISONERS ECTS credits:7 Week workload:5 . Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Emil Madzharov, Ph D, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

To explain basic concept and terms in Psychological studies of prisoners To build concept for researches dedicated to communication, perception and

psychological protection of prisoners ;and diagnostic, consulting and researching skills for working with prisoners.


The course Psychological studies of prisoners includes the following content modules: Psychological studies of the impact of isolation, forced cohabitation and total control of behavior

on prisoners; psychological problems of prisoners’ adaptation in preparation for a life of freedom; Psychological research with prisoners; Studies of psychological defenses in prison; Studies of interaction, communication, perceptions, motivations and behavior patterns of offenders.

TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT: Education includes lectures and seminar exercises. Self study provides paper development. Control during education and written exam.


POLICE PSYCHOLOGY ECTS credits:3 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Emil Madzharov, Ph D, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

Police psychology deals with the study of psychological facts and mechanisms specific to police work.

The course “Police psychology” includes the following modules of content: Psychological characteristics in the police activity ;Psychological details in the subjects of the police activity; Psychological requirements for efficient police activity; qualities in emergency setting ; Psychological activity and research the professional stress in police employee.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS The subject “Police psychology” include module of content : evaluation and prevention the stress for employee in Department of Justice.




PSYCHOPROPHYLAXIS AND PSYCHO-CORRECTION ECTS credits:3 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Rusanka Mancheva , Ph D Email: [email protected] ANNOTATION

The content of the course in Psychoprophylaxis and psycho-correction represents

knowledge of psychological aspects of the work with individuals with deviant behavior. The goals of the subject “Psycho prophylaxis and psycho correction” are:

the basic terms in the psycho prophylaxis and psycho correction research; the skills for carrying out of the psycho prophylaxis and psycho correction studies; psychological research of the deviant behavior and psycho prophylaxis and psycho correction; the skills for presentation of the results; the professional ethics requirements of the psychological prophylaxis and correction activity to be known and applied.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS The course ” includes the following contents: the skills for carrying out the theory of

psychoprophylaxis; explain methodological and basic terms of the psycho- preventive research; Building psycho prophylaxis and psycho correction skills and strategies for presentation of the results ;




CRIMINAL- PROCEDURE LAW ECTS credits:3 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: ІІ Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical

ANNOTATION

Criminal-procedure law is a criminal legal science , studies to the subject ”Law”; The object is procedure criminal law.

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS The course includes the following content : main terms, category and institutions of the criminal-procedure law; a clear understanding of the procedure criminal system; stages and structure of the criminal-procedure law ; analysis of cases;




RE- SOCIALIZATION OF PRISONERS ECTS credits:3 Week workload:5. Form of Assessement :exam Type of exam:written Semester: І Department assuring education:Psychology Faculty assuring education: Philosophical Lecture: Assoc. Prof. Emil Madzharov, Ph D, Email: [email protected]

ANNOTATION

The subject “Re-socialization of prisoners” approaches basic theoretical methods and structures of the reconciliation of approach a clear understanding of the essence and psychological peculiarities of the re -socialization of prisoners; the skills for carrying out of the psychological

predicament of the prisoners; structure of the special programs and methods for current and previous re -socialization of prisoners;

CONTENT OF THE SYLLABUS The course in “Re-socialization of prisoners” includes the following modules of content: - principles and methods to the re -socialization of prisoners; - the skills for carrying out the penitentiary stage to the re -socialization of prisoners; - specific the post penitentiary stage of the re -socialization of prisoners; - methods and experimental research of the re -socialization of prisoners;

TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION:



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