Information Package

Master's of Sociology with Thesis

SOC518

SOCIAL CONTROL, SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE AND CRIME

Course Code
SOC518
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Constitute a sociological analysis framework of deviation, social control and crime;and know that these when these concepts overlap with each other and divide.
  2. Learn the theoretical approaches to deviance, social control and crime.
  3. Analyses the studies on crime
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course Description
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Deviance and Theories of Deviance
2nd Week Crime and Theories of Crime I
3rd Week Theories of Crime II
4th Week Social Control
5th Week Surveillance and Governance
6th Week Measuring Crime
7th Week Crime Types
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Crime and Gender
10th Week Crime and Ethnicity
11th Week Fear of Crime
12th Week Crime, Punishment and Policing
13th Week General Evaluation
14th Week Final Exam
Recommended or Required ReadingTülin Günşen İçli. Introduction to Criminological Thought.

Dönmezer, Sulhi. (1984). Kriminoloji, İstanbul: Filiz Kitabevi.

Reece Walters, Trevor Bradley. Theories of Deviance.


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 16 224
Preparation for Final exam 1 18 18
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 12 12
Total Work Load312
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.4
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3
K1 X
K2
K3 X
K4
K5
K6 X X
K7 X X
K8 X X
K9
K10 X
K11 X
K12 X X X
K13 X X X
K14
K15 X X X
K16
K17
K18 X X