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Master's of Sociology without Thesis

SOC506

DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES OF TURKISH SOCIOLOGY

Course Code
SOC506
Semester
Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study2
SemesterThird Term (Fall)
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Development process of Turkish sociology starting from the 19th century, is analyzed daily.
  2. Students who take this course are expected to learn the history of Turkish sociology in relation with the socio-political history of Turkey.
  3. Important sociologists, their contribution to the field and their studies are examined in comparison with Turkey's modernization process.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionIn this course, the development processes of Turkish sociology are analyzed from the 19th century to the present. In the course, important sociologists, their contributions to the field and their studies are examined in comparison with Turkey's modernization process.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course, introduction to the course and basic concepts
2nd Week The development of sociology in Europe and Turkey
3rd Week Ziya Gökalp's first studies and the socio-political developments of the 1908-1918 period
4th Week The work of Ziya Gökalp in the post-1918 period and Prince Sabahattin.
5th Week Sociology of the 5th Constitutional Era.
6th Week Establishment of the Turkish Republic and sociology
7th Week Intellectual Foundations of Turkish Sociology
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Turkish Sociology during the 1940-1960 period
10th Week Turkish sociology during the 1960-1980 period
11th Week Post-1980 period
12th Week Turkish Sociologists and Their Studies 1
13th Week Turkish Sociologists and Their Studies 2
14th Week Turkish Sociologists and Their Studies 3
Recommended or Required ReadingArı, Oğuz. ?Türkiye?de Sosyoloji Tarihi?, Türkiye?de Sosyal Bilim Araştırmalarının Gelişimi, Ankara: Türk Sosyal Bilimler Derneği Yayınları, 1986.

Coşkun, İ. (ed) 75. Yılında Türkiye?de Sosyoloji, ed., İstanbul, Bağlam Yayınları, 1991.

Berkes, Niyazi. ?Sociology in Turkey? American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 42, No. 2 (September 1936), pp. 238-246

İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Dergisi, Türkiye?de Sosyolojinin 100. Yılı Özel Sayısı, 2 cilt, 28-29, 2014.

Kaçmazoğlu, Bayram. Türk Sosyoloji Tarihi I, II, III. İstanbul: Doğu Kitabevi.

Kaçmazoğlu, Bayram. Türk Sosyoloji Tarihi Üzerine Araştırmalar. İstanbul: Doğu Kitabevi, 2009

Kasapoğlu, Aytül; Nilay Çabuk Kaya and Mehmet Ecevit, ?The Center-Periphery Relationship between Turkish and Western Sociologies?. Facing an Unequal World: Challenges for a Global Sociology. Academia Sinica. Taiwan, 2010: 97-117

Kongar, Emre (Ed.), Türk Toplum Bilimcileri 1-2, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 2016

Özdemir, M.Ç. (Ed) Türkiye?de Sosyoloji: İsimler-Eserler, ed., 2 cilt, Ankara: Phoenix Yayınları, 2008.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 2 10
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
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 15 210
Preparation for Final exam 1 12 12
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 5 5
Homework 2 15 30
Total Work Load311
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.36
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

LO1 LO2 LO3
K1 X
K2
K3
K4 X X X
K5 X X X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13 X X X
K14 X
K15
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K17
K18 X X