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Sociology
General Description
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Brief History
Department of Sociology at the University of Uludağ began undergraduate education in the 1990-1991 semester year. First students graduated in 1994. Since 1996 Fall Semester, MA in Sociology is awarded by our department. Board of Higher Education approved PhD granting status of the Department in 2007. In addition, between 2001 and 2010, English preparatory year was elective for our students, and teaching in English was a part of a third of the curriculum. Currently, our faculty consists of two full professors, one assistant professor, two PhD holding research assistants, and four research assistants.
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Qualification Awarded
Students will be awarded, on successful completion of the programme and gain competencies of an M.A. degree in Sociology.
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Level of Qualification
Second Cycle
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Specific Admission Requirements
Applicants for the M.A. programme in Sociology must have a valid and nationally recognized undergraduate degree, must have taken at least 55 from ALES, at least 50 from ÜDS or any other board certified language test. Students must comply with the legal and academic requirements to attend Uludağ University Department of Sociology according to the selection processes established by the ÖSYM (Higher Education Council Student Selection and Placement Centre) regulations. The recognition of previous diplomas is done separately for each student and the procedure must be fulfilled out by YÖK (Board of Higher Education) accordingly before the start of each academic year. More information about general admission requirements can be found in the university and YÖK (Board of Higher Education) catalogues.
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Specific arrangements for the recognition of prior learning
The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.
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Qualification Requirements and Regulations
This is a second cycle degree program in Sociology (120 ECTS). For students to successfully graduate from this program, students have to successfully take and pass all the compulsory and elective courses (a total of 120 ECTS) and have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.00 out of possible 4.00.
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Profile of The Programme
Upon successful completion of the programme, students may continue their doctoral studies in the same or similar scientific areas, which may accept students from Sociology.
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Key Learning Outcomes & Classified & Comparative
1. To enable to gain an understanding of fundamental and classical sociology and harness this understanding in a comparative and open interpretation of the contemporary world.
2. To enable to follow novel global trends and developments in social sciences, and critically engage with these thoughts.
3. To enable to use Turkish and at least one other foreign language proficiently in interpersonal communication.
4. To enable to express one's ideas in written language, draft and develop a line of argument in written form and critically engage with other written texts
5. To enable mutual respect, understanding, tolerance, empathy, and resourcefulness amongst a wide array of social strata and global cultures
6. To engender an inquisitive mind that is capable of developing research questions and design and undertake a social research on account of her skills gained during undergraduate study
7. To enable skill sets necessary for engaging in team work, to communicate and respond to the needs of her fellow workers in harmony with the needs of the tasks required
8. To engender conducting archival research by dint of printed library resources as well as information society's new tools
9. To engender an in-depth understanding of social relations, historical developments, social forces, and social questions both in national and international contexts
10. To raise an awareness of ethical issues surrounding sociological research and equip with necessary social responsibility both in terms of occupational requirements and civic duties
11. To enable an inquisitive mind that is self-reflective and conversant with the canonical texts of social sciences, philosophy, psychology, and world literature
12. To enable competent use of field research tools employing both qualitative and quantitative techniques and to accustom students to the new generation research data analysis tools such as Atlas.ti, SPSS, etc.
SKILLS Cognitive - Practical
  • To enable an inquisitive mind that is self-reflective and conversant with the canonical texts of social sciences, philosophy, psychology, and world literature
  • To raise an awareness of ethical issues surrounding sociological research and equip with necessary social responsibility both in terms of occupational requirements and civic duties
  • To engender an inquisitive mind that is capable of developing research questions and design and undertake a social research on account of her skills gained during undergraduate study
  • To engender conducting archival research by dint of printed library resources as well as information society's new tools
  • To enable to follow novel global trends and developments in social sciences, and critically engage with these thoughts.
  • To enable to express one's ideas in written language, draft and develop a line of argument in written form and critically engage with other written texts
  • To enable to use Turkish and at least one other foreign language proficiently in interpersonal communication.
  • To enable to gain an understanding of fundamental and classical sociology and harness this understanding in a comparative and open interpretation of the contemporary world.
  • To engender an in-depth understanding of social relations, historical developments, social forces, and social questions both in national and international contexts
KNOWLEDGE Theoretical - Conceptual
  • To engender an in-depth understanding of social relations, historical developments, social forces, and social questions both in national and international contexts
  • To engender conducting archival research by dint of printed library resources as well as information society's new tools
  • To raise an awareness of ethical issues surrounding sociological research and equip with necessary social responsibility both in terms of occupational requirements and civic duties
  • To enable to follow novel global trends and developments in social sciences, and critically engage with these thoughts.
  • To enable to gain an understanding of fundamental and classical sociology and harness this understanding in a comparative and open interpretation of the contemporary world.
  • To enable an inquisitive mind that is self-reflective and conversant with the canonical texts of social sciences, philosophy, psychology, and world literature
  • To enable mutual respect, understanding, tolerance, empathy, and resourcefulness amongst a wide array of social strata and global cultures
  • To engender an inquisitive mind that is capable of developing research questions and design and undertake a social research on account of her skills gained during undergraduate study
  • To enable to express one's ideas in written language, draft and develop a line of argument in written form and critically engage with other written texts
COMPETENCES Field Specific Competence
  • To enable to use Turkish and at least one other foreign language proficiently in interpersonal communication.
  • To engender conducting archival research by dint of printed library resources as well as information society's new tools
  • To enable competent use of field research tools employing both qualitative and quantitative techniques and to accustom students to the new generation research data analysis tools such as Atlas.ti, SPSS, etc.
  • To raise an awareness of ethical issues surrounding sociological research and equip with necessary social responsibility both in terms of occupational requirements and civic duties
  • To enable to follow novel global trends and developments in social sciences, and critically engage with these thoughts.
  • To enable an inquisitive mind that is self-reflective and conversant with the canonical texts of social sciences, philosophy, psychology, and world literature
  • To enable to express one's ideas in written language, draft and develop a line of argument in written form and critically engage with other written texts
  • To engender an in-depth understanding of social relations, historical developments, social forces, and social questions both in national and international contexts
  • To engender an inquisitive mind that is capable of developing research questions and design and undertake a social research on account of her skills gained during undergraduate study
  • To enable mutual respect, understanding, tolerance, empathy, and resourcefulness amongst a wide array of social strata and global cultures
  • To enable to gain an understanding of fundamental and classical sociology and harness this understanding in a comparative and open interpretation of the contemporary world.
COMPETENCES Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility
  • To engender an inquisitive mind that is capable of developing research questions and design and undertake a social research on account of her skills gained during undergraduate study
  • To enable to follow novel global trends and developments in social sciences, and critically engage with these thoughts.
  • To enable an inquisitive mind that is self-reflective and conversant with the canonical texts of social sciences, philosophy, psychology, and world literature
  • To enable to express one's ideas in written language, draft and develop a line of argument in written form and critically engage with other written texts
  • To raise an awareness of ethical issues surrounding sociological research and equip with necessary social responsibility both in terms of occupational requirements and civic duties
  • To enable skill sets necessary for engaging in team work, to communicate and respond to the needs of her fellow workers in harmony with the needs of the tasks required
  • To engender conducting archival research by dint of printed library resources as well as information society's new tools
  • To engender an in-depth understanding of social relations, historical developments, social forces, and social questions both in national and international contexts
  • To enable to gain an understanding of fundamental and classical sociology and harness this understanding in a comparative and open interpretation of the contemporary world.
COMPETENCES Communication and Social Competence
  • To engender an in-depth understanding of social relations, historical developments, social forces, and social questions both in national and international contexts
  • To engender conducting archival research by dint of printed library resources as well as information society's new tools
  • To enable competent use of field research tools employing both qualitative and quantitative techniques and to accustom students to the new generation research data analysis tools such as Atlas.ti, SPSS, etc.
  • To raise an awareness of ethical issues surrounding sociological research and equip with necessary social responsibility both in terms of occupational requirements and civic duties
  • To enable to use Turkish and at least one other foreign language proficiently in interpersonal communication.
  • To enable to follow novel global trends and developments in social sciences, and critically engage with these thoughts.
  • To enable to express one's ideas in written language, draft and develop a line of argument in written form and critically engage with other written texts
  • To enable mutual respect, understanding, tolerance, empathy, and resourcefulness amongst a wide array of social strata and global cultures
COMPETENCES Learning Competence
  • To engender an in-depth understanding of social relations, historical developments, social forces, and social questions both in national and international contexts
  • To enable an inquisitive mind that is self-reflective and conversant with the canonical texts of social sciences, philosophy, psychology, and world literature
  • To enable to gain an understanding of fundamental and classical sociology and harness this understanding in a comparative and open interpretation of the contemporary world.
  • To engender conducting archival research by dint of printed library resources as well as information society's new tools
  • To enable to follow novel global trends and developments in social sciences, and critically engage with these thoughts.
  • To raise an awareness of ethical issues surrounding sociological research and equip with necessary social responsibility both in terms of occupational requirements and civic duties
  • To engender an inquisitive mind that is capable of developing research questions and design and undertake a social research on account of her skills gained during undergraduate study
  • To enable to express one's ideas in written language, draft and develop a line of argument in written form and critically engage with other written texts
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
Our graduates can find employment as secondary grade school teachers in Philosophy in private schools, as professional social researchers, social consultants, human resources managers, copy writers and account specialists in advertisement, script writers and assistant producers in film-making, both in public and private sectors.
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Access to Further Studies
Students with a successful M.A. degree in Sociology can apply for doctoral education granted that they received 55 pts. in ALES, and 55 pts. in foreign language examination.
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
For students to be in good academic standing and continue regular registration each semester at least 70% of class attendance is compulsory, and each student should enroll for classes at beginning of the semester. For all courses the department teaches, students will have a final exam each semester. The final exam have a weight of 100% to the final grade. All exams are graded on a 100 pts. basis. AA, BA, BB, CB, and CC letter grades indicate passing grades. Otherwise, in the case that her CGPA falls below 2.50, she will be accepted failed from these courses.
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Graduation Requirements
In order to be able to successfully complete the program, students have to pass all curricular courses (equivalent to 120 ECTS), have 2.00 Cumulative Grade Point Average out of a possible 4.00, and write and defend an M.A. thesis under the supervision of their thesis committee.
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Mode of Study
Full-Time
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Address and Contact Details
Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümü
E-Posta: ikeskin@uludag.edu.tr
Tel: (0224) 294-18-43
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Facilities
Currently, our faculty consists of three associate professor, four assistant professor, three PhD holding research assistants, and three research assistants.
1. Semester
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
SOS5101 WESTERN POLITICAL CLASSICS :ANCIENT Compulsory 3 0 0 5
SOS5101 SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON WESTERN POLITICAL CLASSICS I Compulsory 3 0 0 5
SOS5103 METHODOLOGY DEBATES IN SCIENCE Compulsory 3 0 0 5
SOS5169 RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS Compulsory 3 0 0 4
SOS5175 THESIS CONSULTING I Compulsory 0 1 0 1
Click to choose optional courses. 10
Total 30
2. Semester
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
SOS5102 WESTERNPOLITICAL CLASSICS:MODERN Compulsory 3 0 0 4
SOS5102 SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON WESTERN POLITICAL CLASSICS II Compulsory 3 0 0 4
SOS5104 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND POWER Compulsory 3 0 0 5
SOS5172 SEMINAR Compulsory 0 2 0 5
SOS5176 THESIS CONSULTING II Compulsory 0 1 0 1
Click to choose optional courses. 11
Total 30
3. Semester
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
SOS5183 ADVANCED TOPICS IN MA THESIS I Compulsory 4 0 0 4
SOS5193 THESIS CONSULTANTS Compulsory 0 1 0 26
Total 30
4. Semester
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
SOS5184 ADVANCED TOPICS IN MA THESIS II Compulsory 4 0 0 4
SOS5194 THESIS CONSULTANTS Compulsory 0 1 0 26
Total 30
1. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
SOS5105 URBANIZATION AND IMMIGRATION Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5107 HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5109 HERMENEUTIC THEORY Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5111 DEMOCRACY DEBATES Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5111 THEORIES AND SOCIOLOGY OF DEMOCRACY Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5113 SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH MODELS Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5115 SOCIETY AND ART Optional 2 0 0 5
2. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
SOS5108 SOCIO-POLITICAL ECONOMY Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5106 PHILISOPHY OF SOCIOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY OF PHILOSOPHY Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5108 POLITICAL ECONOMY Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5110 RELIGION AND POLITICS Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5112 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5114 LITERARY THEORY Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5116 SOCIAL THEORY Optional 2 0 0 5
SOS5118 ORIENTALISM AND OCCIDENTALISM Optional 2 0 0 5
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