General Description
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.
Students will be awarded, on successful completion of the programme a Ph.D. degree in Sociology.
Third Cycle
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Specific Admission Requirements
Applicants for the Ph.D. programme in Sociology must have a valid and nationally recognized undergraduate and M.A. degree, must have taken at least 55 from ALES, at least 55 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 third 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 2.50 out of possible 4.00.
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Profile of The Programme
Upon successful completion of the programme, students may continue their academic pursuits in Sociology as professors or lecturers.
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Key Learning Outcomes & Classified & Comparative
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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.
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To enable to follow novel global trends and developments in social sciences, and critically engage with these thoughts.
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To enable to use Turkish and at least one other foreign language proficiently in interpersonal communication.
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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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5.
To enable mutual respect, understanding, tolerance, empathy, and resourcefulness amongst a wide array of social strata and global cultures
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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
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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
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To engender conducting archival research by dint of printed library resources as well as information society's new tools
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To engender an in-depth understanding of social relations, historical developments, social forces, and social questions both in national and international contexts
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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
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To enable an inquisitive mind that is self-reflective and conversant with the canonical texts of social sciences, philosophy, psychology, and world literature
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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.
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
Our graduates can find employment as university professors in Sociology, 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
Upon successful completion of the programme, students may continue their academic pursuits in multi-disciplinary areas of interests and can be employed in a wide range of faculty positions.
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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 letter grades indicate passing grades. CC, DC and DD letter grades are failing grades.
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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 2.50 Cumulative Grade Point Average out of a possible 4.00, and write and defend a dissertation under the supervision of their dissertation committee.
Full-Time
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Address and Contact Details
Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümü
E-Posta: celalettinyanik@uludag.edu.tr
Tel: (0224) 294-18-43
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 |
| SOS6101 |
UNDERSTANDING THE CLASSICS OF SOCIOLOGY I |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| SOS6103 |
PROBLEMS OF SOCIETY AND CONTEMPORARY TURKEY |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6171 |
SEMINAR |
Compulsory |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6175 |
DISSERTATION SUPERVISION I |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Click to choose optional courses.
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13 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 2. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| SOS6102 |
UNDERSTANDING THE CLASSICS OF SOCIOLOGY II |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| SOS6104 |
PROBLEMS OF HUMAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN OUR AGE |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| SOS6176 |
DISSERTATION SUPERVISION II |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Click to choose optional courses.
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16 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 3. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| SOS6173 |
SEMINAR |
Compulsory |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6183 |
PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE III |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6191 |
PHD THESIS I |
Compulsory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| YET6177 |
PROFICIENCY EXAM |
Compulsory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
| YET6177 |
PHD COMPREHENSIVE EXAM |
Compulsory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| Total |
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46 |
| 4. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| SOS6184 |
PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE IV |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6192 |
PHD THESIS II |
Compulsory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 5. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| ENS6121 |
DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6185 |
PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE V |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6193 |
PHD THESIS III |
Compulsory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 6. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| ENS6122 |
PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION |
Compulsory |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6186 |
PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE VI |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6194 |
PHD THESIS IV |
Compulsory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 7. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| SOS6187 |
PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE VII |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6195 |
PHD THESIS V |
Compulsory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 8. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| SOS6188 |
PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE VIII |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| SOS6196 |
PHD THESIS VI |
Compulsory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 1. Semester Optional Courses |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| SOS6105 |
ETHIC AND SOCIOLOGY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| SOS6107 |
CONTINENTAL AND ANGLOSAXON TRADITIONS OF THOUGHT I |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| SOS6109 |
GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS AND SOCIOLOGY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| SOS6111 |
SOCIOLOGY OF EVERDAY LIFE |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| SOS6113 |
RELIGION AND SOCIETY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| SOS6115 |
CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| SOS6181 |
ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS I |
Optional |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 2. Semester Optional Courses |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| SOS6106 |
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND NEW MEDIA |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| SOS6108 |
CONTINENTAL AND ANGLOSAXON TRADITIONS OF THOUGHT II |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| SOS6110 |
HISTORY OF TURKISH THOUGHT |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| SOS6112 |
GENDER AND SOCIETY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| SOS6114 |
POLITICS AND LITERATURE |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| SOS6116 |
ECOLOGY DEBATES |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| SOS6182 |
ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS II |
Optional |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
