Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
182200604101MIGRATION AND URBANIZATION PROBLEMSCompulsory244
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
the basic concepts of migration and urbanization problems through Turkey, aims to explain the legislation and institutions to discuss the place of social services in the framework of this problem.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Evin BAYAR
Learning Outcomes
1Define and classify the basic concepts and theories of migration and urbanization.
2Develops a scientific perspective on the problems of migration and urbanization, which are used extensively in daily life.
3Recognize and analyze the social problems of immigration and urbanization problems.
4Develops solutions by using social work theory and knowledge in favor of disadvantaged groups and social problems caused by migration and urbanization.
5Defends the rights of social groups with different ethnic and cultural characteristics
6Evaluates the international and national developments in the context of migration and urbanization
7Strives to increase the role of social work in social integration of different groups
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
The concept of migration and its types and theories. Relationship between migration and urbanization. In Turkey, urbanization, population distribution, metropolitan and management, environmental problems, national and international environmental law and institutionalization. the current situation regarding migration and urbanization problem in Turkey. Integration and social work practices in the process of migration and urbanization.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction of the course (purpose, evaluation, etc.)
2Basic concepts of migration and urbanization (migrants, refugees, etc.)
3Causes and consequences of migration and urbanization
4national immigration history in Turkey
5international migration history in Turkey
6Relationship between migration and urbanization
7Midterm
8Migration and urbanization - legislation
9Migration and urbanization - institutions
10Current topics: Urban Transformation
11Current issues: Syrian migrants and education
12Current issues: Syrian migrants and participation in working life
13The place of social work in the problems of migration and urbanization
14General Evaluation and Final Preparation
Recommended or Required Reading
Ahmet İçduygu, Sema Erder ve Ö. Faruk Gençkaya, “Türkiye’nin Uluslararası Göç Politikaları 1923 – 2023”, İstanbul, 2014. Adem Esen ve Mehmet Duman ve Hülya Alper, Türkiye’de Geçici Koruma Altındaki Suriyeliler: Tespitler ve Öneriler, İstanbul. Wald, Kasım 2016.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination14228
Individual Study for Final Examination14114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)115
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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