Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190500401100SOCIOLOGYCompulsory114
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim is to enable students to analyze social events and phenomena, to identify problems arising in these areas by understanding the structure and functioning of basic social institutions, to gain sociological thinking and perspective, and to utilize these gains in the field of social work by systematizing them.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özkan Aydar
Learning Outcomes
1The basic sociological understanding of concepts, phenomena, and processes.
2The ability to comprehend and explain the socio-cultural and socio-economic factors that cause social events and phenomena.
3The skill to adapt this knowledge gained in sociology to other subfields within the discipline.
4The ability to have a sociological perspective on social events and phenomena.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1"What is Sociology?"
2The Emergence of Sociology
3The Emergence of Sociology as a Modern Discipline
4Conducting Sociological Research
5Social Structures
6Family
7Education
8Crime and Deviance - Midterm Exam
9Mass Communication
10Power
11Social Inequality
12Illness and Health
13Economy
14Globalization
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination180
Homework120
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 Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11414
Individual Study for Final Examination11919
Homework4520
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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