Department of Sociology

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

To see the course details (such as objectives, learning outcomes, content, assessment and ECTS workload), click the relevant Course Code given in the table below.

1. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ENG 101		Academic Skills in English I	2	2	3	3
HUM 103		Principles of Social Sciences I	3	0	3	6
IUE 100		Orientation and Career Planning	1	0	1	2
MATH 111		Fundamentals of Mathematics	3	0	3	6
SFL 1013		Second Foreign Languages I	2	2	3	3
SOC 101		Introduction to Sociology I	3	0	3	6
TURK 100		Turkish	4	0	4	4
Total :						30

1. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ENG 102		Academic Skills in English II	2	2	3	4
HIST 100		Principles of Atatürk and History of Revolution	4	0	4	4
HUM 104		Principles of Social Sciences II	3	0	3	6
POOL 002		GEC-Natural and Life Sciences	3	0	3	6
SFL 1024		Second Foreign Languages II	2	2	3	4
SOC 102		Introduction to Sociology II	3	0	3	6
Total :						30

2. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
POOL 003		GEC-Social Sciences A: Economics	3	0	3	6
PSIR 230		History of Philosophical Thought	3	0	3	4
SFL 201		Second Foreign Languages III	2	2	3	4
SOC 205		Cultural Anthropology	3	0	3	4
SOC 211		Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences	2	2	3	6
SOC 221		Classical Theories of Sociology	3	0	3	6
Total :						30

2. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
POOL 005		GEC- Social Sciences C: Arts and Communication	3	0	3	4
POOL 006		GEC- Social Awareness and Ethics	3	0	3	4
SFL 202		Second Foreign Languages IV	2	2	3	4
SOC 212		Qualitative Methods for Social Sciences	2	2	3	6
SOC 222		Contemporary Theories of Sociology	3	0	3	6
SOC 224		Social Stratification	3	0	3	6
Total :						30

3. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ELEC 001		Elective Course I	3	0	3	6
ELEC 002		Elective Course II	3	0	3	6
SOC 303		Social Change	3	0	3	6
SOC 313		Political Sociology	3	0	3	6
SOC 321		Social Structure of Turkey	3	0	3	6
Total :						30

3. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ELEC 003		Elective Course III	3	0	3	6
ELEC 004		Elective Course IV	3	0	3	4
ENG 310		Essential Speaking Skills in English	3	0	3	4
POOL 007		GEC-Innovation and Entreprenuership	3	0	3	4
SOC 308		Urban sociology	3	0	3	6
SOC 312		Gender and Social Change	3	0	3	6
Total :						30

4. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ELEC 005		Elective Course V	3	0	3	5
ELEC 006		Elective Course VI	3	0	3	4
ELEC 007		Elective Course VII	3	0	3	6
ELEC 008		Elective Course VIII	3	0	3	4
SOC 499		Sociology Project I	2	2	3	6
ST 304		Summer Training (4 weeks)	3	0	3	5
Total :						30

4. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ELEC 009		Elective Course IX	3	0	3	6
ELEC 010		Elective Course X	3	0	3	6
ELEC 011		Elective Course XI	3	0	3	4
SOC 422		Selected Topics in Sociology	3	0	3	6
SOC 498		Sociology Project II	2	2	3	8
Total :						30

Elective Courses
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
SOC 203		Demography	3	0	3	6
SOC 250		Sociological Studies in Turkey	3	0	3	6
SOC 260		Sociology of International Migration	3	0	3	6
SOC 310		Islam and Gender in Turkey	3	0	3	6
SOC 315		History of Revolutions	3	0	3	6
SOC 316		Masculinities and Society	3	0	3	6
SOC 320		Aging Society	3	0	3	6
SOC 323		Philosophical Foundations of Sociology	3	0	3	6
SOC 324		Introduction to Logic	3	0	3	6
SOC 325		Visual Sociology	3	0	3	6
SOC 328		Sociology of Religion	3	0	3	6
SOC 330		Work and Occupations in Modern Society	3	0	3	8
SOC 335		Sociology of Music	3	0	3	6
SOC 337		Sociology of Crime	3	0	3	6
SOC 345		Sociology of Work	3	0	3	6
SOC 350		Technology and Changing Society	3	0	3	6
SOC 355		Everyday Life	3	0	3	6
SOC 356		Technology Addiction and Society	3	0	3	6
SOC 365		Postcolonial Theory and Subaltern Studies	3	0	3	6
SOC 370		Historical Sociology	3	0	3	6
SOC 375		Poverty and Social Policy	3	0	3	6
SOC 380		Environmental Sociology	3	0	3	6
SOC 390		Sociology of Ethnicity and Race	3	0	3	6
SOC 410		Myths, Beliefs and Thoughts in History	3	0	3	6
SOC 413		Rural Sociology	3	0	3	6
SOC 415		Sociology of Family	3	0	3	6
SOC 417		Economic Sociology	3	0	3	6
SOC 418		Sociology of Health and Illness	3	0	3	6
SOC 419		Gender Equality in Turkey	3	0	3	6
SOC 421		Power and Social Control	3	0	3	6
SOC 423		Social Movements	3	0	3	6
SOC 425		Sociology in Films	3	0	3	6
SOC 440		Sociology of Art	3	0	3	6
SOC 445		Culture and Society	3	0	3	6
SOC 450		Sociology of Body	3	0	3	6
SOC 480		Modernity, Space and Culture	3	0	3	6
SOC 490		Social Investigations on İzmir	3	0	3	6

Additional Notes

Sosyoloji Bölümü öğrencileri mezun olabilmek için 11 adet seçmeli ders almakla yükümlüdür.
Seçmeli dersler;
-6 adet bölüm seçmeli,
-5 adet bölüm dışı seçmeli şeklinde alınmalıdır.

Sosyoloji Bölümü öğrencileri mezun olabilmek için 5 adet GED (Genel Eğitim) dersi almakla yükümlüdür.
GED derslerinden;
               -1 tanesi "Doğa ve Yaşam Bilimleri" alanından (POOL 002),
               -1 tanesi "Sosyal Bilimler- A" (POOL 003),
               -1 tanesi "Sosyal Bilimler- C" (POOL 005),
               -1 tanesi "Toplumsal Bilinç ve Etik Değerler"(POOL 006)
               -1 tanesi "İnovasyon ve Girişimcilik" (POOL 007) alanından alınmalıdır.

If you need support for these courses due to your disability, please refer to Disability Support Unit. Contact; engelsiz@ieu.edu.tr

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