SOCIOLOGY


Profile of the Program

The goal of the Department of Sociology at Bahçeşehir is to offer students a bachelor sociology degree that combines social science and humanities perspectives. The curriculum aims to bring up graduates, who are well-equipped with analytical and methodological thinking capabilities, deeply aware of local and global dynamics, and who have the potential to conduct research in a broad range of fields and have ethical sensitivity. Students, in their four-year program, are equipped with major theories of sociology and anthropology and they are able to apply all of them to social conditions, alongside identifying the basic methodological approaches in building sociological knowledge and using computer software for statistical and qualitative analysis. They also gain the ability to design and complete a written research project.

Qualification Awarded

The students who successfully complete the program are awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts

Level of Qualification

This is a Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) program.

Specific Admission Requirements

Student admission for this undergraduate program is made through university entrance examinations (YGS-LYS) prepared in the framework of the regulations set by Higher Education Council of Turkey (YÖK). International students are accepted to this undergraduate program according to the score of one of the international exams they take such as SAT,ACT etc. or according to their high school diploma score. Exchange student admission is made according to the requirements determined by bilateral agreements signed by BAU and the partner university. Visiting students can enroll for the courses offered in this program upon the confirmation of the related academic unit. Additionally, they need to prove their English language level since the medium of instruction at BAU is English.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

After completing their 4-year undergraduate education, the students are awarded a Bachelor's of Arts (BA) degree in sociology. With such an interdisciplinary background, sociology graduates from Bahçeşehir University have the opportunity to work in a broad array of fields, including both the private and the public sectors. The graduates of sociology department acquires the basic knowledge of sociology and an understanding of current issues in the areas of gender, politics, population, religion, crime, environment, and will be able to apply a variety of theoretical perspectives to the analysis of social problems by identifying the basic methodological approaches in sociological investigation. Students learn and compare theoretical perspectives and contemporary theories related to political sociology, demography, urban and rural sociology and basic concepts of the sociology of gender, religion and crime. Sociology at Bahçeşehir is distinctive in the sense that it emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach with a special focus on the intersection of sociology with anthropology, history and political science. Social movements, migration, culture, power, hierarchies of class, race and gender and social conflict are some among the major themes that the department curriculum highlights.

Recognition of Prior Learning

At Bahçeşehir University, full-time students can be exempted from some courses within the framework of the related by laws. If the content of the course previously taken in another institution is equivalent to the course offered at BAU, then the student can be exempted from this course with the approval of the related faculty/graduate school after the evaluation of the course content.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

The aim of our program is to train our students with basic scientific knowledge and ethical sensitivity. The students will be equipped with fundamental knowledge and skills that will enable them to continue their further education and work in institutions of higher learning; and work in the following institutions is various positions related to their knowledge and skills: public or private institutions, local governments, media and publication corporations, public opinion poll research companies, industry and private corporations, international organizations, the administration and research departments of international or local companies, non-governmental organizations, and media or market research, further and work in institutions of higher learning.

Access to Further Studies

The students graduating from this program may apply to second cycle (Master's degree) programmes.

Program Outcomes

1 To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2 To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3 To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4 To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5 To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6 To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7 To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8 To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9 To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10 To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11 To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12 To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Courses
ENG1003 Communications Skills and Academic Reporting I 5 3 2
ENG1004 Communication Skills and Academic Reporting II 5 3
HST1001 Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic I 3 1 3
HST1002 Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic II 3 1 3
LAW1156 Child Law and Child Psychology
PSY1004 Essentials of Psychology 5 4 3 1
PSY1050 Understanding Social Behavior 2 5 3 3 1
SOC1001 Methodology of Social Sciences 1 3 3 2 4 5 2 2 4 2 5 1
SOC1002 Methods and Techniques of Social Research 5 4 5 2 5 5 1 1 2 2 5 2
SOC1005 Introduction to Anthropology 2 5 4 1 2 1 4 1 1
SOC1006 Social and Cultural Anthropology 2 5 4 1 2 1 2 4 1 1
SOC1007 Introduction to Sociology I 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2
SOC1008 Introduction to Sociology II 3 3 1 3 2 4 2 1 3 3 2 2
SOC2001 Urbanization 5 2 1 3 5 1 5 2 4 3 3 1
SOC2003 Statistical Methods and Computer Applications in Social Sciences I 1 4 3 3 4 2 2 2 1 4 4 2
SOC2004 Statistical Methods and Computer Applications in Social Sciences II 1 3 5 2 5 5 2 2 2 2 5 1
SOC2007 Sociological Perspectives 4 4 1 4 2 4 4 3 3 2 4 2
SOC2008 Social Change and Stratification 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 1
SOC2013 Sociology of Gender and Family 5 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 1
SOC2015 Qualitative Methods in Sociology 5 5 5 2 5 5 1 4
SOC3002 Social Movements 3 1 1 3 3 1 4 1 3 3 2 1
SOC3007 Political Sociology 4 1 1 3 1 1 5 3 2 5 2 4
SOC4001 Seminar I 5 5 4 4 5 3 3 2 4 5 5 1
SOC4002 Seminar II 3 5 5 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 3
SOC4003 Religion in Society 4 4 2 3 3 4 4 2 2 3 5 1
SOC4004 Turkish Sociologists 4 1 2 1 5 2 5 3 3
SOC4007 Contemporary Sociological Theories 5 3 1 5 3 1 4 5 2 3 3 3
TLL1003 Turkish Language and Literature I 1 4 3
TLL1004 Turkish Language and Literature II 1 4 3
Departmental Elective
COP4240 Yeşilay – Addiction
SOC1051 Introduction to Philosophy
SOC2002 Rural Sociology
SOC2005 Changes in Contemporary Turkish Society I
SOC2006 Changes in Contemporary Turkish Society II
SOC2052 Political Anthropology
SOC2053 Sociology of Art and Culture
SOC3054 Military Sociology
SOC3056 Sociology of Crime
SOC3057 Readings in Sociology of Gender
SOC3058 Theories of Fascism National Socialism and Far Right
SOC3072 Sociology of Migration
SOC3091 Readings in Urban Studies
SOC3092 Sociology of Childhood and Youth Culture
SOC4024 Social and Political Memory
SOC4053 Victimology
SOC4055 Special Topics in Sociology
SOC4056 Sociological Analysis in Turkish Literature
SOC4057 Visual Sociology
SOC4060 New Communication Technology and Society
SOC4091 Readings in Sociology
SOC4092 Issues in the information society
SOC4094 Sociology of Emotions
SOC4096 Sociology of Food and Food Systems 2 3 2 4 2 1 4 2 2 4 4 1
GE-Elective
GEP0111 Art and Religion
GEP0112 Classical Turkish Art and Artists
GEP0113 European Art
GEP0114 Fine Arts in Turkey
GEP0115 Introduction to Art History
GEP0121 Introduction to Theatre
GEP0122 Shakespeare and Contemporary Performance
GEP0123 Special Topics in Theatre
GEP0124 Turkish Theatre
GEP0131 Introduction to Classical Music
GEP0132 Trends in Classical Music
GEP0133 20th Century Music
GEP0134 Introduction to Turkish Classical Music
GEP0135 Musics of the World
GEP0201 City and Culture
GEP0202 History of Istanbul as an Imperial City
GEP0203 Globalization and Istanbul
GEP0204 Istanbul in Social and Historical Perspectives
GEP0205 Unfolding the Layers of Berlin
GEP0206 Virtual Discovery of İstanbul
GEP0211 City and Landscape
GEP0301 Innovative Career Development
GEP0302 Dale Carnegie Strictly Business: Dale Carnegie Course
GEP0303 TMI Project Your Life Ahead
GEP0304 Music Business and Turkish Music Industry
GEP0305 Communication Practices
GEP0306 News Agency Journalism
GEP0307 Maritime Culture and Amateur Seamanship
GEP0312 Special Topics in E-sports
GEP0313 The Impact of Science and Technology Policies on Technology Management
GEP0314 Innovation and Creativity
GEP0315 Developing Entrepreneurship in Personality
GEP0320 Introduction to the 2030 Agenda: A New Agenda for a Sustainable World
GEP0366 Practicing Sustainability
GEP0379 Sustainability and Business Ethics
GEP0401 Arabic I
GEP0402 Arabic II
GEP0403 French I
GEP0404 French II
GEP0405 German I
GEP0406 German II
GEP0407 Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture I
GEP0408 Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture II
GEP0409 Italian I
GEP0410 Italian II
GEP0411 Modern Chinese I
GEP0412 Modern Chinese II
GEP0413 Ottoman Turkish I
GEP0414 Ottoman Turkish II
GEP0415 Russian I
GEP0416 Russian II
GEP0417 Spanish I
GEP0418 Spanish II
GEP0419 Persian I
GEP0420 Persian II
GEP0421 Georgian I
GEP0422 Georgian II
GEP0423 Greek I
GEP0424 Greek II
GEP0425 Hebrew I
GEP0426 Hebrew II
GEP0427 Arabic III
GEP0428 Arabic ıv
GEP0429 Persian III
GEP0430 Persian IV
GEP0431 Turkish Sign Language
GEP0432 English for Specific Purposes I
GEP0433 English for Specific Purposes II
GEP0434 Turkish Sign Language II
GEP0435 German III
GEP0436 German IV
GEP0437 Latin I
GEP0438 Latin II
GEP0439 Russian III
GEP0440 Russian IV
GEP0441 Korean I
GEP0442 Korean II
GEP0501 Anatolian Civilizations
GEP0502 Great Discoveries and Inventions in the History of Science
GEP0503 Greek and Turkish Relations in the Aegean
GEP0504 History of Food
GEP0505 History of Mediterranean World
GEP0506 History of the Modern Middle East
GEP0507 Orientalism
GEP0508 Wars That Change History
GEP0509 XX. Century Political History
GEP0510 Contemporary Germany– History, Politics and Society since 1945
GEP0511 European History
GEP0513 History of Religions
GEP0514 Ottoman Cultural History
GEP0515 New Religious Movements
GEP0516 Recent History of Turkish Modernization and Democracy
GEP0601 Communication in Local Governments
GEP0602 Community Service Applications
GEP0603 Current Political Issues and Leaders
GEP0604 Interpersonal Communication
GEP0605 Popular Culture
GEP0606 Prejudice and Aggression
GEP0607 Ethics
GEP0608 European Integration and Turkish-European Relations
GEP0609 Alliance of Civilizations
GEP0610 Innovative Leadership
GEP0611 Effective Skills for Communication
GEP0612 Political Communication Campaigns
GEP0613 Elections and Campaign Management
GEP0614 Social Media Management
GEP0615 Perception Management
GEP0616 Traffic and Road Safety
GEP0617 International Food Culture
GEP0618 Communication and Stress Management
GEP0619 Using Media for Communication
GEP0620 Visual Literacy
GEP0621 Internal Communication and Innovation Management
GEP0622 Creative Thinking and Entrepreneurship
GEP0623 Fashion and Media
GEP0624 Animal Ethics and Speciesism
GEP0625 Games and Culture
GEP0631 Sustainability and Climate Action
GEP0633 Environment and Sustainable Development
GEP0634 Exploring the Future of Agriculture
GEP0638 Topics in Communication Management
GEP0639 Understanding the Food
GEP0640 Towards Zero Hunger (SDG 2)
GEP0641 Genesis of Life
GEP0701 Creative Literature
GEP0702 Critical Thinking and Literary Criticism
GEP0703 Contemporary Turkish Literature
GEP0704 Trends in Literature
GEP0705 Literature and Society
GEP0706 Modern Turkish Novel and Story
GEP0707 Modern Turkish Poetry
GEP0708 Turkish Folk Literature
GEP0709 The Lives of Turkish Intellectuals
GEP0710 Turkish Poets and Poems
GEP0801 20th Century History of Thought
GEP0802 Aesthetic and Philosophy
GEP0803 Contemporary Philosophy
GEP0804 Islamic Philosophy
GEP0805 Ontology
GEP0806 Philosophy of Life
GEP0807 Political Philosophy
GEP0808 Philosophy of Religion
GEP0809 Strategic Roadmaps and Innovation
GEP0810 Systems-Design Thinking and Management
GEP0811 Readings in Philosophy
GEP0821 Classical Logic
GEP0822 Logic I
GEP0823 Logic II
GEP0824 Modern Logic
GEP0825 Logic and Computer Applications
GEP0901 History of Culture
GEP0902 Business Seminar
GEP1005 History of Civilization I
GEP1006 History of Civilization II
GEP1516 Recent History of Turkish Modernization and Democracy
GEP1633 Environment and Sustainable Development
GEP1634 Exploring the Future of Agriculture

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

1. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ENG1003 Communications Skills and Academic Reporting I 2 2 3 4
PSY1004 Essentials of Psychology 3 0 3 5
SOC1001 Methodology of Social Sciences 3 0 3 8
SOC1005 Introduction to Anthropology 3 0 3 6
SOC1007 Introduction to Sociology I 3 0 3 7
Total 30
2. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ENG1004 Communication Skills and Academic Reporting II 2 2 3 3
LAW1156 Child Law and Child Psychology 0 0 0 1
PSY1050 Understanding Social Behavior 3 0 3 6
SOC1002 Methods and Techniques of Social Research 3 0 3 7
SOC1006 Social and Cultural Anthropology 3 0 3 6
SOC1008 Introduction to Sociology II 3 0 3 7
Total 30
3. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
SOC2001 Urbanization 3 0 3 6
SOC2003 Statistical Methods and Computer Applications in Social Sciences I 3 0 3 6
SOC2007 Sociological Perspectives 3 0 3 5
SOC2013 Sociology of Gender and Family 3 0 3 5
SOC2015 Qualitative Methods in Sociology 3 0 3 5
GE-Elective 3 3
Total 30
4. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
SOC2004 Statistical Methods and Computer Applications in Social Sciences II 3 2 4 6
SOC2008 Social Change and Stratification 3 0 3 6
Departmental Elective 3 5
GE-Elective 3 3
Departmental Elective 3 5
Departmental Elective 3 5
Total 30
5. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
HST1001 Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic I 2 0 2 2
SOC3007 Political Sociology 3 0 3 8
TLL1003 Turkish Language and Literature I 2 0 2 2
Non-Departmental Elective 2 4
GE-Elective 3 5
GE-Elective 3 5
Non-Departmental Elective 2 4
Total 30
6. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
HST1002 Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic II 2 0 2 2
SOC3002 Social Movements 3 0 3 9
TLL1004 Turkish Language and Literature II 2 0 2 2
GE-Elective 3 5
GE-Elective 3 4
Non-Departmental Elective 2 4
Non-Departmental Elective 2 4
Total 30
7. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
SOC4001 Seminar I 1 2 2 13
SOC4003 Religion in Society 3 0 3 6
SOC4007 Contemporary Sociological Theories 3 0 3 6
Departmental Elective 3 5
Total 30
8. Semester
Course Code Course Name Prerequisites Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
SOC4002 Seminar II 1 2 2 16
SOC4004 Turkish Sociologists 3 0 3 5
GE-Elective 3 4
Departmental Elective 3 5
Total 30

Program Director (or Equivalent)


SOCIOLOGY - SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE and SOCIAL SCIENCES

Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI
Head of Department

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE and SOCIAL SCIENCES
E-Mail: nilufer.narli@bahcesehir.edu.tr
Telephone: +90 0212381033