DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
Academic Staff
Courses
TQF Adoption
Program Outcomes Course Matrix
Graduate Program
Double Major Program
Minor Program
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. AYÞE NUR SAKTANBER
Web adress: http://www.soc.metu.edu.tr/
Courses
TQF Adoption
Program Outcomes Course Matrix
Graduate Program
Double Major Program
Minor Program
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. AYÞE NUR SAKTANBER
Web adress: http://www.soc.metu.edu.tr/
General Information on Undergraduate Program
The Department is devoted to the pursuit and application of knowledge for the social, cultural, economic, scientific, and technological development of mankind and our society through achievements in teaching, research and community service that are of highest international standards.Undergraduate Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| SOC101 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY I | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC121 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY I | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC131 | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY I | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| PSY1010 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ENG101 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| IS100 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| TURK101 | TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| TURK105 | TURKISH I | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| TURK201 | ELEMENTARY TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Semester Total: | 38 | ||||
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| SOC102 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC108 | POLITICS AND SOCIETY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| SOC122 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| PHIL108 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| BA100 | CAREER PLANNING | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| ENG102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| TURK102 | TURKISH II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| TURK106 | TURKISH II | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| TURK202 | INTERMEDIATE TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Semester Total: | 37 | ||||
SECOND YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| SOC203 | URBAN SOCIOLOGY | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC241 | STATISTICAL METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY I | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC257 | CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| ECON210 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ENG211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| HIST2201 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| HIST2205 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Semester Total: | 35 | ||||
Fourth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| SOC204 | RURAL SOCIOLOGY | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC218 | SOCIAL CLASS AND MOBILITY | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC222 | SOCIOLOGY OF MIGRATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| SOC242 | STATISTICAL METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| HIST2202 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| HIST2206 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 37 | ||||
THIRD YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| SOC305 | SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC336 | INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL POLICY | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC341 | CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY THEORY | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 36 | ||||
Sixth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| SOC303 | SOCIOLOGY OF CHANGE AND TRANSITION I | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC314 | WORK AND ORGANIZATION | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| SOC363 | DEMOGRAPHY-POPULATION DYNAMICS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 36 | ||||
FOURTH YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 18 | ||||
Eighth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 18 | ||||
| Program Total: | 255 | ||||
h/w = hours per week