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.
Outcomes
- To correlate sociology and other social sciences
- To interpret knowledge produced by society from a sociological perspective
- To renew and improve their accumulation by following up-to-date publications and research programs in their fields
- To be open to occupational novelties in order to understand social change
- To produce original solutions within and outside the discipline and in interdisciplinary levels
- To know and implement the ethics of sociological research
- To be aware of social, environmental, and economic effects in the areas where sociological approaches are appropriated
- To use and transfer the accumulation of sociological knowledge in an interdisciplinary way
- To understand social structures and dynamics by correlating the past, the present and the future
- To connect social theories of knowledge and social practices
Undergraduate Curriculum
First Year » First Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| SOC101 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY I | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC121 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY I | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC131 | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY I | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| PSY100 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| ENG101 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I | 4 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 6.0 |
| IS100 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set |
| TURK101 | TURKISH I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| TURK105 | TURKISH I | 0 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| TURK201 | ELEMENTARY TURKISH I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 3.0 |
First Year » Second Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| SOC102 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC108 | POLITICS AND SOCIETY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 6.0 |
| SOC122 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY II | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| PHIL108 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY II | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| BA100 | CAREER PLANNING | 0 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| ENG102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II | 4 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 6.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set |
| TURK102 | TURKISH II | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| TURK106 | TURKISH II | 0 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| TURK202 | INTERMEDIATE TURKISH I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 3.0 |
Second Year » Third Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| SOC203 | URBAN SOCIOLOGY | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC241 | STATISTICAL METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY I | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC251 | HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGY I | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| ECON210 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| ENG211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS | 3 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set |
| HIST2201 | PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| HIST2205 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Second Year » Fourth Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| SOC204 | RURAL SOCIOLOGY | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC218 | SOCIAL CLASS AND MOBILITY | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC242 | STATISTICAL METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY II | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC252 | HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGY II | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| | NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| Any 1 of the following set |
| HIST2202 | PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK II | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| HIST2206 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Third Year » Fifth Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| SOC303 | SOCIOLOGY OF CHANGE AND TRANSITION I | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC305 | SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC341 | CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY THEORY | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| | NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
Third Year » Six Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| SOC314 | WORK AND ORGANIZATION | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC336 | INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL POLICY | 4 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| SOC363 | DEMOGRAPHY-POPULATION DYNAMICS | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| | NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
Fourth Year » Seven Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
Fourth Year » Eight Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | | | | |
h/w: hours per week
