PSIR218 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
| Course Code: | 3540218 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. HANDE SÖZER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the term, the students will
- Learn central concepts, themes and discussions central for Political Sociology.
- Become familiar with various classical and contemporary intellectual traditions explaining the relations between the social and political spheres.
- Develop skills to utilize major concepts, themes and debates of Political Sociology in analyzing current political and social events surrounding them.
- Develop skills of systematic engagement and writing of weekly synopsis related to course material.
Course Content
For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will
- Learn historical developments that lead to first the emergence and then the development of Political Sociology as a discipline.
- Learn theories of power in Political Sociology
- Learn various classical and current conceptualizations of the state, society and economy relations from Marxist, Pluralist, Elite Theory frameworks.
- Learn various theories on the concepts ideology, legitimacy and hegemony to esplain and understand obedience
- Learn the historically changing perceptions of civil society and transformations of the public sphere
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Having academic knowledge in Political Science and International relations disciplines | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Developing an interdisciplinary perspective incorporating other areas of the social sciences as well | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Being capable of evaluating political, economic and social matters at local, national and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Being capable of making sense of, follow and analyze political, economic and social events | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being sensitive to global, environmental and social problems | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Developing a critical mind capable of making constructive criticisms, open to lifelong learning, researching, inquiring, questioning and problems solving | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Being capable of individual work, entrepreneur, good time management and able to actively take part in group work for common purposes | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Having effective communication skills in Turkish and English languages | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Being capable of using communication technologies in reaching to information and organizing and presenting this information in a systematic way | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution