PSIR101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICS
| Course Code: | 3540101 |
| 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: | Lecturer NİLAY ÜRESİN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to introduce students to the central ideas, traditions of thinking and application of the disciplines of Sociology and Politics. As such it aims to provide a solid foundation for all social science disciplines and is appropriate for any first-year social science student.
At the end of the course, students will
• know the historical transformation of the Social Science disciplines with a focus on the separation and relation between Sociology and Politics fields.
• learn diverse transformations of the social and political fields separately and in relation to each other.
• understand classical theories and basic debates of Sociology and Political Science.
• become familiar with contemporary thinking in Political Science and Sociology.
Course Content
This course provides the introductory conceptual framework for the study of politics and the changing social world. Definition of the basic concepts of authority, power, ideology, socialization, stratification, culture and gender will be combined with the examination of the basic approaches in the socilogical theory and political science.
Course Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- link Sociology and Politics and use the theories, concepts, methods in their analysis
- exhibit the knowledge and understanding, and the skills noted above, in assessed essays, class discussions and exams
- develop the skills of note taking from lectures, books and articles and of essay writings.
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