ADM3160 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
| Course Code: | 3103160 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ASLI ÇIRAKMAN DEVECİ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
On completion of this module, students are expected to be:
- familiar with contemporary debates in Political Sociology.
- be able to demonstrate an ability to think, discuss and write about these debates critically.
- have profound knowledge on the New Social Movements theoretically and conceptually
- familiar with the debates on post-nationalisation of rights and citizenship
Course Content
This course provides an introduction to the study of power, politics, and social movements from a sociological point of view. Topics discussed within the course of the term include theories of political power, classical theories of political sociology, new social movements, political culture, post-national citizenship and universalization of rights.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to have achieved the following:
-->In terms of knowledge and understanding:
- Be familiar with central tenets in political sociology
- Understand the meaning of central concepts and theories in political sociology
- -->In terms of skills and abilities:
- Be able to account for and analyze texts in political sociology in a clear, articulate and convincing manner
- Be able to apply relevant concepts and theories from political sociology in order to analyze political phenomena
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being in command of the basic concepts of law | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Critical thinking ability | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution