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| IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY SOCIOLOGY BA CURRICULUM | ||||||
| Semester I | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| SPS 101 | Humanity and Society I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HUM 101 | The World Through Art and Literature I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HIST 101 | History of Modern Turkey I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| TLL 101 | Modern Turkish Literature I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| NS 101 | Nature and Science I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester II | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| University Courses - Art Elective | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| University Courses - Civilization Elective | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| HIST 102 | History of Modern Turkey II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| TLL 102 | Modern Turkish Literature II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| University Courses - Science Elective | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| ANTH 101 | Social-Cultural Anthropology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester III | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| STATS 101 | Statistics | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 204 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Arabic / Turkish / Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General / Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester IV | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| University Courses - Communication and Thinking Skills Elective | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| POLS 224 | Social Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Arabic / Turkish / Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General / Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General / Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester V | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| SOC 301 | Classical Sociological Theory | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Arabic / Turkish / Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Arabic / Turkish / Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General / Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester VI | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| SOC 302 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Arabic / Turkish / Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Arabic / Turkish / Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General / Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General / Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester VII | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| SOC 401 | Graduation Thesis I | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | * |
| SOC 403 | Khaldunian Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 405 | Classical Social Thought in the Muslim World | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Arabic / Turkish / Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General / Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Toplam | 17 | 30 | ||||
| Semester VIII | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| SOC 402 | Graduation Thesis II | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | * |
| SOC 406 | Contemporary Social Thought in the Muslim World | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Arabic / Turkish / Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General / Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Total | 17 | 30 | ||||
| Final Total | 142 | 240 | ||||
| * Being a final year student | ||||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVES | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| ANTH 208 | Anthropology of Media | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| ANTH 209 | Cultures of the Middle East | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| ANTH 210 | Ethnography of Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| ANTH 309 | History of Anthropological Thought I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| ANTH 310 | History of Anthropological Thought II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| ANTH 316 | Anthropology of Emotions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| ANTH 407 | Anthropology of State | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| ANTH 411 | Anthropology of Islam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| ANTH 440 | Political Violence, Identity and Memory in Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| ANTH 450 | Anthropology of Islam and Muslim Societies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HIST 210 | Nations and Nationalism | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HIST 308 | Oral History | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HIST 469 | Ordinary People and Daily Life in the Late Ottoman Empire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HIST 487 | Revolutions in History | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 205 | Gender | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 206 | Feminist Thought | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 207 | Social Change | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 208 | Economy and Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 209 | Sociology of Education | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 210 | Historical Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 215 | Sociology of the Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 216 | Sociology of Childhood | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 309 | Sociology of Religion | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 310 | Social Stratification | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 311 | Political Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 312 | Education and Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 313 | Sociology of Crime and Deviance | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 314 | Sociology of Organizations | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 317 | Population and Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 409 | Migration and Refugees | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 410 | Urban Studies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 413 | Citizenship and Human Rights | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 414 | Special Topics in Sociology I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 415 | Special Topics in Sociology II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 417 | Sociology of Media | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 221 | Sociology of Resistance | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LANGUAGE COURSES | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| ARA 301 | Basic Arabic I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 302 | Basic Arabic II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 303 | Intermediate Arabic I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 304 | Intermediate Arabic II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 305 | Advanced Arabic I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 306 | Advanced Arabic II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 307 | Intensive Basic Arabic | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| ARA 308 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| FRE 301 | Basic French I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| FRE 302 | Basic French II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| FRE 303 | Intermediate French I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| FRE 304 | Intermediate French II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GER 301 | Basic German I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GER 302 | Basic German II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GER 303 | Intermediate German I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GER 304 | Intermediate German II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GRE 301 | Basic Greek I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GRE 302 | Basic Greek II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| HEB 301 | Basic Hebrew I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| HEB 302 | Basic Hebrew II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| LAT 301 | Basic Latin I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| LAT 302 | Basic Latin II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| PERS 301 | Basic Persian I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| PERS 302 | Basic Persian II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| PERS 303 | Intermediate Persian I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| PERS 304 | Intermediate Persian II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| PERS 307 | Intensive Basic Persian | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| PERS 308 | Intensive Intermediate Persian | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| SPA 301 | Basic Spanish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| SPA 302 | Basic Spanish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| SPA 303 | Intermediate Spanish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| SPA 304 | Intermediate Spanish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 301 | Basic Ottoman Turkish | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 302 | Intermediate Ottoman Turkish | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 303 | Advanced Ottoman Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 304 | Advanced Ottoman Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 305 | Ottoman Paleography and Diplomatica | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 306 | Advanced Readings in Ottoman Historical Texts | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 307 | Intensive Basic Ottoman Turkish | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| TLL 308 | Intensive Intermediate Ottoman Turkish | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| TUR 301 | Basic Modern Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 302 | Basic Modern Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 303 | Intermediate Modern Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 304 | Intermediate Modern Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 305 | Advanced Readings in Modern Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 306 | Advanced Readings in Modern Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 307 | Intensive Basic Modern Turkish | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| TUR 308 | Intensive Intermediate Modern Turkish | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| ** Approval of School of Languages | ||||||
| NOTES | ||||||
| 1) According to the decision of the Senate dated 16.06.2017 about trilingual education, it is necessary to have at least B2 level of language proficiency in each of the Turkish, English and Arabic languages as a condition of graduation, in all the departments of our university. | ||||||
| a- The curriculum of the BA Program in Sociology is designed in such a way that students can take Arabic courses for four semesters and international students can take additional Turkish courses for four semesters in order to meet the trilingual education language requirements. Placement tests are organized by the School of Languages in order to assure students are enrolled at the appropriate course level. | ||||||
| b-Students who have the necessary level of language proficiency, or who reach that level in fewer than four semesters, will take departmental electives listed in the BA Program Sociology curriculum instead of the Arabic courses coded ARA 301, ARA 302, ARA 303, ARA 304 or the Turkish courses coded TUR 301, TUR 302, TUR 303, TUR 304. | ||||||
| 2) All undergraduate courses in undergraduate curriculums of Ibn Haldun University (including language electives) can be taken as general electives. | ||||||
| 3) The graduate requirements for the BA Sociology Program include 46 courses (142 credits and 240 ECTS in total). Of the 47 courses, 13 should be university core courses and 22 should be area courses. | ||||||