Qualification Awarded

Sociologist

Specific Admission Requirements

To get minimum point form Student Selection Central Exam

Qualification Requirements

In order to succeed in programme, it is crucial to meet minimum reqirements of Programme Qualifications, to finish all courses successfully counting minimum 240 ECTS and having at least 2.00 GPA over 4.00 are necessities of the department to became graduated.

Recognition of Prior Learning

If students who have attended to another disciplinesat other Higher Education Institutions their application to Sociologt Department are taken into account by depending upon Mugla University Senate Reguşation on Undergraduate and Graduate Educationand if courses match with syllabus of the courses they can be

History

Sociology Department was established in 1993 under Faculty of Science and Literature. First instructor of the department was Research Assistant Muammer Tuna and he went to United States for gradute education. At 1995, Assistant Professors Hurriyet Konyar, Koşar Hız and Nurgün OKTİk were appointed to the department. Asisstant Professor Nurgün Oktik was in the Office of Head of Department between the years 1996-2003. By the year 2004 Asisstant Professor Muammer Tuna became head of the department until 2010. Between February 2011 and June 2011 Asisstant Professor Koşar Hız became head of department. Prof. Dr. Zafer Durdu is the chair of department now.

Profile of the Programme

Sociological knowledge and imagination leads people to develop analytical thinking towards to the society he/she lives in. It also enhances individuals to use this knowledge for the sake of society. In addition social structural studies, gender studies, women studies, environmental sociology, tourism sociology, cultural sociology, and cultural studies, development sociology, sociology of religion are also offered courses of the programme.

Program Outcomes

1-	Describes sociological concepts and explains them in a relation.

2-	Earn sociological imagination and tkinking, interpreting social events and facts with sociological imagination models.

3-	Have sociological knowledge about sociological theoretical models and explaining social world with modern and post modern sociological theories

4-	Establishing a scientific research framework, determining appropriority of these techniques and theoretical framework

5-	Grasping and realizing relationships betwen theory, technique and technical concepts

6-	Having knowledge about social sciences and multi disciplinary approaches, and using sociological knowledge in a relationship with sociology, philosophy, anthropology, economics, political science.

7-	Criticising power relationships in social life and cultural life and having critical thinking about social problems

8-	Using sociological knowledge in daily life, positioning one self in a critical, participatory and democratic attitude.

9-	Increasing awareness about human rights, justice, equality, enviranment, gender and cultural values

10-	Producing scientific knowledge apart from predujices and othering

11-	Analysing dynamics of social change and transformation

12-	Paying attention to ethics at scientific researches and at work life and everyday life.

13-	Producing scientific knowledge by using different data techniques and sharing the produced knowledge and a written or oral way.

14-	Using a foreign language for establishing international academic researches and ability to follow academic papers in a foreign language.

15-	Using media and communication technologies and applying these technologies to one's own academic studies

Exam Regulations & Assesment & Grading

To fulfill requirements determined by instructor of the course. Including presentation, class discussion, term papers, mid term and final exams.

Graduation Requirements

Undergraduate students are expected to complete curriculum. In addition undergradute students are expected to have min. GPA of 2,00 over 4,00 and write dissertation thesis.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Gradutes from Department of Sociology may have chance to find jobs at many fields. Graduate students can Work as teachers at High Schools as Philosophy Group teachers. These students should complete required courses in Curriculum to become Philosophy Group teachers. In addition gradute students can work at State Planning Agency, Family Research Institution, Ministry of Family and Social Policy, State Statistics Institution, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Interiors, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Food and Agriculture as sociologists. Moreover, graduate students can also work at advertisement, research and media companies, departments of Public Relations and also at banking sector sociology graduate students can be employed.

Access to Further Studies

Department of Sociology offers opportunities at Master of Science and Philosophy of Doctorate

Mode of Study

Undergraduate

Programme Director

Prof.Dr. Zafer DURDU zaferdurdu@mu.edu.tr

ECTS Coordinator

Bölüm Başkanı Prof. Dr. Zafer DURDU

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Evaluation Questionnaires

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix