General Information on Undergraduate Program

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Undergraduate Curriculum


 

FIRST YEAR


First Semester

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Theoretical
(h/w)
Laboratory
(h/w)
ECTS
Credit
SOC101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY I 4 4 0 8.0
SOC121 RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY I 4 4 0 8.0
SOC131 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY I 4 4 0 8.0
PSY1010 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 3 0 5.0
ENG101 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I 4 4 1 6.0
IS100 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 0 0 2 1.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
TURK101 TURKISH I 0 2 0 2.0
TURK105 TURKISH I 0 4 0 2.0
TURK201 ELEMENTARY TURKISH 0 2 0 2.0

Second Semester

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Theoretical
(h/w)
Laboratory
(h/w)
ECTS
Credit
SOC102 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 4 4 0 8.0
SOC108 POLITICS AND SOCIETY 3 3 0 6.0
SOC122 RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY II 4 4 0 8.0
PHIL108 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY II 3 3 0 5.0
BA100 CAREER PLANNING 0 1 0 2.0
ENG102 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II 4 4 1 6.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
TURK102 TURKISH II 0 2 0 2.0
TURK106 TURKISH II 0 4 0 2.0
TURK202 INTERMEDIATE TURKISH 0 2 0 2.0

 

SECOND YEAR


Third Semester

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Theoretical
(h/w)
Laboratory
(h/w)
ECTS
Credit
SOC203 URBAN SOCIOLOGY 4 4 0 8.0
SOC241 STATISTICAL METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY I 4 4 0 8.0
SOC251 HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGY I 4 4 0 8.0
ECON210 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS 3 3 0 5.0
ENG211 ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS 3 3 1 4.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
HIST2201 PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK I 0 2 0 2.0
HIST2205 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I 0 2 0 2.0

Fourth Semester

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Theoretical
(h/w)
Laboratory
(h/w)
ECTS
Credit
SOC204 RURAL SOCIOLOGY 4 4 0 8.0
SOC218 SOCIAL CLASS AND MOBILITY 4 4 0 8.0
SOC242 STATISTICAL METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY II 4 4 0 8.0
SOC252 HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGY II 4 4 0 8.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
HIST2202 PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK II 0 2 0 2.0
HIST2206 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II 0 2 0 2.0
            NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE

 

THIRD YEAR


Fifth Semester

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Theoretical
(h/w)
Laboratory
(h/w)
ECTS
Credit
SOC303 SOCIOLOGY OF CHANGE AND TRANSITION I 4 4 0 8.0
SOC305 SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY 4 4 0 8.0
SOC341 CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY THEORY 4 4 0 8.0
            NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE
            NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE

Sixth Semester

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Theoretical
(h/w)
Laboratory
(h/w)
ECTS
Credit
SOC314 WORK AND ORGANIZATION 4 4 0 8.0
SOC336 INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL POLICY 4 3 0 8.0
SOC363 DEMOGRAPHY-POPULATION DYNAMICS 4 4 0 8.0
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE
            NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE

 

FORTH YEAR


Seventh Semester

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Theoretical
(h/w)
Laboratory
(h/w)
ECTS
Credit
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE

Eighth Semester

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Theoretical
(h/w)
Laboratory
(h/w)
ECTS
Credit
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE
            DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE

h/w = hours per week