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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
KY403BPolitical SociologyCompulsory476
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To provide knowledge about the sociology of politics.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Students will have knowledge about the subject of political sociology. ;
2The student learns the intellectual foundations of politics sociology. ;
3The student learns the concepts used in political sociology .;
4The student learns the conceptualization of the sociology of politics. ;
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
to analyze the phenomenon of politics with a sociological approach and to interpret the current political events in terms of political sociology.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Relations between politics and sociology
2Intellectual Foundations of Political Sociology
3Society Theory and Politics Sociology
4Society - Dialectics of Mental Perception
5Symbolic Society and Politics
6Political Culture as Symbols System
7Citizenship and Participatory Democracy
8Nation-State and Citizenship in the Context of Globalization
9Relationship between State and Civil Society
10Political Society
11Political Parties
12Organizational Structures of Parties and Participatory Democracy
13Cultural Globalization
14Political Change
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Recommended or Required Reading
Textbook: Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, Political Sociology with a Global Perspective, Everest Publications, 2008. B-References: Nur Vergin, Sociology of Politics, Sides, Approaches, Doğan Kitapçılık, 2010. Mildred Schwartz, Thomas Janoski, Robert Alford, Alexander Hicks, Sociology of Politics, Phoenix Publishing, 2010.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination19090
Final Examination19090
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO213451111
LO323452112
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High