Energy production from non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels, oil and natural gas. Comparative discussion of the present and future (renewable) alternative energy resources (solar, geothermal, wind, biomass, hydrogen) and technologies for their commercialization. Environmental consequences, greenhouse effect and global warming, destruction of ozone layer and water pollution. Recycling and sustainable development.

Energy production from non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels, oil and natural gas. Comparative discussion of the present and future (renewable) alternative energy resources (solar, geothermal, wind, biomass, hydrogen) and technologies for their commercialization. Environmental consequences, greenhouse effect and global warming, destruction of ozone layer and water pollution. Recycling and sustainable development.

Introduces basic concepts, methods and approaches to the study of society. Focuses on social, cultural, and political systems and structures, social conflict and social institutions. Topics include family, education, gender, race and ethnicity, social class, the economy, organizations, social groups, aging and generations.

Research process and basic research concepts; critical framework to examine social science problems and evaluate research; constructing social explanations; concept of causality; measurement, sampling, questionnaire construction; experimental methodology, ethnomethodology, document study; philosophy of social science.

Examines the concept of culture and cultural change. Discusses how social anthropology can aid in understanding diverse cultures. Focuses on several major themes in social anthropology such as family, kinship, gender, race, language, economy, religion, globalization, and health and illness.

The individual as a member of social groups and social psychological perspectives on issues such as aggression and violence, bystander intervention, obedience, conformity, attitudes, prejudice, and attribution.

This course examines gender as a major organizing principle in social life. Particularly, it focuses on how gender identities are socially constructed and how gender intersects with ethnicity, nationalism, class, sexuality, age and other dimensions of identity and social inequality. It also investigates the roles of family, education, the media, politics, economics and religion in shaping gender identities and inequalities.

Inequalities based on socio-economic class, gender, and ethnicity; historical and contemporary debates in social stratification; approaches in understanding and conceptualizing different forms of stratification. Readings also focus on sites of conflict and resistance; ways different groups in society deal with forms of inequality.

Examines large-scale social transformations shaping the contemporary world, including the rise of the West, colonialism, the emergence of the Third World, the history of the development project and globalization. Explores the causes and consequences of inequalities among countries, as well as gender, class, ethnic and regional inequalities within countries.

Advanced design issues related to empirical sociological research are presented. These include conceptualization, hypothesis formulation, study design, sample design, sample size determination, data collection strategies, data analysis, interpretation of statistical findings, and drawing social and policy relevant conclusions. Students conduct their own research projects and present results orally and in written form.

Examines the social, economic, cultural and political forces that affect health and illness. Discusses individual experience and narratives of illness, the conceptualization of health and illness in hospitals and institutions and the political economy of health care. Focuses on the creation of medical knowledge, lay-professional interaction, inequalities in health and healthcare and health-related social movements.

Explores critical theory, neofunctionalist theory, theories on structure and agency, microsociological perspectives, postmodern theory and poststructuralism. Discusses identity politics and difference as framed by postcolonial and feminist theories.

Introduces students to the sociological study of crime and deviance. The course explores some of the most prominent sociological theories of crime and deviance, and the current research on deviance in contemporary societies, and focuses on various instances of rule-making, rule-enforcing, and rule-breaking, such as criminal violence, illicit drugs, and mental disorders.

Major social scientific theories and concepts that examine mass media and computermediated communication. Use of foundational and contemporary concepts to examine the role of communication and information technologies in shaping interactions among economics, politics, culture, and the broader society. Study of media and communication as objects of social scientific inquiry in relation to issues such as politics of representation, social movements, inequality, affect, and the state.

Closely examines the basic themes and the most important figures of classical sociological theory. Course analyzes in detail the work of Marx, Weber and Durkheim, which constitutes the classical roots of sociological theory and helps students develop a sociological perspective through extensive theoretical discussions.

Some of the most important theoretical questions of the social sciences have been posed by scholars pursuing investigations at the intersection of sociology and history. How are these questions formulated and answered? How important is a consideration of the temporal nature of human actions and social structures and what are its consequences for our understanding of social life? How does the past "matter" to the present? This course addresses these questions and introduces students to some key theories, methodological contributions and a selection of substantive themes in comparative and historical sociology.

Introduction to the predominant themes of discussion within the field of urban studies. Special emphasis on the impact of multiple processes of globalization on the city. Discussing the recent efforts of city marketing, urban regeneration projects, the rise of a new kind of poverty and growing inequalities within the city and practices of urban citizenship. Covering both theoretical and empirical aspects; current-day and prior debates; as well as examples from both the Turkish context and around the world.

Present realities of contemporary global migration in the context of social sciences. Critical analysis of the social problems such as social mobility, poverty, gender and education, inequality and citizenship as they relate to migration. Understanding the basic methods used for analysing migration related issues. Exploring fundamental consequences of migration for shaping social relations at local and global levels. Examination of social forces within the contexts of migration and migrant integration.

Present realities of contemporary global migration in the context of social sciences. Critical analysis of the social problems such as social mobility, poverty, gender and education, inequality and citizenship as they relate to migration. Understanding the basic methods used for analysing migration related issues. Exploring fundamental consequences of migration for shaping social relations at local and global levels. Examination of social forces within the contexts of migration and migrant integration.

Introduction of major sociological topics including division of labor, classes, the origins of wealth and poverty, and globalization. Challenging the contemporary but artificial division of labor between economics and sociology by emphasizing the social origins of economic problems. Focusing on excerpts from some classical texts of sociology.

Introduction of major sociological topics including division of labor, classes, the origins of wealth and poverty, and globalization. Challenging the contemporary but artificial division of labor between economics and sociology by emphasizing the social origins of economic problems. Focusing on excerpts from some classical texts of sociology.

An introductory exploration of state-society relations from an interdisciplinary perspective. Focusing on the questions of what the state is, what the society is, and what the relationship between the two is? The concept of citizenship and how the state relates to citizens through security forces, juridical system, social welfare, education, religion and culture. Working with examples from history, Türkiye and other countries.

A sociological analysis of music, which is often described by sociologists as a ?human condition?. Included Topics: What is music?, The relationship of music and it?s underlying social, economic, and political dynamics, music as cultural and performative practice, an introduction to the fundamental theoretical concepts in Sound Studies (ethnomusicology, musicology, sociology of music, and anthropology of music and dance). A close scrutiny of local musical traditions and soudscpes (such as Turkish, Kurdish, Armenian, Greek, Jewish, Alevit, Hip hop, Arabesk, and classical Turkish music) in the political, social and economic contexts within which they are created.

A sociological analysis of music, which is often described by sociologists as a ?human condition?. Included Topics: What is music?, The relationship of music and it?s underlying social, economic, and political dynamics, music as cultural and performative practice, an introduction to the fundamental theoretical concepts in Sound Studies (ethnomusicology, musicology, sociology of music, and anthropology of music and dance). A close scrutiny of local musical traditions and soudscpes (such as Turkish, Kurdish, Armenian, Greek, Jewish, Alevit, Hip hop, Arabesk, and classical Turkish music) in the political, social and economic contexts within which they are created.