GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Sociology

SOCIOLOGY MA PROGRAM

Academic Unit: Humanities and Social Sciences

Program Objectives: Sociology is the main discipline that can provide a scientific perspective to understand and explain the increasingly complex contemporary world in a coherent and holistic way. The aim of the program is to train future scientists who understand and explain problem areas of social sciences and social structures by using sociological methods and concepts.

Medium of Instruction: Turkish

International Student Quotas: International student quotas are announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Admissions Calendar: Admissions calendar is announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Application Link: https://lisansustu.yildiz.edu.tr/sbe/en/ (Applicants are advised to check the academic calendar first and send their applications only during the application period.)

Admission Requirements: Admissions requirements announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Compulsory Courses:

Code	Course Title in Turkish	Course Title in English	Course Type	Number of Credits
SOS5100	Modernliğin Sosyolojisi	The Sociology of Modernity	Required by the program	3
SOS5106	Sosyal Teori ve Din	Social Theory and Religion	Required by the program	3
SOS5108	Kültürel Kuram	Cultural Theory	Required by the program	3
SOS5001	Seminer	Seminar	Required by the Council of Higher Education	0
SOS5004	Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Bilimsel Etik	Research Methods and Scientific Ethics	Required by the Council of Higher Education	2

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title in Turkish	Course Title in English	Number of Credits
SOS5100	Modernliğin Sosyolojisi	The Sociology of Modernity	3
SOS5101	Postmodernliğin Sosyolojisi	The Sociology of Postmodernity	3
SOS5102	Sekülerleşme Sosyolojisi	The Sociology of Secularization	3
SOS5103	Etnisite ve Milliyetçilik	Ethnicity and Nationalism	3
SOS5104	Kentleşme ve Sosyal Politikalar	Urbanization and Social Policies	3
SOS5105	Siyasal Teori ve Toplum	Political Theory and Society	3
SOS5106	Sosyal Teori ve Din	Social Theory and Religion	3
SOS5107	Türk Modernliğinin Sosyolojisi	Sociology of Turkish Modernity	3
SOS5108	Kültürel Kuram	Cultural Theory	3
SOS5109	Müzik Sosyolojisi	Sociology of Music	3
SOS5110	Tarihsel Sosyoloji	Historical Sociology	3
SOS5111	Beden ve Beden Politikaları	Body and Body Politics	3
SOS5112	Bilgi Sosyolojisi	Sociology of Knowledge	3
SOS5113	Elitler Sosyolojisi	Sociology of Elites	3
SOS5114	Postmodern Medya	Postmodern Media	3
SOS5115	Sosyal Teori	Social Theory	3

Academic Staff:

Prof. Dr. Bedri GENCER
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Güneş AYAS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Betül DUMAN
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman DOĞAN
Asst. Prof. Dr. Şerif ESENDEMİR

Who can apply?

In-Field Quotas	Bachelor degree holders of *Sociology* program should apply to in-field applicant quotas.
Out-of-Field Quotas	Others should apply to out-of-field applicant quotas.

Graduation Requirements:

In order to graduate from the program, students are required;

to take at least 7 courses (21 local credits/ 120 ECTS), two of which are required by the department
to pass the “Seminar” and “Research Methods and Scientific Ethics” courses,
to pass all courses with at least CB grade and have at least 2.50/4.0 GPA,
to comply with the publication requirement,
to register to “Lecture on Specialized Field” and “MA Thesis” courses in order to write a thesis, after completing the required number of credits,
to pass the MA thesis defense successfully.

Publication Requirement:

MA students are required to meet at least one of the following requirements which has to be related to their thesis and done in cooperation with their thesis supervisor(s):

An oral/ poster presentation at a national/ international refereed academic congress
An academic article published or accepted for publication at a national/ international refereed academic journal

Department Location: Davutpaşa Campus, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

Admissions Contact:

	E-mail Address	Website
Graduate School of Social Sciences	gsss@yildiz.edu.tr, sbemdr@yildiz.edu.tr	http://sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/

Department Contact:

Name- Surname	E-mail Address	Phone Number
Res. Asst. Abdurrahman NUR	abdurrahmannur@gmail.com	+90 212 383 44 80