Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Social Anthropology SOS114 Turkish Compulsory 2. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Şevket Ercan KIZILAY
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Şevket Ercan KIZILAY (Bahar)
Goals Learners will learn social sciences and development of anthropology, basic terms and concepts of anthropology such as cultural antropology, production and consumption relations, myths and rituels, Levi-Strauss
Course Content
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Being able to see the relation between anthropology and sociology
2 Being able to understand basic concepts of anthropology
3 Being able to aware of local culture and to evaluate it
4 Having interest in other cultures and ethnographic research
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week What is Anthropology?
2. Week Problematization of Primitive Society
3. Week Classical Anthropology Theories I Functionalism (Malinowski) Structural Functionalism (Radcliffe-Brown)
4. Week Structuralism
5. Week Marxist Anthropology
6. Week Interpretative Anthropology
7. Week Symbolic Anthropology
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Marriage and Kinship Relations
10. Week Gender and Age Relations
11. Week Social Hierarchy
12. Week Politics and Power
13. Week The Gift and Archaic Societies
14. Week Religion and Ritual
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquire a general sociological perspective.
2 Acquire knowledge of the basic characteristics of sociological method and the stages of sociological inquiry; comprehension of the required concepts for a social scientific inquiry and the methods for a sociological research, and also to be able to use them in an applied research.
3 Recognition of the classical and contemporary sociological theories and the ability to compare them.
4 Analyze the basic characteristics of social structures and institutions that are whether national or common in the world.
5 Analyze the social interactions that take place between individuals, social groups, and societies.
6 To generate a sociological imagination directed to the daily social phenomena and to gain the ability of systematic, coherent, and critical thinking.
7 Analyze the social mobilization and relations of social class in the modern industrial and post-industrial societies.
8 Explain the effects of social stratification and economic inequalities over social life and society.
9 Propose solutions for the social problems while implementing the most efficient research techniques.
10 To produce and publish scientific knowledge, share it with society, and contribute to the consciousness of the society.
11 To generate different perspectives for various social problems, and to think systematically.
12 To have an objective perspective towards social phenomena.
13 To watch closely the scientific and modern developments, and improve himself / herself; and follow scientific ethics
14 To become sociologists who are able to capture and analyze the spirit of the age by dealing with local, national, and global social problems.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4
PY1 2 2 2 2
PY2 3 3 3 3
PY3 3 3 3 3
PY4 4 4 4 4
PY5 5 5 5 5
PY6 4 4 4 4
PY7 3 3 3 3
PY8 4 4 4 4
PY9 4 4 4 4
PY10 2 2 2 2
PY11 2 2 2 2
PY12 4 4 4 4
PY13 2 2 2 2
PY14 2 2 2 2
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • • Antropoloji: Kuramlar/Kuramcılar, Sibel Özbudun, Dipnot Yayınları
  • Small Places Big Issues: Social and Cultural Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Birleşik Dağıtım Kitabevi
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2.5 35
Research 2 7 14
Other Activities 5 6.5 32.5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz Preparation 1 2 2
Total Workload 127.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0