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İzmir University of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology differs greatly in terms of both the content of its curriculum and its goals concerning the qualifications a graduate student should have. Without neglecting the theoretical courses, the sense of “applied sociology” that modern sociology departments give particular importance stands out in curriculum preparation. Therefore, the courses concerning statistics and research methods and theoretical courses are balanced, and it is aimed to enable graduating students to develop skills for planning, applying, analyzing, and reporting sociologic research projects. In the Project Course, which has to be completed for graduation and that will last two semesters in the last year, a comprehensive sociology project will be planned and implemented by the students under the supervision of the lecturer.
The Elective Courses of the department have been added to the curriculum by considering the social problem topics that modern sociology deals with in terms of both theoretical and applied sociology and wants to contribute to their solution; thus, the students will be more equipped in terms of their personal areas of interests, and the topics they can study and their job alternatives will increase after graduation.
To see the course details (such as objectives, learning outcomes, content, assessment and ECTS workload), click the relevant Course Code given in the table below.
| 1. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| SOC 105 | Fundamentals of Philosophy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| SFL 1013 | Second Foreign Languages I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| IUE 100 | Academic and Social Orientation | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| HUM 103 | Principles of Social Sciences I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| ENG 101 | Academic Skills in English I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| MATH 111 | Fundamentals of Mathematics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| SOC 100 | Reading and Writing in Sociology | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 1. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| SOC 106 | Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| ECON 100 | Principles of Economics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| SFL 1024 | Second Foreign Languages II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| HUM 104 | Principles of Social Sciences II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| SOC 104 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 102 | Introduction to Sociology II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| ENG 102 | Academic Skills in English II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 2. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| SOC 203 | Demography | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| SFL 201 | Second Foreign Languages III | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| SOC 201 | Classical Theories of Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| ECON 203 | Economic History | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| BA 100 | Fundamentals of Law | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| TURK 201 | Turkish I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| SOC 211 | Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 2. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| SOC 202 | Contemporary Theories of Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| SOC 208 | Political Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| TURK 202 | Turkish II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| SOC 206 | Sociology of Crime | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| SOC 212 | Qualitative Methods for Social Sciences | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| SOC 204 | Social Stratification | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SFL 202 | Second Foreign Languages IV | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 3. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| ELEC 002 | Elective Course II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| ELEC 001 | Elective Course I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| HIST 201 | Principles of Atatürk and History of Revolution I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| BA 207 | Organizations | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SFL 301 | Second Foreign Languages V | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| SOC 303 | Social Change | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| ELEC 003 | Elective Course III | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 3. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| MMC 304 | Sociology of Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| HIST 202 | Principles of Atatürk and History of Revolution II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| SOC 306 | Sociology of Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 308 | Urban sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| SFL 302 | Second Foreign Languages VI | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| ELEC 005 | Elective Course V | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| ELEC 004 | Elective Course IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 4. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| SOC 497 | Sociology Project I | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| SOC 451 | Workshop 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| SOC 403 | Formation of Public Opinion and Opinion Polls Research | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| ST 310 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| SFL 401 | Second Foreign Languages VII | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| ELEC 006 | Elective Course VI | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 401 | Sociological Studies in Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 4. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| ELEC 009 | Elective Course IX | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 452 | Workshop 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| ELEC 008 | Elective Course VIII | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SFL 402 | Second Foreign Languages VIII | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| ELEC 007 | Elective Course VII | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| ELEC 010 | Elective Course X | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 498 | Sociology Project II | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| Elective Courses | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| HUM 101 | History of Civilization I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| HUM 102 | History of Civilization II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 300 | Social Deviance and Control | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 315 | History of Revolutions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 320 | Aging Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 330 | Work and Occupations in Modern Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 340 | Environmental Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 350 | Technology and Changing Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 360 | Sociology of Religion | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 390 | Sociology of Ethnicity and Race | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 400 | Status, Power and Welfare | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 410 | Myths, Beliefs and Thoughts in History | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 420 | Cyber World, the Internet and Social Change | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 430 | Gender and Social Change | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 440 | Sociology of Art | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 450 | Sociology of Body | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 460 | Selected Topics in Social Theory | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 480 | Modernity, Space and Culture | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 490 | Social Investigations on İzmir | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| SOC 322 | Historical Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
In the framework of the regulations set by Higher Education Council of Turkey (YÖK), student admission for this undergraduate program is made through a university entrance examination called ÖSYS. Following the submission of students’ academic program preferences, Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) places the students to the relevant program according to the score they get from ÖSYS.
International students are accepted to this undergraduate program according to the score of one of the international exams they take such as SAT,ACT etc. or according to their high school diploma score.
Exchange student admission is made according to the requirements determined by bilateral agreements signed by IUE and the partner university.
Visiting students can enroll for the courses offered in this program upon the confirmation of the related academic unit. Additionally, they need to prove their English language level since the medium of instruction at IUE is English.
The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
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