History of revolutions, history of social movements, theories of revolutions, social movements theories
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes |
Program Learning Outomes |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
1)Students learn about the history of revolutions and develop a critical approach for this analysis |
3,4,5,6 |
1,2,3 |
A,B |
2) Students learn about the history of social movements and develop a critical approach for this analysis |
3,4,5,6 |
1,2,3 |
A,B |
3) Students analyze theories on revolution and develop an critical approach |
4,5,8 |
1,2,3 |
A,B |
4) Students analyze theories on social movements and develop a critical approach |
4,5,8 |
1,2,3 |
A,B |
Course Flow
Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
Introduction |
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2 |
THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS: 18 th CENTURY |
18 th century |
3 |
THE CONSEQUENCES OF REVOLUTIONS: 19 TH CENTURY |
19 th century |
4 |
THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS I |
Social movements history |
5 |
THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS II |
Social movements history |
6 |
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL MOVEMENTS |
Social movements theory |
7 |
Midterm Exam |
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8 |
IDENTITY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS |
Identity theories |
9 |
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND REPERTOIRE |
Repertoire |
10 |
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE 21 th CENTURY |
21 th century |
11 |
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND GLOBALIZATION |
Globalization |
12 |
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY |
Technology |
13 |
CASE STUDIESMOF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS |
Case studies |
14 |
GENERAL DISCUSSION AND OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE |
Recommended Sources
Textbook |
Students are provided with articles to read for each week. |
Additional Resources |
Material Sharing
Documents |
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Assignments |
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Exams |
Assessment
IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
Class attendance and participation |
1 |
20 |
Total |
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100 |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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40 |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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60 |
Total |
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100 |
COURSE CATEGORY |
Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
No |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
To raise individuals who are proficient in research methods in social sciences, and competent in carrying out sociological research. , |
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X |
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2 |
To raise individuals who develop an interdisciplinary perspective by way of taking courses not only in the field of sociology but also those offered by different faculty and departments. |
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X |
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3 |
To raise individuals who have a firm grasp of the main topics and issues of the society in Turkey. |
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X |
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4 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “sociology of organizations and institutions”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
X |
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5 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “political sociology and social change”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
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X |
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6 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “social inequalities/stratification”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
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X |
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7 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “culture and society”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
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X |
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8 |
To raise social scientists who have a command of the history of and the theories in social sciences. |
X |
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9 |
To raise individuals who have the skill of expressing themselves well, verbally and in writing, and who are knowledgeable in the main requirements of academic writing. |
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X |
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10 |
To raise individuals who are capable of developing projects in different parts of the world, working for international organizations. |
X |
ECTS
Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
14 |
7 |
98 |
Mid-terms |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Final examination |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Total Work Load |
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146 |
Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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5,84 |
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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6 |