COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4061 SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology
Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

To learn the elements that make anthropology different from other social disciplines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They will be able to develop an awareness of the history, theory and method of anthropology and its field of study.
2   Understand the effects of culture on individual and social behavior.
3   They will have the ability to relate anthropology and sociology discipline.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 What is Social Anthropology
3 What is Cultural Anthropology
4 Theory of Anthropology
5 Concepts
6 Research Methods
7 Midterm
8 Gender and Marriage
9 Kinship and Family
10 Culture, Symbols and Signs
11 Religion and Ritual
12 Examples of Applied Anthropology
13 Examples of Applied Anthropology
14 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. CRAPO, Richley. 1990. Cultural Anthropology, Understanding Ourselves and Others. Connecticut: the Dushking Publishing Group, Inc.
2. GÜVENÇ, Bozkurt. 1991. Insan ve Kültür. Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
3. HAVILLAND, William. 1990. Cultural Anthropology. Orlando:Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.
4. KOTTAK, Conrad Phillip, 2001. Antropoloji: Insan Çeşitliliğine Bir Bakış. Ankara. Ütopya Yayınları.
5. SARAN, Nephan. 1993. Antropoloji. Istanbul: Inkılap Kitabevi.
6. WELLS, Calvin 1984. Sosyal Antropoloji Açısından Insan ve Dünyası. Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul.ozatesler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Reading 3 5 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14444
LO.24
LO.344