COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 4030 ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖKHAN TENIKLER

Offered to

Public Administration
Public Administration (Evening)

Course Objective

The main aim of the course is to equip students with the topics related to environmental sociology to match theoretical knowledge with empirical environmental discussions on issues such as environmental justice and inequalities by addressing the social construction of environmental problems and how social theory can be used to address environmental problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about the social construction mechanisms of environmental problems
2   To be able to interpret environmental problems using social theories
3   To have knowledge about environmental injustices and inequalities
4   To have knowledge about environmental discourse and the role of the media in the dissemination of environmental discourse

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Environmental Sociology: Definitions and Basic Approaches
2 Political Ecology of Capitalism and Environmental Problem
3 Social Construction of Environmental Problems
4 Social Dimensions of Environmental Problems
5 Environmental Discourse Analysis
6 Media and the Communication of Environmental Problems
7 Science, Knowledge and Environmental Problems
8 Anthony Giddens Environmental Sociology
9 Ulrich Beck: Sociology of Risk and the Production of Risk
10 Social Movements for Environmental Protection
11 Right-Wing Politics Approaches to the Environment and Environmental Problems
12 Left-Wing Politics Approaches to the Environment and Environmental Problems
13 Globalization and Environmental Problems
14 Social Inequalities and Environmental Justice

Recomended or Required Reading

Barry, J. (2007). Environment and social theory. Routledge.
Goldblatt, D. (2013). Social theory and the environment. John Wiley & Sons.
Hannigan, J. (2022). Environmental sociology. Routledge.
Sutton, P. W. (2007). The environment: a sociological introduction. Polity.
Stuart, D. (2021). What is environmental sociology . John Wiley & Sons.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, mandatory reading lists

Assessment Methods

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

orcun.cobangil@deu.edu.t

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 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 129

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.155554
LO.244445
LO.355554
LO.444445