COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICAL SOCIOLOGY READINGS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 5036 CRITICAL SOCIOLOGY READINGS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CEM SERKAN ATLI

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

The course aims to analyze in depth the theorists and their works that are connected to critical theory, which is one of the important pillars of sociology. In this direction, the works of different theorists will be examined and their theoretical perspectives will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can identify differences between classical and modern critical theorists.
2   Explains important statements of critical theory representatives.
3   Examines the current transformations of critical theory.
4   Analyzes the relationship between critical theory and other approaches.
5   Conducts a study analyzing critical theory.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Critical Theory
2 Method in Critical Theory
3 Critical Theory and Marx
4 Critical Theory and Marx-2
5 Frankfurt School
6 Frankfurt School-2
7 Midterm
8 Critical Theory and Habermas
9 Critical Theory and Habermas-2
10 Critical Theory and Bourdieu
11 Critical Theory and Bourdieu-2
12 Applied Study
13 Applied Study
14 Applied Study
15 Applied Study
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Bottomore ve Rubel (2006). Marx ın Sosyolojisi. Chiviyazıları Yayınevi.
Bottomore, T.B. (2016). Frankfurt Okulu ve Eleştirisi. Say Yayınları.
Bourdieu, P. ve Wacquant L. (2016). Düşünümsel Bir Antropoloji Için Cevaplar, Iletişim
Lefebvre, H. (1995). Marx ın Sosyolojisi. Gökkuşağı Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Question and answer, discussion, brainstorming.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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)

mail:cemserkan.atli(at)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 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 139

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.2555
LO.355
LO.455
LO.55