COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Criminology
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
SOC 337
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Case Study
Q&A
Critical feedback
Field trip / Observation
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives To analyze fundamental debates about the social origins and outcomes of crime via the major theoretical debates in criminology .
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • · will be able to realize and identify various typologies of behavior that are considered as crime and deviant behavior in the society.
  • · will be able to discuss critically major theories which attempt to explain why people commit crimes.
  • · will be able to discuss the various types of crime.
  • · will be able to elaborate the links between major criminological theories and the crime typologies.
Course Description Criminology deals, scientifically, with the topics of crime and deviant behavior. It primarily attempts to situate the crime and deviant behavior into historical and theoretical context in order to reveal out the answers for questions such as: Why do people commit crime? What are the resons and consequences of criminal behaviour? What kind of typologies of crime can we observe in different societies?This class, in this respect, attempts to investigate the answers of these questions in relation to major criminology theories by highlighting major categories such as class, age, race, ethnicity, gender, violence, political and organized crimes.
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Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Overview of the course and syllabus
2 Crime Criminology: 1-62.
3 Researching Crime Criminology: 65-103.
4 Theories About Crime Criminology: 153-229.
5 Theories About Crime Criminology: 265-323.
6 Film Screening/Quiz Criminology, CH.6
7 Theories About Crime Criminology: 363-397.
8 Types of Crimes Criminology: 443-482.
9 Types of Crimes Criminology: 443-482.
10 Movie Screening/Quiz
11 Controlling and Preventing Crime Criminology, An Integrated Approach: 93-148.
12 Controlling Crime Criminology, An Integrated Approach: 93-148.
13 Movie Screening and study on presentations.
14 Presentations
15 Presentations
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks
  • Barak, Gregg (2009). Criminology, An Integrated Approach. U.S: Rowman and Littlefield.
  • Brown, Stephen E.; Esbenson, Finn-Aage and Gilbert Geir (2013). Crime: Explaining its Crime and its Context. New York: Taylor and Francis.
Suggested Readings/Materials
  • Hagan, Frank E. (2011). Introduction to Criminology:Theories, Methods and Criminal Behavior. Canada: Sage.
  • Barkan, Steven E. (2009). Criminology: A Sociological Understanding. London: Pearson.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
20
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
30
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
15
3
45
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
1
5
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
27
Final Exams
1
40
    Total
153

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories.

 X
2

To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods.

X
3

To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology.

 X
4

To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team.

 X
5

To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination.

 X
6

To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions.

 X
7

To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research.

 X
8

To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.
9

To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences.
10

To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research.

11

To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest