| Course Name | Principles of Social Sciences I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| HUM 103 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course is designed to introduce the students to basic concepts, ideas and theories of social sciences on the grounds of topics selected from its subdisciplines. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In addition to a specific discussion on the nature of scientific knowledge and social sciences, the course will cover selected issues from anthropology, psychology, sociology, social psychology, political science and economics. |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Presentation and overview of the course | |
| 2 | Science and Social Sciences | Hunt & Colonder, 2007, chapter 1 |
| 3 | Society, Sociology, Stratification | Hunt & Colonder, 2007, chapter 11 |
| 4 | Politics, State and Society | Heywood, 2011, chapter 3 |
| 5 | Nation and Nationalism. | Heywood, 2011, chapter 5 |
| 6 | MIDTERM EXAMINATION | |
| 7 | Ideologies I | Heywood, 2011, chapter 2 |
| 8 | Ideologies II | Heywood, 2013, chapter 2 |
| 9 | Movie screening (The Wave) | Umberto Eco, “ur-fascism” (will be uploaded to blackboard) |
| 10 | In-class Writing Exam | |
| 11 | Prejudice, Minorities, and Discrimination | Hunt & Colander, 2007, Chapter 12 |
| 12 | Politics, Society and Identity | Heywood, 2013, chapter 7 |
| 13 | Political Economy and Globalization | Heywood, 2013 chapter 6 |
| 14 | Review of the semester | |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | -Hunt, E.F. & Colander, D.C. (2007) Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society (13th Edition), London: Alyn & Bacon ISBN-10: 0205971458 -Andrew Heywood, (2007) Politics, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillian, ISBN-10 : 9780230396357 -Andrew Heywood, (2011) Global Politics, New York: Palgrave, ISBN-10 : 9781137535573 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 25 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| 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 | 1 | 23 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 23 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 41 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
