TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Various key concepts of sociology such as modernization, industrialization, power, structure-actor, individualization, stratification, rationalization, identity, socialization, social change and development are learned. 2) Discuss comparatively the sociological perspectives developed by classical theorists in sociology.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, sociological perspectives developed by classical theorists for understanding various key concepts of sociology such as modernization, industrialization, power, structure-actor, individualization, stratification, rationalization, identity, socialization, social change and development are discussed comparatively.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The emergence of sociology as science and the concepts of classical sociology 2nd Week Saint Simon, Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, J.S. Mill 3rd Week Emile Durkheim 4th Week Ferdinand Tönnies Georg Simmel 5th Week Max Weber 6th Week Karl Marx 7th Week Vilfredo Pareto and the Elite Theory 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Antonio Gramsci and Georg Lukacs 10th Week Functionalism: Talcot Parsons and Robert Merton 11th Week Critical Developments Against Functionalism 12th Week Sociological Imagination and C. Wright Mills 13th Week Symbolic Interaction 14th Week Frankfurt School
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Bottomore, Tom; Robert Nisbet (2010) Sosyolojik Çözümlemenin Tarihi. Kırmızı Yayınevi Ritzer, George (2013) Klasik Sosyoloji Kuramları, Ankara: De Ki Yayınları Turner, Bryan S. (2014) Klasik Sosyoloji, İstanbul: İletişim Yayıncılık Turner, Bryan S. (1999) Classical Sociology, New York: Sage Publications Appelrouth, Scott; Laura Desfor Edles (2008) Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory: Text and Readings, Los Angeles, London and New Delhi: Pine Forge Press
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 14 196 Preparation for Final exam 1 28 28 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 22 22 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 5 5 Homework 1 18 18 Total Workload 314 Total Workload / 30 10,46 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No