TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Ceyda Kuloğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) The concept of gender inequality 2) Gender inequality in different areas of social life 3) Feminist methodology
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of this course is to comprehend the historical and social construction process of gender inequality, to learn theoretical approaches to gender inequality, and to investigate gender inequalities in various areas of social life with a feminist approach. At the end of the course, it is aimed that the students learn the concepts and theories about gender and feminist research examples.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week History of women's rights discourse 3rd Week Feminism in the context of modernization 4th Week Therise of the feminist movement 5th Week Current discussions within the feminist movement 6th Week Diversification of feminist movement 7th Week 1st, 2nd and 3rd wave feminism 8th Week Midterm Exam Week 9th Week Introduction to feminist methodology and epistemology 10th Week Feminist stand point epistemology 11th Week Feminist action research: methodological and ethical issues 12th Week Oral History method 13th Week General evaluation 14th Week Final Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	*Ayşe BERKTAY HACIMİRZAOĞLU, 75 Yılda Kadınlar ve Erkekler, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul, 1999. *Mine TAN-Yıldız ECEVİT- Serpil SANCAR, Kadın Erkek Eşitliğine Doğru Yürüyüş, TÜSİAD, İstanbul, 2007 *Hesse-Biber, S. N. and Leavy, P.L. (2007) Feminist Research Practice: A Primer. Thousand Oaks: Sage. *Ramazanoğlu, C. andJanetHolland ,J. ( 2002) Feminist Methodology: Challenges and Choices. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 3 15 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 15 210 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 3 10 30 Total Workload 309 Total Workload / 30 10,3 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No