Sociology

The department’s mission is to help students acquire the necessary competencies for a critical analysis of human society and social life. Consistent with the University’s liberal educational philosophy, students will also develop valuable conceptual and analytic skills that they can use in many different settings upon graduation.

The goal of the program is to provide a solid foundation in the substantive scope, key concepts, theoretical perspectives, and research methods used in Sociology. The core training is complemented by elective courses that take advantage of specific areas of faculty expertise, including globalization, population dynamics, the political economy of media and communication, educational sociology, cultural sociology, race/ethnicity, urban poverty and social exclusion, disabilities studies, the sociology of development, social movements and the sociology of migration and refugees.

Double-majoring is an also option for those who wish to combine Sociology with another field of study. Those who complete the requirements are awarded a degree in both fields.

Department Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Murat Ergin
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Curriculum

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Double Major Programs​

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Research Centers

Director: Aiko Takeuchi-Demirci & Burak Gürel
The mission of KUASIA is to produce and disseminate high-quality research on Asia through seminars, conferences and expert talks in order to increase awareness on the region, to promote informed analysis at national and international levels, and to train the next generation of academics, business people, and policy-makers.
Director: Fatoş Gökşen
Koç University Social Policy Center (KÜ-SPM) focuses on collaborative social policy research and evidence-based social policy analysis. Among the research areas of KÜ-SPM are types of employment, livelihood strategies, citizenship capacities in terms of distribution of income and habits of tax-paying; Gender inequalities, women’s participation in employment and other spheres of life; Youth studies, transitions from education to labor market.

Director: Ahmet İçduygu

URL link: https://mirekoc.ku.edu.tr/

Evolved from a grant-giving program into an established and reputable research center, Migration Research Center conducts and participates in a range of research projects in order to motivate national and international networks and to strengthen research capacity in the field of migration. MiReKoc also organizes international conferences, workshops and seminars to discuss various research agendas in the field of migration. With the objective of connecting the migration debate in Türkiye to the ongoing debates and research in different contexts and settings, MiReKoc endeavors to develop collaboration between migration scholars, civil society organizations and policy makers to stimulate dialogue on existing and new research. Since 2011, MiReKoc organizes the annual International Summer School, a flagship program bringing together migration experts from all over the world.

While MiReKoc’ research initially focused exclusively on the Turkish context, this scope has steadily widened to other countries and regions over the years with a theoretical and empirical contribution to migration literature. The Center intends to advocate multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research on various aspects of migration.

CPAP 100 Computer Proficiency Assessment Program

CPAP is a mandatory program for all Koç University undergraduates, except for the School of Medicine, to improve computer proficiency. Its aims are to develop and evaluate the skills of students in Microsoft Office Word (word processing) and Excel (spreadsheets).
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Track Programs

Asian and Eurasian Studies
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Gender Studies
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Migration Studies
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Mediterranean Studies
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Graduate Programs​

The department’s mission is to help students acquire the necessary competencies for a critical analysis of human society and social life. Consistent with the University’s liberal educational philosophy, students will also develop valuable conceptual and analytic skills that they can use in many different settings upon graduation.

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