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Course Goals	This course is an introduction to sociology as a way to understanding the world. This course focuses on several important sociological topics, including foundations of society, social inequality, and social institutions. Furthermore, through the analytical and critical perspective developed by the students during this course, students should come to realize how many aspects of their lives are influenced by the social world in which they live and, as a result, a student should obtain a better understanding of her/himself as social individuals and her/his place in society.
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Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introduction to the course	Lecturing
2. Week	The foundations of sociology	Lecturing
3. Week	Culture	Lecturing and discussion
4. Week	Socialization	Lecturing and discussion
5. Week	Social Groups and Organizations	Lecturing and discussion
6. Week	Social stratification	Lecturing and discussion
7. Week	Gender stratification	Lecturing and discussion
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Midterm
10. Week	Religion as a social institution	Lecturing and discussion
11. Week	Education as a social institution	Lecturing and discussion
12. Week	Collective behavior and social movements	Lecturing and discussion
13. Week	Student presentations	Presentations
14. Week	Student presentations	Presentations
15. Week	Final exam
16. Week	Final exam
17. Week	Final exam

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Midterm(s)	1	35
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations	1	20
Final Exam	1	45

Program Outcomes PO-1 To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations. PO-2 To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations. PO-3 To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication. PO-4 To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations. PO-5 To use a second language at an intermediate level. PO-6 To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations. PO-7 To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields. PO-8 To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions. PO-9 To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions. PO-10 To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.

Learning Outcomes LO-1 Realizing the significance of social actors and norms on individual lives LO-2 Learning alternative approaches to the study of society LO-3 Recognizing the major concepts of sociology LO-4 To be able to recognize social problems and to offer possible solutions LO-5 To be able to recognize the social change being experienced in time

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