Program Quality Criteria
The educational standards of our department are structured within the framework of the following criteria, based on national and international quality assurance principles.
Program Teaching Objectives
- To prepare our students for their academic and professional careers by providing them with analytical and critical thinking skills, in addition to a solid theoretical foundation and field research experience.
- To conduct and disseminate studies that will enrich the field through the collaboration of academic staff and students.
- To provide beneficial services to science and society through academic events and educational programs supported by international collaborations.
Program-Specific Criteria
- To possess knowledge about the core areas of the sociology discipline.
- To have knowledge about the historical development of sociology and sociological analysis; as well as the fundamental ontological, epistemological, methodological, and theoretical issues, adopted perspectives, and basic concepts related to the analysis of social life.
- To be able to comprehend the functioning mechanisms of social processes, relations, and structures.
- The methodological design and implementation of research projects that will serve as a foundation for developing original policy strategies, and the analysis of data obtained during this process using appropriate analytical methods and techniques.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Utilizes basic theoretical approaches in sociology, and demonstrates critical thinking by means of comparative and historical analyses.
- Designs scientific research using appropriate methods in order to find answers to sociological questions. Uses up-to-date data and technology to create sociological assessment reports.
- Develops creative solutions with a critical and scientific mindset for sociological issues and formulates appropriate social policy recommendations.
- Demonstrates awareness of and respect for diversity.
- Applies rules of ethical conduct and builds social responsibility as well as active citizenship.
- Outlines the major global actors, conditions, and dynamics in the globalized world and international milieu.
- Makes use of methods and tools required to effectively collect and analyze data.
- Adapts himself/herself to complex and ever-changing conditions in a global world.
- Relates the national and international legal framework regulates the national and international activities in the field to his/her work in the field.
- Interprets his/her world, country, society, and himself/herself; demonstrates awareness of the ethical issues, social rights, values and responsibilities towards others and self.
- Makes use of not only his/her own discipline but related fields as well; develops an interdisciplinary approach and practice.
- Evaluates the developments and trends in science and technology; shows personal and institutional entrepreneurship; improves himself/herself through life-long learning.
- Communicates his/her opinions effectively using oral, written, graphic, and technological means; fluently explains his/her perspective in English.
- Assumes responsibility in individual and collective settings; solves problems both as an individual and a member or leader of a team.