A collection of selected issues that directly and indirectly affect the daily lives of individuals, such as gender, migration, environmental problems, health and religion, constitute the content of the Social and Political Studies course. Each week, a different topic is addressed with an academic outlook and critical perspective. The lectures continue with the active participation of the students. Short videos, case studies and in-class discussions are frequently included in the course content.
In the first weeks, students are introduced to the basic concepts and approaches of sociology and political science. These concepts and approaches constitute the theoretical background of the course.
In addition, students are given introductory information about the research techniques of social sciences. This helps students to conduct a small-scale scientific research with the teams they form within the scope of the course. Each student team shares the findings of the research they have conducted within the scope of a specific research question in a poster presentation at the end of the semester.
Students participate in the course by critically reading the texts assigned to them on a different thematic area each week. Students' performance in the Social and Political Studies course is based on two quizzes, a midterm exam, a final exam, team research and presentation. Participation in the course can also earn students additional points.
| Course Title | Social and Political Studies |
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| Course Code | LIBE 140 |
| Course Objective | The Social and Political Studies aims to develop an awareness of the local, national and global challenges that contemporary societies face, and the ability to approach these challenges from an informed, analytic, and questioning perspective. The course intends to increase the level of knowledge of students about the basic issues, concepts, perspectives and research methods of social and political sciences. |
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| ECTS | 5 |