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Ph. D. in Sociology (in English)

Why Sociology Ph.D. Program at Ibn Haldun University?

Ibn Haldun University Department of Sociology MA Program aims to build a basis for a new understanding and research ground for analyzing and providing solutions to people and society in the world and our country. With this infrastructure, the Sociology Doctorate Program aims to train academic staff who can work more deeply on these issues and produce alternative analyses and solution suggestions with the perspective of open civilization, intellectual independence, and rooted revivalism. Fed by different methodological and theoretical approaches, the Sociology Doctorate Program places great emphasis on the ability of academic staff to reflect original theories and methods in academic publications and research.

As a requirement of Ibn Haldun University's notion of being a research university, the Sociology Doctorate Program claims to create a ground for the training of internationally competent sociologists and researchers. Furthermore, in line with our university's vision and multilingualism policy, this program will make it possible to develop an academic perspective beyond the dominant sociological traditions, able to produce alternative research and offer solutions in our country and worldwide.

Thanks to its linguistic qualifications and following the internationalization quality, Ibn Haldun University's Sociology Doctorate Program prioritizes conducting research and developing solutions that address various social issues in societies in different geographies, both nationally and internationally. In this context, our program aims to identify the relevant institutions in the light of academic data, determine bilateral and multiple relations, and present alternative scientific data about these processes while developing the country's relations with different geographies and opening up to foreign countries with an interdisciplinary approach.

Head of the Department:

Prof. Ramazan Aras

Program Objectives:

 The knowledge and skills to be gained by the graduates of the program, worthy of the Ph.D. degree in Sociology English, can be listed as follows:

  • To be able to master the literature of sociology and other related disciplines and to be able to manage master's and doctoral theses in these fields and take part in the juries.
  • To develop their knowledge of sociology theories, research methods, and practices with alternative approaches at the level of expertise, reflect on their studies and perform field studies.
  • Ability to produce alternative knowledge by developing interdisciplinary studies, presenting critical solutions, sharing it with colleagues, and transferring to educational processes.
  • To be able to conduct research concerning academic knowledge production and open to new methods and approaches without centralizing the theories developed for specific societies and by considering comparative and historical accumulation.
  • To be able to carry out a study in the field of sociology independently by supporting it with quantitative and qualitative data within the framework of social, academic, cultural, and ethical values, to present, apply and share the relevant study with social responsibility awareness.
  • Being an expert who can produce and present their studies in English, Arabic, and Turkish languages ​​(or any other language related to their studies) on national and international academic platforms is preferred by future policymakers and communal leaders.
  • Internalize ethical values and contribute to society by highlighting scientific, technological, and social developments.

The program aims to reach the following:

  • Individuals with academic career goals
  • Individuals aiming to become experts, academicians, or consultants are preferred in management positions at national and international platforms.
  • Individuals who want to increase or improve their knowledge and skills in sociological thinking, theory, and research methods.
  • Individuals who have graduated from undergraduate and graduate programs want to pursue a career in both the public and private sectors and wish to develop expertise in critical thinking, research ethics and methods, and different social theories.
  • Professionals with experience in different institutions and organizations and who want to be trained to take their existing status to the next level
  • Individuals who strive to understand and analyze the society and environment it belongs to in connection with the developments in the historical, local and international axes.

IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
SOCIOLOGY (ENGLISH)
PHD PROGRAM COURSE PLAN
FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED WITH GRADUATE DEGREE
I. Semester
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 601 Advanced Research Methods 3 0 3 8
SOC 603 Advanced Readings in Classical Sociological Theory 3 0 3 8
SOC/ ANTH… Departmental Elective 3 0 3 8
SOC/ ANTH… Departmental/General Elective Course 3 0 3 8
Language Courses
Total Credit 12 32
II. Semester
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 600 Seminar 0 0 0 6
SOC 604 Advanced Readings in Contemporary Sociological Theory 3 0 3 8
SOC 606 Ibn Haldun: Theory, Methods and Contemporary Discussions 3 0 3 8
SOC/ ANTH… Departmental Elective 3 0 3 8
SOC/ ANTH… Departmental/General Elective 3 0 3 8
Language Courses
Total Credit 12 38
III. Semester
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 697 PhD Qualifying Exam 0 0 0 30
Total Credit 0 30
IV. Semester
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 698 PhD Thesis Proposal 0 0 0 30
Total Credit 0 30
III. Year
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 699 PhD Thesis 0 0 0 60
Total Credit 0 60
IV. Year
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 699 PhD Thesis 0 0 0 60
Total Credit 0 60
Overall Total Credit 24 250
COMPULSORY COURSES
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 600 Seminar 0 0 0 6
SOC 601 Advanced Research Methods 3 0 3 8
SOC 603 Advanced Readings in Classical Sociological Theory 3 0 3 8
SOC 604 Advanced Readings in Contemporary Sociological Theory 3 0 3 8
SOC 606 Ibn Khaldun: Theory, Methods and Contemporary Discussions 3 0 3 8
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
ANTH 509/609 Ethnography of Muslim Societies 3 0 3 8
ANTH 511/611 Ethnography of Space and Place 3 0 3 8
ANTH 512/612 Ethnography of Turkey 3 0 3 8
ANTH 513/613 Anthropology of Islam 3 0 3 8
ANTH 518/618 Anthropolgy of the Political 3 0 3 8
ANTH 520/620 Political Border and Border Regions 3 0 3 8
ANTH 522/622 Anthropology of Emotions 3 0 3 8
CULT 510/610 Readings in Orientalism 3 0 3 8
CULT 517/ 617 Genealogies of Multiculturalism 3 0 3 8
HIST 508/608 Oral History and Social Memory 3 0 3 8
SOC 505/605 Political Sociology 3 0 3 8
SOC 507/607 Sociology of Religion 3 0 3 8
SOC 508/608 Religion in Modern Turkey 3 0 3 8
SOC 510/610 Gender and Society 3 0 3 8
SOC 514/614 Urban Sociology 3 0 3 8
SOC 515/615 Historical Sociology 3 0 3 8
SOC 516/616 Social Movements 3 0 3 8
SOC 517/617 Sociology of Media 3 0 3 8
SOC 519/619 Social Policy and Societ 3 0 3 8
SOC 521/621 Discourse Analysis 3 0 3 8
SOC 525/625 Modernity, Post-modernity and Beyond 3 0 3 8
SOC 530/630 Sociology of Disaster 3 0 3 8
SOC 535/635 Sociology and Anthropology of Secularism 3 0 3 8
SOC 536/636 Advanced Comparative Theories and Methods 3 0 3 8
SOC 537/637 Sociology of Southeast Asia 3 0 3 8
SOC 538/638 Nation State and Nationalism 3 0 3 8
SOC 539/639 Selected Topics in Sociology 3 0 3 8
SOC 540/640 Colonialism and Postcolonialism 3 0 3 8
SOC 541/641 Sociology of Literature 3 0 3 8
SOC 542/642 Civilizations 3 0 3 8
SOC 543/643 Social Inequality 3 0 3 8
SOC 544/644 Sociology of Labor and Work 3 0 3 8
IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
SOCIOLOGY (ENGLISH)
PHD PROGRAM COURSE PLAN
FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED WITH UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE
I. Semester
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 501 Research Methods and Publication Ethics 3 0 3 8
SOC 503 Social Theory I 3 0 3 8

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental Elective 3 0 3 8

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental/General Elective 3 0 3 8
Language Courses
Total Credit 12 32
II. Semester
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 604 Advanced Readings in Contemporary Sociological Theory 3 0 3 8
SOC 506 Ibn Haldun and Contemporary Issues 3 0 3 8
SOC 600 Seminar 0 0 0 6

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental/General Elective 3 0 3 8
Language Courses
Total Credit 9 30
III. Semester
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental Elective 3 0 3 8

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental Elective 3 0 3 8

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental/General Elective 3 0 3 8

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental/General Elective 3 0 3 8
Total Credit 12 32
IV. Semester
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental Elective 3 0 3 8

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental Elective 3 0 3 8

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental/General Elective 3 0 3 8

SOC/

ANTH/

CULT/ ...

Departmental/General Elective 3 0 3 8
Total Credit 12 32
V. Semester
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 697 PhD Qualifying Exam 0 0 0 30
Total Credit 0 30
VI. Semester
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 698 Thesis Proposal 0 0 0 30
Total Credit 0 30
IV. Year
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 699 PhD Thesis 0 0 0 60
Total Credit 0 60
V. Year
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 699 PhD Thesis 0 0 0 60
Total Credit 0 60
Overall Total Credit 42 304
COMPULSORY COURSES
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
SOC 501 Research Methods and Publication Ethics 3 0 3 8
SOC 503 Social Theory I 3 0 3 8
SOC 506 Ibn Haldun and Contemporary Issues 3 0 3 8
SOC 600 Seminar 0 0 0 6
SOC 604 Advanced Readings in Contemporary Sociological Theory 3 0 3 8
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
T U
ANTH 509/609 Ethnography of Muslim Societies 3 0 3 8
ANTH 511/611 Ethnography of Space and Place 3 0 3 8
ANTH 512/612 Ethnography of Turkey 3 0 3 8
ANTH 513/613 Anthropology of Islam 3 0 3 8
ANTH 518/618 Anthropolgy of the Political 3 0 3 8
ANTH 520/620 Political Border and Border Regions 3 0 3 8
ANTH 522/622 Anthropology of Emotions 3 0 3 8
CULT 510 Readings in Orientalism 3 0 3 8
CULT 617 Genealogies of Multiculturalism 3 0 3 8
HIST 508/608 Oral History and Social Memory 3 0 3 8
SOC 505/605 Political Sociology 3 0 3 8
SOC 507/607 Sociology of Religion 3 0 3 8
SOC 508/608 Religion in Modern Turkey 3 0 3 8
SOC 510/610 Gender and Society 3 0 3 8
SOC 514/614 Urban Sociology 3 0 3 8
SOC 515/615 Historical Sociology 3 0 3 8
SOC 516/616 Social Movements 3 0 3 8
SOC 519/619 Social Policy and Societ 3 0 3 8
SOC 521/621 Discourse Analysis 3 0 3 8
SOC 525/625 Modernity, Post-modernity and Beyond 3 0 3 8
SOC 530/630 Sociology of Disaster 3 0 3 8
SOC 535/635 Sociology and Anthropology of Secularism 3 0 3 8
SOC 536/636 Advanced Comparative Theories and Methods 3 0 3 8
SOC 537/637 Sociology of Southeast Asia 3 0 3 8
SOC 538/638 Nation State and Nationalism 3 0 3 8
SOC 539/639 Selected Topics in Sociology 3 0 3 8
SOC 540/640 Colonialism and Postcolonialism 3 0 3 8
SOC 541/641 Sociology of Literature 3 0 3 8
SOC 542/642 Civilizations 3 0 3 8
SOC 543/643 Social Inequality 3 0 3 8
SOC 544/644 Sociology of Labor and Work 3 0 3 8
SOC 617 Sociology of Media 3 0 3 8

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