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| KAY6022 | Urban Sociology Studies | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Suna ERSAVAŞ KAVANOZ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of the course is to discuss the socio-spatial reflections of urbanization in the light of urban sociology theories. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | familiar with different perspectives on the debates in urban sociology. | 7 | 1,2,3, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Urban sociology theories, urban poverty, informal settlements, city and crime issues and basic texts of urban sociology theorists constitute the main content of the course. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction of the course, meeting with students | | | Week 2 | What is a city? Discussions aimed at generating ideas about the social structure of the city | | | Week 3 | 19th Century Urban Sociology Theories | | | Week 4 | Chicago School Urban Theory | | | Week 5 | Neo-Marksist Urban Theory | | | Week 6 | Postmodern City | | | Week 7 | Global City | | | Week 8 | David Harvey | | | Week 9 | Midtherm | | | Week 10 | Castells | | | Week 11 | Lefebvre | | | Week 12 | Urban Poverty | | | Week 13 | City Crime | | | Week 14 | Informel Settlements | | | Week 15 | City and Migration | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Uğurlu , Ö. vd., 2017, Türkiye Perspektifinden Kent Sosyolojisi Çalışmaları. Örgün Yayınevi | | | |
| 1 | Ed. Kaya, G. ve Şeker, A. 2022; Dert Yükü Mekanlar,, Nika Yayınevi | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/2025 | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | 05/2025 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 8 | 14 | 112 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 2 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 3 | 36 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 224 |
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