Aims & Objectives

Course Aims

• Encourage the systematic and critical study of: human experience and behaviour; physical, economic and social environments; and the history and development of social and cultural institutions

• Develop in the student the capacity to identify, to analyse critically and to evaluate theories, concepts and arguments about the nature and activities of the individual and society

• Enable the student to collect, describe and analyse data used in studies of society, to test hypotheses, and to interpret complex data and source material

• Promote the appreciation of the way in which learning is relevant both to the culture in which the student lives, and the culture of other societies

• Develop an awareness in the student that human attitudes and beliefs are widely diverse and that the study of society requires an appreciation of such diversity

• Enable the student to recognize that the content and methodologies of the individuals and societies subjects are contestable and that their study requires the toleration of uncertainty

• Develop skills and knowledge that respond to the developing needs of the 21st century

• Provide a basic knowledge of the disciplines of history, geography and sociology in order to understand the political, social and cultural structure of Turkey in the 20th century

• Recognise the political, economic and cultural impact of developments that occurred in Europe and the rest of the world on the history, geography and sociology of Turkey in the 20th century

• Develop an appreciation of historical, geographical and sociological inquiry from various perspectives

• Develop a deeper appreciation and sensitivity towards Turkish national culture and history through an understanding and respect for different cultures in Europe and the world

Assessment Objectives

• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the historical, sociological and geographical developments that have occurred in Turkey since the nineteenth century

• Demonstrate an understanding of the international political, social and cultural influences on Turkey since the nineteenth century and the role of Turkey in world affairs in the twentieth century

• Critically appraise sources of information and evidence from a range of different disciplinary perspectives

• Employ concepts, terms and techniques, and use language appropriate to social enquiry, to analyse and evaluate social processes and historical events and trends

• Present clear, relevant and well-substantiated arguments about, and interpretations of, Turkish society, culture and politics