SOCIOLOGY OF YOUTH PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
SOS375	SOCIOLOGY OF YOUTH	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Prof. NEZİHA MUSAOĞLU
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to discuss the meaning and the transformations of the concepts of youth and to be young in the historical process along with the basic approaches in the field of Sociology of Youth. The concept of youth has a wide research area which can be dealt with a wide range of concepts such as crime, politics, religion, sexuality, and unemployment. In the course, it is aimed to gain the students a perspective and awareness about the sociology of youth which is a very productive area in terms of research and particularly through the current debates they can connect with themselves.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course include, being young and the definition of the concept of youth, understanding its relationship with social change, what the sociology of youth is, youth works in the World, youth works in Turkey, concepts of youth; research areas and priority issues, youth and politics: the role of young people in social movements, youth and religion, the relationship of religion with youth in relation to modernization, youth and gender, youth and unemployment; educational opportunities and employment of the youth and unemployment, youth in digital age, youth and culture, youth and free time management, problems of youth in Turkey.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Knows the field of youth sociology as a discipline and summarize its relationship with concepts such as religion, politics, gender, digital age, unemployment and culture.
Explains the scope of youth and to be young and its development in relation to social change through the approaches they have learned and the discussion environment in the classroom.
Gives examples from his daily life about what he has learned during his class as a teenager
Relates the knowledge gained from youth work in Turkey and in the world and daily life
Compares Turkey and other countries regarding youth issues
Criticizes the position and importance of youth in society.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Being young and the definition of the concept of youth, understanding its relationship with social change	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
2	Reading	What is sociology of youth? Youth works in the World	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
3	Reading	Youth works in Turkey	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
4	Reading	Concepts of youth; research areas and priority issues	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
5	Reading	Youth and politics: the role of young people in social movements	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
6	Reading	Youth and religion; the relationship of religion with youth in relation to modernization	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
7	Reading	Youth and social gender	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading	Youth and unemployment; educational opportunities and employment of the youth	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
10	Reading	Youth in digital age	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
11	Reading	Youth and culture	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
12	Reading	Youth and free time management	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
13	Reading	Problems of youth in Turkey	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
14	Reading	Examples from youth works and discussions	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
15	Reading	Revision of the term	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Bayhan, Vehbi. (2014). “Milenyum veya y kusagi gencliginin sosyolojik baglami”, Genclik Arastirmalari Journal, 2 (3), 8-25, Ankara: Genclik ve Spor Bakanligi Publications
Besirli, Hayati. (2013). Gençlik sosyolojisi: politik toplumsallaşma ve genclik. Ankara: Siyasal Bookstore
Lesko, N., & Talburt, S. (2012). A history of the present youth studies. (N. Lesko & S. Talburt, eds.). London: Routledge
Alpay, Mustafa. (2017). Turkiye’nin genclik politikalari. Istanbul: Hiperlink

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
2	Explain the political history, political ideas, intellectual accumulation of understanding international relations and the way that the history of diplomacy has passed from past to present.
3	List the norms of universal law and human rights, the principles of the modern legal system, the names of modern bureaucratic and administrative structures.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the Turkish state tradition, the influence of Islam, the accumulation of political thought and its historical background, and compare this accumulation with the current approaches.
2	Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.
3	Analyze the structure and functioning of actors, organizations and organizations that determine international relations.

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	In the light of current theoretical debates, apply relevant concepts to current political and international developments.
2	Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.
3	Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Formulate the current political developments, developments and arrangements in international relations in the historical and theoretical accumulation.
2	Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.
3	Examine and analyze current political developments in the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the Caucasus in terms of both Turkish political history and international relations discipline.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.
2	To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the political and administrative developments in the international political system and the bureaucratic organizations operating in this system.
2	Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the current developments in the field of Political Science and International Relations and collaborate with leading names in the field.
2	Examine and analyze academic resources and the written and oral studies on the political developments in the region and the world, especially in the Middle East.
3	Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	With the current historical and theoretical knowledge of the field, suggest sustainable, organizational and administrative arrangements aimed at meeting specific goals and solving certain problems.
2	Using the theoretical, economic, political and managerial knowledge, and produce reports on current developments, conflicts and agreements in geography related to world politics and especially in the Middle East.
3	Construct arguments on the current developments in Turkish politics in the light of the laws, regulations, and the important changes in the constitution and administrative law that determine Turkish political life and foreign relations.

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	13	2	26
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	12	4	48
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	6	6
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	4	4
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	43	0	128