Programme Details

1. Semester COURSE: 6
#	Course Code	Prerequisites	Course Name	Course Type	Theory	ECTS
1	FLF101	-	French Cef B2.1 Academic	Compulsory	4	2
2	SOC101	-	General Sociology I	Compulsory	8	8
3	SOC111	-	Methodology of Linguistics I	Compulsory	2	2
4	SOC103	-	Introduction of Psychology	Compulsory	3	6
5	SOC161	-	Mathematics I	Compulsory	2	4
6	SOC173	-	Fundamental Notions of Law	Compulsory	3	6

2. Semester COURSE: 6
#	Course Code	Prerequisites	Course Name	Course Type	Theory	ECTS
1	FLF201	-	French Cef B2. 2 Academic	Compulsory	4	2
2	SOC102	-	General Sociology II	Compulsory	8	8
3	SOC109	-	Introduction to Philosophical Questions	Compulsory	3	6
4	SOC112	-	Methodology of Linguistics II	Compulsory	2	2
5	SOC162	SOC161	Mathematics II	Compulsory	2	4
6	SOC175	-	Introduction to Economy	Compulsory	3	6

3. Semester COURSE: 4
#	Course Code	Prerequisites	Course Name	Course Type	Theory	ECTS	Erasmus
1	SOC201	-	History of Sociological Ideas I	Compulsory	8	8	✓
2	SOC211	-	Research Methods and Techniques in Social Sciences I	Compulsory	4	6
3	SOC213	-	Social Stratification and Mobility	Compulsory	3	6
4	SOC231	-	Social Anthropology	Compulsory	3	6

4. Semester COURSE: 4
#	Course Code	Prerequisites	Course Name	Course Type	Theory	ECTS	Erasmus
1	SOC202	-	History Of Sociological Ideas II	Compulsory	8	8	✓
2	SOC209	-	Social Psychology	Compulsory	3	6	✓
3	SOC212	-	Research Methods and Techniques in Social Sciences I	Compulsory	4	6
4	SOC244	-	Quantitative Data Analysis in Sociological Research	Compulsory	3	6

5. Semester COURSE: 3
#	Course Code	Prerequisites	Course Name	Course Type	Theory	ECTS	Erasmus
1	SOC307	-	Evolution of Sociological Thought in Turkey	Compulsory	3	6	✓
2	SOC313	-	Social Changes in Precapitalist Europe	Compulsory	6	6
3	SOC334	-	Statistical Analysis and Informatics	Compulsory	3	6

6. Semester COURSE: 3
#	Course Code	Prerequisites	Course Name	Course Type	Theory	ECTS
1	SOC302	-	Demography	Compulsory	3	6
2	SOC325	-	Siyaset Sosyolojisi	Elective	3	6
3	SOC346	-	History of Contemporary Turkey	Compulsory	3	6

7. Semester COURSE: 12
#	Course Code	Prerequisites	Course Name	Course Type	Theory	Lab	ECTS	Erasmus
1	SOC319	-	Sociology of education	Elective	3	0	6	✓
2	SOC400	-	Graduation Project	Elective	6	0	12
3	SOC401	-	Discourse and Society	Elective	3	0	6	✓
4	SOC403	-	Internship	Compulsory	3	0	6
5	SOC411	-	Social Righst and Social Inclusion in Europe and Turkey I: From Legislation to Reality, From Reality to Representation	Elective	3	0	6	✓
6	SOC437	-	SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AND CRIME	Elective	3	0	6	✓
7	SOC451	-	Sociology of Music	Elective	3	0	6
8	SOC473	-	Multiple Faces Of Domination	Elective	3	0	6	✓
9	SOC478	-	Feminist Movement in Turkey	Elective	3	0	6
10	SOCI405	-	Sociology of collective memory	Elective	3	0	6
11	SOCI409	-	ISTANBUL: URBAN CHALLENGES AND SOCIAL RECONFIGURATIONS IN TURKEY	Elective	3	0	6	✓
12	SOCI413	-	SOCIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD	Elective	3	3	6

8. Semester COURSE: 14
#	Course Code	Prerequisites	Course Name	Course Type	Theory	ECTS	Erasmus
1	SOC400	-	Graduation Project	Elective	6	12
2	SOC403	-	Internship	Compulsory	3	6
3	SOC402	-	Networked Social Space	Elective	3	6	✓
4	SOC415	-	Sociology of Art	Elective	3	6	✓
5	SOC416	-	Globalization and Sustainable Development	Elective	3	6	✓
6	SOC420	-	Social Rights and Social Inclusion in Europe and Turkey II: From Legislation to Reality, From Reality to Representation	Elective	3	6	✓
7	SOC424	-	Methodology of Migrations	Elective	3	6	✓
8	SOC430	-	Klinik Psikoloji II	Elective	3	6
9	SOC431	-	Social Relations of Gender	Elective	3	6	✓
10	SOC441	-	Technology and Society	Elective	6	6	✓
11	SOC450	-	Feminist and Queer Approaches to Sociological Theory	Elective	6	6
12	SOC467	-	SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL MVTS.	Elective	3	6	✓
13	SOC482	-	Sociology of Prison and Prison Experience	Elective	6	6	✓
14	SOC494	-	Anthropology of Body	Elective	3	6	✓

Common Departmental Courses COURSE: 17
#	Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Theory	ECTS	Erasmus
1	CC301	Introduction to Psychology	Elective	2	3	✓
2	CC303	Financial Literacy	Elective	2	3	✓
3	CC304	Maritime History and Culture	Elective	2	3	✓
4	CC305	Ethnomusicology	Elective	2	3	✓
5	CC314	Cultural Heritage	Elective	2	3	✓
6	CC316	Data Visualization and Storytelling	Elective	2	3	✓
7	CC318	Duygular Tarihi ve Görsel Kültür	Elective	2	3	✓
8	CC313	Introduction to Computer Programming	Elective	2	3	✓
9	CC315		Elective	2	3	✓
10	CC317		Elective	2	3	✓
11	CC319		Elective	2	3	✓
12	CC321		Elective	2	3	✓
13	CC325	Latin American Culture: Identity, Mythology, and Everyday Life	Elective	2	3	✓
14	CC327		Elective	2	3	✓
15	CC329		Elective	2	3	✓
16	ATA001	Ataturk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution I	Compulsory	2	2
17	TUR001	Turkish Language I	Compulsory	2	2

Foreign Language Courses

T.C. GALATASARAY UNIVERSITY
Undergraduate Foreign Language Education

Obligations for course taking and entitlement for graduation

ARTICLE 7 - (1) In order to be eligible to graduate from the undergraduate program in which they are enrolled, students who are accepted to the French language preparatory class and have successfully completed all courses of this class, must successfully complete a total of 8 credits by taking courses given by the Department of Foreign Languages during their education period.

(2) In order to be eligible to graduate from the undergraduate program in which they are enrolled, students who have taken the French exemption exam and passed this exemption exam must successfully complete a total of 12 credits by taking courses given by the Department of Foreign Languages during their education period.

(3) In order to be eligible to graduate from the undergraduate program in which they are enrolled, students who fail this examination must successfully complete a total of 8 credits by taking courses given by the Department of Foreign Languages during their education period.

(4) Students certifying that they have French bachelors are required to successfully complete a total of 12 credits by taking courses given by the Department of Foreign Languages during their education period in order to be eligible for graduation from the undergraduate program they are enrolled in.

(5) In order to gain the right to graduate from an undergraduate program, undergraduate transfer students from another higher education institution must complete a total of 12 credits by taking courses given by the Department of Foreign Languages during their education period if the related program is registered in the third semester, and a total of 8 credits if they have registered in the fifth semester.

(6) For the students attending a student exchange program in or outside Turkey with the board decision of the faculty they are enrolled in, the amount of credits required for the successful completion of the courses given by the Department of Foreign Languages is calculated by subtracting 2 credits per semester they study outside the university.

(7) Within the scope of this regulation, a student enrolled in one of the undergraduate programs shall not be entitled to graduate from the undergraduate program unless he / she conforms CEF B2 level at least.

(8) A student who is enrolled in more than one undergraduate program within a double major program of the university is regarded as successful in the foreign language courses required by the second major if he / she has successfully completed them in their first major.

Foreign Language Education System

Students who have successfully completed the Preparatory Class and / or fail the French Placement Exam are required to take French B2 courses in the first year of their undergraduate studies.
Students who have enlisted to French B2 level courses at least once, even if they have been unsuccessful in these courses, need to take the English Placement Examination and are required to take the courses offered by the Department of Foreign Languages in the second year of their undergraduate studies.
Students who fail in the English Placement Exam will be placed in classes appropriate to their level.
Students who conform English B2 level need to take either Advanced English, German or Spanish courses in order to complete the required credits.
It is accepted that the graduates of English or German medium high schools conform B2 level.
Each course is opened for a semester and equivalent to 2 credits. In order to graduate, the student must be successful in a total of 12 credits of language courses during his / her undergraduate education, and he / she needs to conform English B2.
The total amount of foreign language course credits required to be completed by the students who take part in the Erasmus program is calculated by subtracting 2 credits for each semester they study outside the University.

Course Processing

Fall Semester	Prerequisites	Spring Semester	Prerequisites
FLE101 English A1-A2.1	-	FLE201 English CEF A1-A2.2	-
FLE102 English B1.1	FLE101-201	FLE202 English CEF B1.2	FLE101-201
FLE103 English B2.1	FLE102-202	FLE203 English CEF B2.2	FLE102-202
FLE105 Advanced English Written Expression I	English B2 or above	FLE205 Advanced English Written Expression II	English B2 or above
FLE106 Advanced English Oral Expression I	English B2 or above	FLE206 Advanced English Oral Expression II	English B2 or above
FLE107 TOEFL Preparation I	English B2 or above	FLE207 TOEFL Preparation II	English B2 or above
FLG101 German A1.1	English B2 or above	FLG201 German A1.2	English B2 or above
FLG102 German A2.1	FLG 101-201	FLG202 German A2.2	FLG 101-201
FLG103 German B1.1	FLG 102-202	FLG203 German B1.2	FLG 102-202
FLS101 Spanish A1-A2.1	English B2 or above	FLS201 Spanish A1-A2.2	English B2 or above
FLS102 Spanish B1.1	FLS 101-201	FLS202 Spanish B1.2	FLS 101-201
FLS103 Spanish B2.1	FLS 102-202	FLS203 Spanish B2.2	FLS 102-202

The Foreign Language Department is only responsible for the lessons given in the table above. Apart from these courses, the department in which the student is enrolled in is responsible for all other foreign language courses, including French.
In order for the students to be enrolled in the lectures, there is no requirement that they meet the grade and success conditions for the undergraduate program they are enrolled in.
To be able to take any spring semester course at any language level, it is necessary to have taken that fall semester course. However, students who fail the course in the fall semester and continue to study in the spring semester can take the spring course.
The student cannot be enrolled in an upper level course without succession in both of the fall and spring semester courses of any language level.
Attention: Students who fail at least one of the courses opened in the fall and spring semesters of any language level must enter the Level Proficiency Examination. The first Level Proficiency Exam is carried out immediately after the spring semester makeup examinations. Students who fail this exam will take the Second Level Proficiency Exam at the beginning of the next academic year.
The grade (s) of a candidate successful in the Level Proficiency Exam will replace the grade(s) of the courses they have failed. Students who fail both the first and second Level Proficiency Exams need to take the courses again in the next semester. It is required to attend the retaken courses.
If a student who is required to take the proficiency test makes a written application to the Department at any time prior to the fall semester registration week, with a valid result document from one of the international exams (eg TOEFL, IELTS, TestDF, DELE), he / she will be considered as successful in the Level Proficiency Examination.
Students need to attend at least 80% of the courses. Students who fail to comply with the attendance requirements fail the course.
Based on a justified grievance accepted by the Department of Foreign Languages, an excuse examination can be made for students who cannot take the midterms on the specified dates. The reason must be notified in writing to the Department of Foreign Languages within 3 (three) business days following the midterm examination.

Course Evaluation

A student who receives one of the grades AA, BA, BB, CB and CC is considered to be successful. If the student's success grade for a course is F, the student is considered to fail the course.
There is no make-up exams for finals and resit exams.
There is no grade increase exams for the courses opened by the Foreign Language Department.
Within three working days of the announcement of the final exam results, the students may apply to the Department of Foreign Languages with a petition and request that the exam paper to be re-examined in terms of material error.
Students may reject to their grades for a course with a petition to the Department of Foreign Languages within three business days of the announcement of their grades.

Foreign Language Courses

Level		A1	A2	B1	B2
Understanding	Listening	I can understand familiar words and very basic patterns about me, my family and the near circle, when speaking slowly and clearly.	I can understand the patterns and frequently used words associated with topics that directly concern me. (Eg basic personal and family information, shopping, local environment, occupation). I can understand the basic idea of short, clear, simple messages and announcements.	In environments such as work, school, leisure time, etc. I can understand the outline of the clear, standard speech that is constantly evident in the media. I can understand the main points of most of the radio and television programs related to current events or issues of personal interest when it is slow and clear.	I can understand the long speeches and presentations provided that it is a current topic, I can follow the discussions made with the complicated whole. I can understand most of the programs on television news and current affairs. I can understand most of the movies where the standard language is used.
Understanding	Reading	I can understand notices, words and very simple totals in written texts like catalogs, announcements or banners.	I can read short and simple texts. I can understand general information in simple everyday texts such as advertisements, manuals, menus and timelines, and understand short personal letters.	I can understand texts that contain vocabulary or the most frequently used words on a daily basis. I can understand the events, feelings and wishes mentioned in personal letters.	I can read articles and reports on current issues, which authors have adopted a certain attitude or opinion. I can understand contemporary literary prose. .
SPEAKING	Spoken interaction	I can communicate in a simple way, provided that the person in the interview helps me repeat what I say at a slower rate of speech and what I want to say. I can ask and answer simple questions in the field of that moment's needs or in the fields of very informal subjects.	I can communicate in simple and routine things that require direct information exchange on informed topics and activities. I can participate in short conversations as much as I can, even if I usually cannot understand the whole conversation in order to keep talking.	I can deal with many situations that can occur when traveling in the country where the language is spoken. I can participate in conversations without making preparations on topics that are obvious, or I am interested in, or about everyday life (eg family, hobbies, work, travel and current affairs).	I can communicate fluently and naturally with the native speakers of the language. I can play an effective role by explaining supporting my own opinions in the discussions..
SPEAKING	Spoken Production	I can use simple patterns and phrases to describe the place I live and the people I know.	I can use a simple language and a series of phrases to describe my family and other people, my living conditions, my educational background, and my recent work.	I can connect various patterns in a simple way to describe my experiences, dreams, hopes, wishes and events. I can briefly list the explanations and reasons for thoughts and plans. I can tell a story, I can pass on the story of a book or a movie and I can express my impressions.	I can provide clear and detailed information on various topics of interest. I can comment on a topic by showing the positive and negative aspects of various options.
WRITING	Writing	I can write postcards in short and simple phrases such as sending regards with a holiday card. I can fill out forms with personal information. For example: Name, nationality and address in a hotel registration form.	I can write short, simple notes and messages. I can write very short personal letters such as a thank you note.	I can write a text related to a topic that is familiar or interesting. I can write personal letters describing my experiences and impressions.	I can write elaborate texts that are understandable in a wide variety of topics of interest. I can write a composition or a report that provides information by supporting or opposing to a specific point of view by explaining reasons. I can write letters that highlight the importance of the events and experiences..

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