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GLOBAL CITIES PROGRAM CAPA students take classes alongside Turkish and other international students. The courses are organized in four tracks, which reflect the leaning objectives embedded in the CAPA Istanbul Global Cities Program and mirror the thematic structure of MyEducation in Istanbul.

University SCHOOL Northeastern OF RECORD: All courses are 3 credits CREDITS: SPRING AND FALL: 12 - 18 credits ○ SUMMER: 6 credits English and Turkish LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Courses are subject to change. For the most current listing of courses, availability, and downloadable syllabi, visit capa.org/istanbul or call 1.800.793.0334. Note that some course offerings are set by the university and are subject to change up until the start of the program.

GLOBALIZATION BUS 422 Global Marketing Strategy. The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the international marketing environment and the marketing applications and strategies relevant to international markets. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to understand the economic, cultural and political/legal constraints in the international environment, plan marketing mix strategies for a company operating in international markets and implement a system to monitor and control marketing activities abroad. EC 316 Environmental Economics. Increasing environmental problems raise concerns from various bodies. International organizations are trying to draw attention to the importance of urgent solutions to environmental problems. Some of the topics to be covered in this course include: economy and the environment, sustainable economy, optimal pollution, taxation, environmental standards, measuring environmental damage, global pollution problems, ethics and future generations, environmental policies, green tax reforms and the use of environmental taxes. EC 317 The Economics Of Art And Culture. This intermediate-level economics course provides a framework for discussing the economics of fine arts and performing arts as well as public policy toward the arts at the national, local and global levels. It aims to give students a systematic analysis of the arts. Theoretical concepts will be developed step by step to examine the arts’ historical growth, with a special focus on consumption and production of live performing arts, the functioning of the art markets, the financial problems of performing art companies and museums, and the key role of public policy. The future of art and culture in Turkey and worldwide will be discussed in closing remarks. EC 404 Energy Economics. The importance of energy in economic development is indisputable. Globalization and the trend towards liberalization, deregulation and privatization has also made energy markets centers of interest. Energy economics

studies energy resources and energy commodities and includes the forces motivating firms and consumers to supply, convert, transport, and use energy resources and to dispose of residuals. It also covers market structures and regulatory structures, distribution and environmental consequences and economically efficient use. The course on energy economics will also cover energy market models around the globe. Electricity markets will be analyzed in depth. The main emphasis will be on the differing experiences in electricity markets of countries and districts. EU 212 History And Politics Of European Integration. This course provides an overview of the history, the evolving treaty framework, the political institutions, the decisionmaking processes and key policies of the European Union. The course will address the questions related to particular choices of institutional design, policies and enlargement of the European Union in line with preferences and priorities of individual member states and the EU institutions as well as the changing international context. EU 222 Introduction To European Culture. This course gives a broad outline of the basic structures and topics of European culture. It is an introduction to European cultural history from the early Middle Ages to our times. EU 311 Conceptualizing The EU: Institutions, Policies And Political Debates. The course is designed to provide an understanding of the political institutions and political processes of the member countries of the European Union and of how the accession process has transformed the governmental institutions, central-local relations, political parties, NGOs and political life in these countries. HIST 161 Global History I: Cultural Encounters From Antiquity To Early Ottoman History. This course is the first of a two-semester overview of global history that examines pivotal encounters, exchanges, and conflicts between cultures and civilizations that profoundly influenced the course of human history. We selectively cover the various regions of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas while looking at major global

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GLOBAL CITIES PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CONT. processes such as migration, trade and the spread of religion. These global processes are contextualized within major historical developments such as the formation and dissolution of states and empires. HIST 161 begins with ancient trade networks of the Fertile Crescent to the spread of monotheism in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, through Columbus’ arrival in the Americas in 1492. HIST 162 Global History II: Cultural Encounters From Antiquity To The 20th Century. This course is the continuation of HIST161 above. HIST 162 continues from the 16th century until the Second World War, covering major developments including the rise of the Atlantic trade system, industrialization, modernization, the emergence of the nation-states, colonialism, the Russian revolution and the rise of fascism. HIST 271 The Making Of The Modern World I: A Global Narrative, 16th-20th Centuries. This course is the first of a two-semester overview of the past 550 years of world history, the period encapsulating the ‘modern’ period, examining new global patterns of interaction between states and societies and exploring thecommercial, industrial and technological revolutions. By problematizing the concept of the ‘rise of the West,’ this course compares developments in China, India, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, stressing interrelationships between or across cultural areas. Themes include the conquest of the new world and its consequences: industrialization, revolutions, nationalisms, colonization and the rise of global capitalism. HIST 272 The Making Of The Modern World II: A Global Narrative, 16th-20th Centuries. This course is a continuation of HIST 272 above. HUM 120 History Of Religions. The course aims to introduce the major religions of the world and to familiarize students with the development of various religions from their inception to modern times, along with the key symbols, terminology, beliefs and practices of various traditions. Although an attempt will be made to cover the religious spectrum as widely as possible, special emphasis is placed on monotheistic religions. HUM 103 Anatolian Civilizations I. This course consists of an archaeological survey of the various civilizations that shaped Anatolia over thousands of years. The survey will be chronological and based on both archaeological and historical data. It will begin with the first permanent settlements in Southeast Anatolia in 9000 BC, continue with the beginnings of agriculture, utilization of metals, emergence of cities and states around 3000 BC and conclude with the first political unification of

the country under the Hittite Empire and its subsequent collapse around 1200 BC. Slides will illustrate the lectures. HUM 104 Anatolian Civilizations II. This course consists of an archaeological survey of Anatolia after the collapse of the Hittite Empire until the end of Roman rule around the 4th century CE. The survey will be chronological and based on archaeological and historical data. The first-millennium states of the NeoHittites, Urartians, Phrygians, Lydians, Lycians and Carians will be examined in detail together with Greek colonization, Hellenistic Anatolia and finally, the Roman conquest. Classes will consist of slide lectures. INF 401 International Finance. The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the operations of global financial markets and the analysis of financial decisions of multinational firms. By the end of this course, the student will have gained knowledge about special financial problems of corporations operating in more than one country, including decisions to invest abroad, forecasting exchange rates, measuring and managing exchange risk, international capital movements and portfolio diversification, the management of international working capital and the tools used in multinational fixed asset decisions. INT 264 International Business Environment. Innovations and improvements in transportation, manufacturing, communications and technology along with the commercialization and expansion of the Internet have resulted in a truly global economy. With the development of the worldwide marketplace comes a need for business people to understand the sometimes-subtle nuances of doing business overseas and across borders. This course covers the essential areas of difference between international and domestic business. It answers crucial questions and develops a starting ground in the areas of primary concern to participants in the global economy by helping students build a solid foundation in international business. INT 326 Managing Multinational Companies. The competitive global business life of the twenty-first century mandates that managers develop the skills necessary to design and implement global strategies, to conduct effective cross-national interactions and to manage daily operations in foreign subsidiaries. This means that the success of overseas operations of a multinational firm depends on the international manager’s cultural skills and sensitivity, and the ability to carry out the company’s strategies within the framework of the host country’s business practices. The aim of the course is to enable students to develop the skills needed for effective

management of people and processes in a global context in the twenty-first century. The primary focus will be on the actual management functions and behaviors necessary to develop global vision and management skills at both the organizational (macro) and the interpersonal (micro) levels. INT 427 Strategic Management In Global Industries. The aim of the course is to enable students to conceptualize and analyze various dimensions of a global strategy that includes operating in foreign countries, adaptation to local political, social and cultural conditions and globalization. Such an approach requires management of multinational companies on an integrated worldwide basis rather than loosely knit subsidiaries with a deliberate awareness of local institutions, industry structure and company position within that industry. Case discussions, movies and simulations will support a critical approach to the lecture topics. INT 437 International Trade. This course aims to bring together the theoretical and practical issues in international trade with special emphasis on recent developments in international economy. Students are expected to be equipped with the knowledge to evaluate the changing world trade structures, and analyze actual problems in the world economy. Topics will cover major theoretical approaches to international trade, theories of tariffs and subsidies, political economy of international trade, controversies in trade policies, and the open economy framework including balance of payments, exchange rate determination and exchange rate systems. Economic crises and their impact on global trade and capital flows are other topics to be examined in this course. IR 122 Introduction To International Relations. This course aims to provide students with a framework for understanding the main issues and concepts of international relations, like international anarchy, international system, international organizations, balance of power, war, terrorism, diplomacy, intelligence, espionage, development, globalization and environment. Lectures and readings will help students analyze traditional and alternative approaches to international relations and their relevance in the contemporary global context. IR 292 Society And Politics. The course has been designed to study the nature and the mutual interpenetration of two important concepts: globalization and sustainability. Various viewpoints will be used to survey their interaction. Environmental problems will be used as case studies throughout the course. Requires consent of instructor for non-departmental. IR 301 Comparative Politics I. This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts, theories and problems in the field of comparative politics. It offers a survey of the field’s history, some of its key methodological debates and a selection of core reading

of the comparative studies. Topics to be covered include the comparative study of revolutions, development and modernization, dependency theory, democratic political systems and the political culture. IR 302 Comparative Politics II. The course is designed to provide an understanding of different political systems in a comparative perspective. As a continuation of IR 301, crucial countries that represent different paths to modern society and polity will be studied: Britain, France, Germany, the USA, the Russian Federation and China. Throughout the course, the historical development of political institutions, statesociety relations, current constitutional-institutional framework and political culture of these countries will be analyzed. IR 305 World Politics I. This course is designed to familiarize students with the history and politics of international relations after 1945. The first part of the course will deal with developments from 1945 until the end of the twentieth century. The course will analyze currents and developments within and between countries, looking at the domestic and international systemic parameters of world politics. IR 306 World Politics II. This course focuses on the developments that led to the end of the Cold War era and the politics of the post-Cold War period. Starting with the last decade of the Soviet Union and the forces that brought about the demise of Leninism in Eastern Europe, the break-up of Yugoslavia is studied as the paradigmatic case of the post-Cold War era. Other issues include the politics of the Middle East, post-Cold War American foreign policy and the pluses and minuses of globalization. IR 323 Turkish Politics And Foreign Policy. The course is structured as a modular course where a variety of professors teach different aspects of Turkish politics and foreign policy. From political history to current affairs, the course covers institutional, historical, and social aspects of politics and foreign policy of Turkey. Democratization, reform processes, civil–military relations, political parties and institutions, the EU accession process and Turkey’s foreign relations are among the subjects covered in the course. IR 421 Middle East: History. The course is designed as a historical introduction to today’s Middle East for students who might decide to further their study of the region. It aims to provide a comprehensive history of the Middle East in the twentieth century, taking a closer look at major historical transformations, wars, crises and pan-ideologies that have shaped the modern Middle East since the beginning of the last century. IR 431 European Integration. This course aims to explore the historical context and economic theories of European integration since 1945.

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GLOBAL CITIES PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CONT. Topics covered in the course include the evolution of the European Community, theories of economic integration, the structure of the European Union, the community budget, the establishment of the single market, the exchange rate mechanism, the European Monetary System, economic and monetary union, wider European integration and the Economic Community and the rest of the world. IR 451 Balkan Politics. This course studies the Balkans in their historical and current context by devoting special attention to major conflicts and questions in the region, such as the breakup of Yugoslavia, war and peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Kosovo problem, the Albanian question, the conflict in Macedonia and the Greek-Macedonian dispute, as well as multiple regional rivalries and cooperation efforts. MED 432 Global Communication. This course provides perspectives on contemporary global communication. It examines the transformation of global communication in terms of purpose, ownership, reporting standards and dissemination techniques. It also discusses the debates and issues related with globalization, media imperialism, digital divide, privatization, international news and information flow, and the impact of ICTs on different global media systems.

URBAN ENVIRONMENTS GE 200 Social Responsibility, Civil Society And Istanbul. This course aspires to contribute to students’ development as responsible individuals, sensitive to social and human rights issues together with their social environment, and in their becoming citizens who are active in the development of civil society and participative democracy. Students discuss subjects such as multiculturalism, citizenship, discrimination and human rights based on the students’ experiences in Istanbul. During the course, students will have the opportunity to experience different sights of Istanbul, to meet with NGO representatives and to discuss the above-mentioned subjects based on their own experiences. HIST 231 History Of Istanbul I. This course covers topics in the urban history of Istanbul. It is comprised of subjects from different disciplines related to the history of the city, such as material culture, history of the arts, social history, administrative structure, economic history, architecture, demography, etc. The temporal scope reaches from the Byzantine to the Ottoman sixteenth century and consequently considers the city in the context of its role as an imperial center. HIST 232 History Of Istanbul II. This course covers the history of Ottoman Istanbul from

the 16th to the 19th centuries. The relationship between monumental architecture and urban space with sociopolitical and economic developments will be explored throughout this course. VCD 332 Urban Graphics. The core of this course will focus on the pragmatic aspects of graphic design in the urban environment. The objective is to purposely apply acquired knowledge and skills (e.g., typography, color, visual translation, photography and theory) to a set of “real” problems based on one theme. Necessary vehicles for information (maps, signage systems, posters and billboards, etc.) will be developed from concept up to production. This course will also involve the design of an identity system (e.g., symbol and/or logo type and sample applications) for an organization.

SOCIAL DYNAMICS BUS 403 Markets, Hierarchies And Networks. The aim of the course is to examine different models of social, economic and political coordination markets, hierarchies and networks. During this cross-disciplinary course, students will develop awareness about the strengths and limitations of these models and the mechanisms underlying their major characteristics. The course will utilize Turkish examples to allow the student to compare and contrast features of this context with various others. Students will develop an insight into the following topics: governance, inter-organizational networks, strategic alliances, industrial districts, trust, cooperation, F-connections and how they control organizations. BUS 481 Business Ethics. The course aims to provide an understanding of ethical issues in the contemporary business world. Within this framework, concepts of ethics, values, morality and the development of these concepts through history in different contexts will be studied. At the end of this course, students will develop a critical approach toward evaluating ethical behavior of organizations in relation to topics like consumerism, environmental responsibility and work ethics. EC 402 History Of Economic Thought. This course aims to broaden the student’s horizon of economic thinking beyond textbooks and to acquaint them with the rich theoretical material available in the history of economic thought. Starting with methodology in economics, it tries to link theories with the socio-political environment and the beliefs of the economists formulating the theories, to show how theories evolve over time in a dialectical way and how some may lose their validity when they can no longer serve to explain and predict economic facts. The purpose of this course is basically to enable

students to mobilize their knowledge of economics so as to explain, analyze and predict possible outcomes of the present or past facts in society. EC 406 Social Policy. This course will cover the causes and the rationale of social policies in a capitalist economy. It will introduce the major institutions and programs of the welfare state as well as present the historical evolution of the welfare state and the problems it is facing today. The course will also cover the problems and prospects of social policy in Turkey. EC 423 Labor Economics. The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of how labor markets work. The labor market is a special kind of market in which workers, whom we are used to seeing as the consumers in the goods market, are on the supply side, and firms, which we are used to seeing as the producers, make up the demand side. The interaction of labor supply and demand determines how many people are employed and how much they get paid for their time. Among the main issues of interest to be examined in Labor Economics are the ‘labor force participation’ and ‘hours of work’ decisions of individuals. While relevant concepts such as human capital, labor mobility and unemployment will also be covered; special attention will be paid to the development and the present structure of the Turkish labor market. EC 443 Political Economy. The purpose of this course is to present an alternative approach to the accumulated wisdom of mainstream economic theory via the reading of Karl Marx’s ”Capital”. The course itself is a systematic exposition of the Marxian political economy with some attention to modern commentaries regarding its theoretical strength and relevance for our modern capitalist system. EU 321 Eu-Turkish Relations. This course provides an overview of EU-Turkey relations since the early days of the integration. It will explore the impact of international context and of domestic considerations on the depth and pace of Turkey’s alignment with the EU. Special emphasis will be placed on Turkey’s recent attempts at political and economic transformation in pursuit of EU membership. The course structure is designed to reflect both the legal framework and the changing political dynamics of this uneasy relationship. HIST 202 Late Ottoman History. This course will trace the history of the Ottoman Empire from 1700 to 1922. It will proceed chronologically. Focusing on the political and ideological history of the Ottoman Empire, it will raise issues related to the decline paradigm, centralization and decentralization, modernization and national movements. HIST 211 European Economic History. The aim of this course is to teach students the history of the development of capitalism in the Western world and

of the expansion of commodity production to the other regions of the world, beginning with the Renaissance. Topics that will be covered are exploration, discovery and conquest, mercantilism, colonial empires, the rise of classical liberal economy after the Napoleonic Wars, protectionism, socialist economic policies and central planning, decolonialization, the collapse of the Soviet model and the predominance of the New Right. HIST 292 History Of Political Thought. The aim of this course is to evaluate the works of selected political philosophers from Homer to thinkers of the 20th century and examine the historical development of the science of political thought. Special attention will be paid to the social and economic context in which these ideas evolved. HIST 321 European Social History. The course focuses on the modes, customs and traditions of the lives of people in early modern and modern Europe. The main subjects of Social History are the reaction of different sub-groups of society to the emergence of the modern state, the relations between city and country and the conflicts between social strata. Their life styles changed considerably parallel to the growth of urbanization: the development of the guilds and their transformation into trade- unions, changes in agriculture and their repercussions on peasantry, belief systems and folk practices as well as gender issues are among the topics to be studied. HIST 322 Ottoman Social History. The course will concentrate on subjects that are part of recent discussions by historians. Special focus will be on the history of gender, urban history, the relations between social sub-groups with different ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds and social conflicts in Ottoman history. Continuities and ruptures between the Byzantine and Ottoman societies will be discussed, as well as the dynamics bringing about Ottoman modernity. This term the course will focus on material culture and urban issues. HIST 411 Comparative Social Structures. The aim of this course is to introduce students to the ways history makes use of sociological theories in general and of theoretical/macro sociological approaches to the formation of modern capitalism in particular. We will start with the tradition of the philosophy of history of the 19th and 20th centuries that mainly dealt with the change in the human condition with an eye for the non-Western world, like Danilevski, Spengler, Spencer, Toynbee and Diakanoff. Following this introduction we will study the approaches that are informed by Marxian theories. HUM 122 Western Culture II. This course studies the cultural heritages of republican Rome, the Roman Empire, the Byzantines, the European Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Age of Discovery and the birth of modern science. Throughout both semesters, the course highlights achievements in

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GLOBAL CITIES PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CONT. sculpture, architecture, painting, philosophy, literature, music, science, mathematics and social organization. IR 101 Introduction To Political Science. This course aims to familiarize the student with the concept of politics, how human societies are governed, how citizens interact with political and governmental institutions, how they participate in the political life of their countries, why citizens usually obey their government, how and why politics and political institutions change over time, as well as how political decisions are made and implemented. The course will analyze political processes in a society, employing both an empirical and a theoretical perspective. The students will be exposed to the major concepts and theoretical perspectives used in the analysis of political phenomena. IR 211 Political Thought I. The aim of this course is to examine the methodological basis of political thought and to provide an introduction to central concepts of early modern political thought in a historical context. Topics such as the Renaissance and utopia, Machiavelli, Protestant reformation, Bodin and sovereignty, modern natural law theories, the English Civil War and Thomas Hobbes, Levellers and Republicans, John Locke and the contract theory, Montesquieu and J.J. Rousseau and David Hume and his conservative criticism will be covered. IR 212 Political Thought II. The aim of this course is to evaluate the works of selected modern political theorists and to examine the historical development of the science of political thought in the French Revolution as well as Abb Sieyes, Robespierre’s Jacobinism, Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine, G.W.F. Hegel and history, utilitarianism, J. Bentham’s philosophical radicalism, J.S. Mill’s liberalism, liberalism of the Oxford idealist T.H. Green, dialectical materialism, Marx and Engels, social democratic revisionism, romanticism in politics and fascism, the creative Marxists and Gramsci. IR 231 Political And Diplomatic History I. This course aims to provide students with an introduction to European history. The focus will be on major political, economic and diplomatic developments in the period 1815-1914. Topics covered will include the Settlement of 1815, Italian and German reunification, Bismarck’s alliance systems, the development of socialism and liberalism, imperialism and colonialism, and the origins and causes of World War I. IR 232 Political And Diplomatic History II. This course aims to provide students with a survey of key political, economic and diplomatic developments

in Europe from 1914-1945. Topics covered include the World War I Peace Settlement, collective security and the role of the League of Nations, the rise of fascism in Italy and Germany, the Bolshevik Revolution and Stalinism, the impact of the Great Depression, Appeasement, and the origins and causes of World War II. IR 422 Current Issues In The Middle East. The course deals with the current issues of the Middle East through an international relations perspective. The first lectures will focus on regional fallouts of the Gulf War and evolution of the Oslo peace process. The following weeks will address other regional issues with an emphasis on their relevance for Turkey. Among the issues the course will take up are the regionalization of the Kurdish issue, fragmentation in Palestinian politics, transnational organizations in regional contexts, ramifications of US occupation of Iraq and Israel’s regional policies. IR 459 Politics In Western And Central Europe. The course will analyze political structures, actors and processes in major Western and Central European countries. It will explore the range of political systems, policy areas, party systems and political cultures and examine the role of Western and Central European countries in the European integration process. In a comparative perspective, the course will focus on main political conflict lines and underlying social cleavages. One of the questions of special attention will be how Western and Central European countries are meeting the challenges of immigration and social diversity. The course will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the main factors in political processes in Western and Central Europe. LAW-EP 102 Introduction To International Human Rights Law With Special Emphasis On Turkey. The aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical foundations, structures and procedures of international human rights law. Throughout the course, the basic principles of human rights will be illustrated with a considerable number of Turkey-related case-studies. This will enable the students to grasp the practical implications of human rights law in our daily lives and to analyze the current human rights situation in Turkey. MED 314 Media And Contemporary Social Thought. In the twenty-first century, the media of communication is understood as the prime mechanism for the constitution of society. The “post-modern” take, as it is sometimes called, or the contemporary epistemologies in general, regard mediated communication as the central modality of the social, the analysis of which goes well beyond simple considerations of “effects” or “use” of the media. Instead, media, especially the interactive media, is taken

as the model and maker of the social relations. The main objective of the course, then, can be described as developing a critical and synthetic view around this new understanding of society and media. PSY 201 Social Psychology I. This course is the first of a two-part sequence on social psychology, a discipline that is concerned with understanding how our thoughts, feelings and actions are influenced by social structures and processes. The focus is on social interaction. The social relevance of the theory and research in the field and a cross-cultural perspective are emphasized. The topics covered include: the history of the field, major theoretical and methodological issues, social cognition, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination, and the self in cultural context. PSY 202 Social Psychology II. This course is the second of a two-part sequence on social psychology (refer to PSY 201 above). The topics covered include: interpersonal attraction, close relationships, interpersonal aggression, attitudes, social influence, persuasion and attitude change, conformity, politics, leadership and power, group processes, organizational dynamics and environmental psychology. SOC 311 Political Sociology. The course aims to familiarize students with the basic themes and research agendas in the field of political sociology. After a general coverage of the debates related to the origins of the modern state, topics such as the mutual impact of state and society, the politicization of society, the weight of social movements and the declining role of the nation-state throughout the process of globalization are discussed. This implicates the study of changing definitions of politics and power, as well as an intensive discussion on democracy and democratization. Finally, students are invited to think about the Turkish case by means of the given analytical framework. SOC 271 History Of Sociological Thought I. The course aims to develop a solid understanding of the intellectual origins of sociology. It examines sociological theory, schools of thought and individual theorists from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and their influence in the emergence of major contemporary theoretical perspectives. The course systematically and critically analyzes classical sociological theories, locating them in their philosophical and historical contexts and emphasizing their relevance for the analysis of contemporary societies and their contribution to the contemporary configuration of social thought. SOC 272 History Of Sociological Thought II. The course aims to survey the current state of social theory by focusing on the major theoretical models, paradigms and central debates of modern sociological thought, with an emphasis on the diversity of orientations. It reviews the work of selected post-classical social theorists and links their ideas to current sociological issues. Main thinkers of

major schools of thought such as symbolic interactions, phenomenology, critical theory, structuralism and poststructuralism are systematically and critically analyzed. Connections are drawn between modern thinkers and the founding figures of sociology. VCD 221 Cyberculture. The computer facilitates inward creative processes as well as outward physical productions. This puts computers in an even more critical position in the design world, as computing becomes more a subject of creativity than the object of production. The Internet that began as a military project has now been transformed into a global virtual world accommodating many subcultures, known as cybercultures. These new cultural forms reshape and sometimes reinvent the traditional norms of society, culture, commerce, education and even aesthetics. This course identifies some of the key issues with cybercultures and virtual worlds, and provides in-depth information about them. These issues are investigated in close relation to the design and the media.

DIVERSITY ART 301 Museums, Fairs And Collections. This course discusses the history of the museum in its sociocultural context. It looks at collecting during the Renaissance, royal cabinets and galleries as well as the 19th-century universal exhibitions and the first public art museums. By studying examples from Turkey and the West, the course further investigates the role of the museum in 20th-century society. IR 472 Europe And Migration. This course aims to extend the understanding of the key notions of migration, globalization, diasporas, colonization, integration and assimilation in the contemporary world. International Migration as a module also aims at equipping the students with the tools to compare different forms of migration since the antiquity as well as alternative forms of regimes of migrations implemented by different states such as Germany, France, Turkey, USA and Britain. SOC 251 Social And Cultural Anthropology. The course offers a comprehensive overview of the field of social and cultural anthropology from a crosscultural perspective and provides in-depth examples of the variety and diversity of cultures around the world, from both evolutionary-historical and synchroniccontemporary perspectives. In addition to discussing basic human institutions such as kinship and the family, belief systems and ritual, language, subsistence systems and stratification, it also presents important concepts, perspectives and theories in the discipline. The aim of the course is to provide a cross-cultural overview of human societies, past and present. Such an approach allows for insights into other ways of life in comparison with those in one’s own society, while at the same time it is a vehicle for greater awareness of xenophobic and other chauvinistic attitudes. Anthropological documentary films complement ethnographic descriptions of various peoples.

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GLOBAL CITIES PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CONT. CAPA-LED COURSES ISBL URBS 3345 Analyzing and Exploring the Global City: Istanbul. Cities around the world are striving to be ‘global’: this interdisciplinary course focuses on the development of one of the greatest of these global cities, Istanbul, and investigates the nature and implications of its ‘globality’ for its built environment and social geography. A city that connects civilizations and continents, contemporary Istanbul is one of the major commercial, transport, and tourist hubs in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout its long history, the city has attracted and blended many cultures as capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires and a focus of the Mediterranean world. Today, Istanbul is a megacity experiencing rapid urbanization and socioeconomic restructuring as it is radically transformed by the forces of globalization. This course explores the historical development of the city as a regional and global center, examining the ways in which imperialism and globalization have affected the city and its inhabitants, the changing nature of Istanbul’s relationship with the rest of the world and the cosmopolitan diversity which characterizes the contemporary city. Topics include Istanbul as imperial space; the impact of population growth, migration and identity politics; the significance of cultural heritage and innovation; social cohesion, exclusion and dissent; and future scenarios of urban change. The course also aims to help students contextualize their travels and encounters in the city, and to develop informed interpretations of their experience, as well as enhancing their understanding of modern Turkish history, culture and society.

TURKISH L ANGUAGE TK 111 Turkish Language For Foreigners I. The aim of the course is to provide Turkish instruction at the elementary level to non-native speakers of the language. This course is given in Turkish. TK 112 Turkish Language For Foreigners II. The aim of the course is to provide Turkish instruction at the intermediate level to non-native speakers of the language. This course is given in Turkish. TK 113 Turkish Language For Foreigners III. The aim of the course is to provide Turkish instruction at the advanced level to non-native speakers of the language. This course is given in Turkish.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES EU 223 Quantitative And Qualitative Research Methods. Topics to be covered include the nature of social research and philosophies of social research: methodological questions, qualitative-quantitative and comparative analyses, identifying a research topic, review of the literature, analysis of documents, interviews, content analysis, and writing up and preparing a research proposal. HIST 422 Special Topics In History. This course aims to give an overview of different fields of historical inquiry. It aims to understand the basic dynamics and methodological characteristics of the chosen sub-field in history. The main concern of this course is to introduce state of art studies in important fields of historical research. PSY 301 Research Methods. This course examines primary issues and methods of social science research. It covers basic aspects of the philosophy of science, methodological traditions and the main approaches to social research. A wide range of research methods, both quantitative and qualitative, that social scientists employ in attempting to understand the social world are described and evaluated. The course provides students with an understanding of the relationship between theory and method. BUS 495 Projects In Social Entrepreneurship. Interested students working with faculty members in this course will be able to work in groups on a real-life issue that addresses a societal need. The live projects will help students as a group to get involved with the problems of their immediate community or other organizations. The projects have to be ‘live’ (a real problem) and are to be completed in real time, with a clearly defined end result. In this course real and theoretical, practice and education are not separated and students have to find creative solutions to the issue tackled. SOC 211 Research Methods. The course examines issues and methods of social science research. It covers basic aspects of the philosophy of science, the logic of scientific inquiry, methodological traditions and the main approaches to and the main techniques and methods of social research. A wide range of research methods, both quantitative and qualitative, that social scientists employ in attempting to understand the social world are described and evaluated. The course provides students with an understanding of the relationship between theory and method.