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TURAN” UNIVERSITY

APPROVED

at the meeting of the Teaching and Methodic Council

of “Turan” University

Minute № ___ from«___ »______ 2013

Vice-Rector on teaching and methodic work ___________ А.А.Аrupov

Chair “Regional Studies and International Relations” syllabus of the course “Sociology”

Specialty:all specialties of Turan International Business School (TIBS)

Author (teacher):Kamalov A.K., Doctor of Science (in History), Professor, Head of the Chair “Regional Studies and International Relations”, ‘Turan’ University

Teaching form: full-time

Course: 1

Semester 1

Lectures: 15 hours

Practical 15 hours

Number of mid-terms 2

ISWT 15 hours

ISW 45 hours

Examination 1 semester

Workload 90 hours

Almaty, 2013

Compiled by: Kamalov Ablet Kayumovich, Doctor of Science in History, professor

Curriculum on the discipline “Sociology” based on curriculum if the specialty first year students of all specialties of Tuan International Business School (TIBS)

Curriculum is discussed at the meeting of the Chair “Regional Studies and International Relations” from «_______»_____________2013. Minute №____________

Head of Chair “Regional Studies and International Relations”,

Doctor of Science in History__________________________________А.К.Kamalov

Explanatory note

The course “Sociology” is an obligatory course offered to students of all specialties studying at higher education institutions in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It offers foundational knowledge on Sociology, its subject, methods of inquiry as well as fundamental problems addressed by sociologists. As such it reflects contemporary academic achievements in this particular field of social sciences and based primarily on the principles of Sociology worked out by the leading British expert Anthony Giddens. The course is designed for full time students of all majors of the Turan International Business School (TIBS) who get discipline taught by instructor and work under supervision of an instructor. The syllabus describes main themes of lectures and seminars as well as the topics for individual self-organized students work. The syllabus also contains some samples of tests which can be used to assess knowledge of students, contains description of assessment format and gives a selected glossary of sociological terminology.

General information on the curriculum

Table 1

Form of teaching

Number of semesters (cycle)

of teaching in the curriculum

Number of credit

Total hours

Lectures

(number of hours)

Laboratory classes

(number of hours)

Seminar or practical classes

d(number of hours)

Students Independent Work of students (MA students) (number

of hours)

Students’ Independent Work with Instructor (SIWI) (number

of hours)

Type and form of

Control

Midetrm 1

Midetrm 1

Final form of control

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Full-time

1

2

90

15

-

15

45

15

Midterm 1

Midterm 2

Examination

Total:

2

90

15

-

15

45

15

Course description

The course on Sociology, which is one of the mandatory social disciplines in higher educational curricula in the Republic of Kazakhstan, offers students knowledge on the subject, methodology and methods of this discipline, theories and concepts of Sociology. It examines specific rules of social interaction and development of society, various approaches in cognition of social reality, general and specific problems of society and social relations, and main trends in the development of sociological thought, as well as main fields of Sociology. It also shows how Sociology incorporates knowledge of other branches of social sciences, such as Philosophy, History, Psychology, History, Anthropology etc., but exposes specific sociological outlook based on ‘sociological imagination’. Students will learn how Sociology is developing in close interaction with other fields of social sciences and humanities investigating various aspects of formation, functioning and development of human society and individuals, particularities of social relations and social process.

Aim of the course. The course “Sociology” aims at examining social life and social reality in its diversity through addressing main categories, concepts and theories relating to how human society functions and develops. It describes social processes and social relations based on knowledge accumulated by sociologists over the last centuries. The course will help students to analyze and evaluate complex social phenomena and processes occurring in their own society and communities in particular and in the world as a whole and use the knowledge gained in their future professional life.

Students taking the course ‘Sociology’ must:

  • have a scientific understanding of sociological approach to the analysis of society, nature of emergence of social communities and groups, types of social processes and main directions of their development;

  • know typology and main conditions of emergence and development of social movements, factors of social development, forms of social interaction and develop skills of analyzing them;

  • know sociological approach to personality, forms, directions and particularities of socialization, main laws and forms of regulation of social behavior;

  • get to know methodology and methods of sociological research and be able to apply the knowledge gained in the course to practical issues of everyday life;

  • work out sociological outlook at social life and social processes.

Tasks of the course.The formulated aim of the course is to be gained through the following tasks:

- Systematic description of main categories, concepts and theories existing in Sociology and discussion of specific concerns and particular issues;

- Analysis and evaluation of social reality applying concepts and theories existing in Sociology;

- Developing sociological imagination of the students equipping them with academic knowledge and providing them with academic methods and technologies of analysis of social reality.

Pre-requisites: secondary school program.

Post-requisites: Philosophy, Political science.

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