GRADUATE PROGRAM ON SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY


METU Graduate Program on Social Anthropology is offered by the METU Department of Sociology, located in METU campus in Ankara, offers a hospitable and resourceful intellectual environment for social anthropology students from around the world. The language of instruction is in English. The program requires students to carry out field research for their thesis work. The faculty members work on politics, migration, gender, religion, and transnationality particularly in Europe and the Middle East. International students are encouraged to apply to the program.

Degree Granted: (M.S. with Thesis)

Requirements:

  1. ALES 60 (or LES50); GRE Quantitative 648
  2. METU-EPE 70; TOEFL IBT 86; IELTS 7.0
  3. Cumulative Grade Point Average 2,50/4,00-70/100
  4. Statement of Purpose (in English)
  5. 2 Reference Letters (for those applicants who are not graduates of the METU Department of Sociology)

Language of Interview: English

Application Period: The applications for the Spring 2008-2009 semester can be submitted to the METU Graduate School of Social Sciences between 1 December 2008 and 30 December 2008. For detailed information about the application process please visit the following website: www.sbe.metu.edu.tr/application (All supporting documents need to be turned in by the deadline, i.e. 30 December 2008, Tuesday, 5:00pm)

Date and Place of Interview: December 2008 - Social Sciences Building (The exact date and location will be announced in November 2008). International students can apply to arrange a phone interview.

PROGRAM OUTLINE

 

Required Courses (2+2):

Code               Course Title                                                                                                  METU Credit             ECTS

 

SAN 501          Anthropological Theory and Method I (Tayfun Atay)                                (3-0)3                          8 ECTS

SAN 502          Anthropological Theory and Method II (Sabine Strasser)                        (3-0)3                          8 ECTS

SAN 500          Prothesis Seminar (Sabine Strasser)                                                          (0)                                10 ECTS

SAN 599          Master's Thesis                                                                                            (0)                                50 ETCS

 

Restricted Electives (4):

4 courses from the graduate programs of Social Anthropology or Sociology. These courses need to be approved by the graduate advisor.

 

SOC 534         Anthropology of Europe (Aykan Erdemir)

SOC 537         Anthropology of Religion (Tayfun Atay)

SOC 544         Anthropology of the Middle East (Aykan Erdemir)

SOC 555         Anthropology of Migration and Transnationality (Sabine Strasser)

SOC 582         Seminar on Ethnographic Field Research (Aykan Erdemir, Robert Hayden, Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir)

 

Scientific Preparation Courses (for students who do not have a background in anthropology)

SOC 131         Introduction to Anthropology I (Aykan Erdemir)

SOC 132         Introduction to Anthropology II (Sabine Strasser)

SOC 321         Political Anthropology (Aykan Erdemir)

SOC 388         Representing the Other through Ethnography (Sabine Strasser)

 

 

Free Elective (1):

Any course approved by the graduate advisor.

 

 

 

Program Contact Info:

 

E-mail:  san@metu.edu.tr

 Tel :     +90(312)210 3124
 Fax:     +90(312)210 7972

 

Last update: 18 July 2008