GRADUATE PROGRAM IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY


METU Graduate Program in Social Anthropology is offered by the METU Department of Sociology, located at METU campus in Ankara, which has a hospitable and resourceful intellectual environment for social anthropology students from around the world. The language of instruction is 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 http://www.sbe.metu.edu.tr/images/buyuk_isareti.gif60 (or LEShttp://www.sbe.metu.edu.tr/images/buyuk_isareti.gif50); GRE Quantitative http://www.sbe.metu.edu.tr/images/buyuk_isareti.gif648
  2. METU-EPE http://www.sbe.metu.edu.tr/images/buyuk_isareti.gif65; TOEFL IBT http://www.sbe.metu.edu.tr/images/buyuk_isareti.gif79; IELTS http://www.sbe.metu.edu.tr/images/buyuk_isareti.gif6.5
  3. Cumulative Grade Point Average 2,50/4,00 or 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 Fall 2009-2010 semester can be submitted to the METU Graduate School of Social Sciences until June 5, 2009. For detailed information about the application process please visit the following website: www.sbe.metu.edu.tr (All supporting documents need to be turned in by the deadline, i.e. 5 June 2009, Friday, 5:00pm)

Date and Place of Interview: 18 June 2009, Thursday, 10:00 am - Social Sciences Building (Beşeri Binası), Room B131. International students can apply to arrange a phone interview. Students who need to take METU-EPE on 18 June 2009, can have their interviews after the exam in B131.

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:  aerdemir@metu.edu.tr

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

 

Last update: 04 June 2009