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Social Sciences Department

Mission and Objectives

Being the science of “change”, Social Sciences aim to ensure that the students are able to adapt to the various aspects of social progress. It is believed that Social Sciences constitute one of the most significant factors in developing into an information society.

In Social Sciences courses we expect the students to:

• establish a balance between their needs and the society’s expectations,
• through an interdisciplinary and well-rounded approach, find out the different ways of obtaining information, develop certain skills and apply these skills in inter-community interactions,
• facilitate the solving of social problems through the use of interdisciplinary knowledge, concepts, theories and methods,
• explain our day and modern life based on the past by interpreting, analyzing and synthesizing past events,
• develop studying and learning skills, problem-solving and decision-making skills, group work and citizenship skills
• develop creativity,
• adapt to the society they live in and the value system of their time,
• learn about the environment and the world as well as develop an awareness on history-environment-nature-culture,
• become effective in terms of personality development, human relations, economic efficiency, civic responsibility, change and dealing with life,
• combine independent thinking, an inquiring mind and tolerance.

CULTURAL POLICY

OUR GRADUATES WILL:

• 1. be able to perceive life from different perspectives thanks to their knowledge on the characteristics of people living in different locations
• 2. have visited and studied various sites in Istanbul city such as the Blue Mosque and its surroundings, Archeological Museum , Dolmabahçe Palace , Koç Museum , Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, History Foundation and will have written visit reports regarding these sites
• 3. be able to recognize the development of political and social events within historical processes, in certain places and within the social pattern that is formed according to these processes and places.
• 4. keep track of current developments regarding Turkish culture, politics and social events as well as international cultural events and politics
• 5. keep track of current developments through a selective choice of daily newspapers and media in order to be able to make sound and objective comments on such developments
• 6. have read some basic supplementary books on Social Sciences and will have recognized how to use some other books to acquire information on certain topics
• 7. have developed the habit of subscribing to some publications regarding Social Sciences.

THE COURSES

At Eyüboglu, the courses that are offered by the Social Sciences Department include the following: