Established by the decision of the Executive Board of Higher Education dated 19.11.2008, our department consists of the branches of General Sociology and Methodology, Social Structure and Change, Institutional Sociology, and Applied Sociology. Our department has 11 faculty members, including 1 Professor, 2 Associate Professors, 5 Doctoral Teachers and 3 Research Officers.
The purpose of the Department of Sociology is to develop students' capabilities to understand social events and generate critical resolution, taking advantage of technological innovations in the light of contemporary scientific developments, in line with the fundamental objectives of Turkish Higher Education. The programme aims to provide an education that covers the basic theoretical topics and research methods of sociological analysis, as well as a broad cultural accumulation. The programme aims to this goal through theoretical, methodological and practical formations.
The theoretical formation will provide an opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of social sciences and interdisciplinary approaches. It will equip students who wish to undertake studies at an academic level not only in sociology but also in other areas of social sciences with the necessary knowledge, methods and techniques.
The methodological formation will enable our students to participate in different fields (universities, public or private research organizations, NGOs) that benefit from scientific research methods.
The practical formation will provide our students with the necessary mental tools and concepts to understand the general functioning of political, social and economic life, as well as to understand and evaluate the behaviour and mentality of different social actors, regardless of their post-university studies and interests.
Located near Turkish Mediterrenean Riviera, Karaman is a city with cultural roots. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University (KMU), which was named after the third and the greatest emperor of Karamanoğlu Seigniory which declared Turkish as an official state language for the first time, was founded on the 29th of May in 2007.
Today, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University provider higher education service with its ten faculties, three institutes, three colleges, six vocational schools and twenty two research centers.
Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, which is among the important institutions of our country with over 17 thousand students, 53 undergraduate, 67 associate degree and 63 postgraduate programs and over 1000 staff, offers important contributions to the higher education community especially in Turkish language, clean energy, food and agriculture with its extensive campus, laboratories and conference rooms with international standards, modern library, social and sportive facilities. Moreover, it aims to be a favourite higher education institution of people in its region by developing a brotherhood relationship with Balkans, Middle East and African countries.
