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 as full time students or special students. Social Anthropology
students at METU can spend a semester abroad in the following universities as
part of the Erasmus exchange: Humboldt Universität (Berlin), Johann Wolfgang
Goethe Universität (Frankfurt am Main), New Bulgarian University (Sofia), University
of Vienna (Vienna).
Degree Granted: (M.S. with Thesis)
Requirements:
- ALES
60; GRE Quantitative 648 - METU-EPE 65; TOEFL IBT 79; IELTS 6.5
- Cumulative Grade Point Average 2,50/4,00 or
70/100
- Statement of Purpose (in English)
- 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 2010-2011 semester can be submitted to
the METU Graduate School of Social Sciences between 1 May 2010 and 28 May 2010.
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. 28 May 2010,
Friday, 5:00pm)
Date and Place of
Interview: Admission interviews will be held in June 2010. The exact date and
place will be announced in May 2010. 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
SOC 537 Anthropology
of Religion (Tayfun Atay)
SOC 544 Anthropology
of the
SOC 555 Anthropology
of Migration and Transnationality (Sabine Strasser)
SOC 582 Seminar
on Ethnographic Field Research (Aykan Erdemir, Robert Hayden, Tuğba
Tanyeri-Erdemir)
SAN 515 Folklore
as Performance (İlhan Başgöz)
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 3122
Fax: +90(312)210
7972
Last update: 21 September 2009