Students who do not have a former degree in  sociology can also be accepted to the program. Students coming from different disciplines must take the following basic courses before they can start the Ph.D. program. If these courses have been previously taken at the undergraduate level, the student will be able to directly start the PhD program. Students who have not taken the following courses in their previous education will be able to take these courses at Koç University.

The prerequisite  courses to be taken at the undergraduate level will be decided on student basis with the approval of the advisor / coordinator, and these courses can be taken without credit;

SOCI 201: Scientific Methods in Social Sciences

SOCI 220: Social Change and Development

SOCI 301: Research Methods in Sociology

SOCI 303: Classical Social Theory

SOCI 312: Contemporary Sociological Theory

SOCI 325: Social Stratification

Sociology  program consists of at least  7 (seven) courses, qualifying exam, thesis proposal and thesis study, with a total of minimum 21 (twenty-one) credits for students admitted with a master’s degree; 14 (fourteen) courses with a minimum of 42 (forty-two) credits for students admitted with a bachelor’s degree.

In addition to these courses, students are required to take the following non-credit courses (pass or fail) during their course of education.

1st Year – Fall Semester	1st Year – Spring Semester
SOCI 501: Quantitative Research Methods	SOCI 502: Qualitative Research Methods in
SOCI 503: Classical Social Theory	SOCI 506: Contemporary Social Theory
Elective	SOCI 590: Seminar
KOLT 500: TA Workshops	Elective
TEACH 500: TA Assignments	ETHR 500 Ethics Course
	TEACH 500: TA Assignments
2nd Year – Fall Semester	2nd Year – Spring Semester
Elective	ENGL 500 : English Academic Writing
TEACH 500: TA Assignments	TEACH 500: TA Assignments
SOCI 695: PHD Dissertation	SOCI  695: PHD Dissertation
3rd Year – Fall Semester	3rd Year – Spring Semester
SOCI 695: PHD Dissertation	SOCI 695: PHD Dissertation
TEACH 500: TA Assignments	TEACH 500: TA Assignments
4th Year – Fall Semester	4th Year – Spring Semester
SOCI 695: PHD Dissertation	SOCI 695: PHD Dissertation
TEACH 500: TA Assignments	TEACH 500: TA Assignments