Overview

The Sociology programme from Istanbul Bilgi University adopts a reflexive approach to evaluate our own methods in the quest to achieve these goals. Towards this purpose, we foreground open and ongoing communication between students, alumni, and faculty. We strive for our students to graduate with knowledge but more so with a genuine concern about social justice and a critical eye which they can articulately use to analyze the ordinariness of the everyday.

Key facts

The curriculum includes rigorous sociology courses in three categories: theory, methodology and specialization courses such as urban sociology or the sociology of gender. The core curriculum also benefits from other departments in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities whereby we offer courses in political science, philosophy, and history as well as introductory and advanced courses in anthropology. We teach and encourage fieldwork so that our students can creatively merge data with theory. The department is directly connected to university centers and initiatives like SEÇBİR (The Center for Sociology and Education), BİLGİGender and the working group on Historical Sociology, sharing faculty as well as research interests and priorities.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Encounters with Everyday Life

Living in Society, Reflecting on Society

Culture and Politics in Modern Turkey

English for Academic Purposes

Urbanization

History of Sociological Thought

Economic Sociology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00 , International

More details

International Students: Applications’ deadline is set to August-end regarding fall-semester applications.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

75

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PTE Academic

60

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Disciplines

Sociology View 13 other Bachelors in Sociology in Turkey

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

75

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PTE Academic

60

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Other requirements

General requirements

Photocopy of high school diploma (with the official transcript)

All High school Transcripts/Grades (last 4 high school years)

Passport photocopy

Equivalency Certificate

The “Name Equivalency” document for applicants who received the Turkish citizenship following an original citizenship which confirms the original name/last name matches the Turkish name and last name.

Blue Card and Certificate of Identity Register Copy

If available, a record of scores for one English Language Competency Examinations (for example TOEFL or Cambridge Certificate) . The English Language requirements are detailed below.

Residence Permit (if you reside in Turkey)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

12000 USD / year

≈ 12000 USD / year

Living costs

Istanbul

Turkey

2000 - 3240 TRY / month

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