Sociology appears today as a discipline that aims to continue these studies systematically. In this sense, how people transition from their natural state to the social state, how people determine the basis of moral and legal rules that will emerge when living together, how economic relations determine the social structure, which laws the society transforms and changes according to the historical process, how the social perceptions and tendencies of visual and auditory tools are examined. deals with a wide range of problems.

Career Options in Sociology

Today, with technical education coming to the fore, the rapid increase in the number of graduates in certain disciplines has brought with it that those educated in these disciplines face a more intense competitive environment while embarking on their careers in the future, and their chances of finding a job among graduates with similar education have decreased. Today, more and more people, who can develop different perspectives on problems, think interdisciplinary, do not look at social and economic issues only with the tools of econometrics, have an idea about how information technologies affect the social structure, have a good command of current issues, and are solution-oriented, are more important than ever before, both in universities and in the public and private sectors. there is need. Under these new conditions, as Istinye Sociology Department, With our sociology education we offer, we aim to provide the foundation they need to our students who want to continue their career both in academic studies and in various fields such as the private sector, statistical institutions, non-governmental organizations, social services, political parties, advertising and public opinion research. We sincerely believe that our İstinye Sociology graduates, who will gain the ability to approach problems from different perspectives thanks to our vision, which does not see sociology as a tool for speculation or speculative idealism, will start their future careers with a significant advantage and will achieve successes that will make our school proud in their chosen fields. We aim to provide our students with the foundation they need to continue in various fields such as advertising and public opinion research. We sincerely believe that our İstinye Sociology graduates, who will gain the ability to approach problems from different perspectives thanks to our vision, which does not see sociology as a tool for speculation or speculative idealism, will start their future careers with a significant advantage and will achieve successes that will make our school proud in their chosen fields. We aim to provide our students with the foundation they need to continue in various fields such as advertising and public opinion research. We sincerely believe that our İstinye Sociology graduates, who will gain the ability to approach problems from different perspectives thanks to our vision, which does not see sociology as a tool for speculation or speculative idealism, will start their future careers with a significant advantage and will achieve successes that will make our school proud in their chosen fields.

Department of Sociology Specialization Areas

• Digital Society and Social Media

• Consumption and Economics

• City and Migration

• Size and Gender

• Identity and Power

• Visual and Audio Culture