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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Programme of Social Service
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
03061007 Migration and Social Work 3 Autumn 5 3+0+0 4 4
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Dilara USTABAŞI GÜNDÜZ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Dilara USTABAŞI GÜNDÜZ C-226 [email protected] 7314
Course Content
Concepts of migration (internal migration, international migration, forced migration, irregular migration, immigrant, refugee, asylum seeker, etc.), transnational social areas, asylum and asylum processes, legal, political, economic, cultural and psychosocial problems faced by immigrants, theories of migration, immigration policies, social work practices with immigrants and asylum seekers.
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide students with a theoretical understanding of migration, asylum, refugee, temporary protection, to interpret migration theories, the national and global effects of migration, and to prepare them as social workers for this field of practice.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 Has knowledge of sociocultural environment and human behavior. 5
P3 Has knowledge of difference and diversity for social work practice. 5
P8 Has the ability to observe human rights and social justice in practice. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Uses the "individual within their environment"approach in social work practice. P.1.3 1,5
O2 Analyses the effects of sociocultural values on human behaviour and individual-society relations. P.1.4 1,5
O3 Designs unique social service intervention plans taking into account the social environment and cultural diversity. P.1.5 1,5
O4 Critically evaluates the effectiveness of social service interventions targeting different sociocultural structures. P.1.6 1,5
O5 Conducts inclusive social service interventions without discrimination against applicants from different socio-cultural backgrounds. P.3.3 1,5
O6 Analyses the effects of cultural differences on power balances and access to services in social service applications. P.3.4 1,5
O7 Designs unique social service applications based on cultural diversity, inclusiveness and the principle of equality. P.3.5 1,5
O8 Evaluates social service practices at the individual, family, group, community, and societal levels using an anti-oppression and anti-discrimination social service approach. P.3.6 1,5
O9 It integrates a rights-based approach into social service practices at the individual, family, group, community and societal levels. P.8.3 1,5
O10 Analyses structural factors that create inequality in access to resources in society. P.8.4 1,5
O11 Critically evaluates social service practices in line with human rights and social justice principles. P.8.6 1,5
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Meeting, discussion about the general course of the course, introduction to the phenomenon of migration
2 Migration, types of migration, migration processes in Turkey, dynamics of internal migration, urbanization, urbanization problems and urbanization
3 Immigrant status and concepts, regular and irregular migration movements to Turkey and migrations from Turkey
4 Migration management in Turkey, development of migration policy in Turkey, national and international regulations
5 Migration theories, evaluation of migration theories in the context of Syrians and other immigrants
6 Importance of social work profession in the field of immigrant welfare, necessary skills in social work practices with immigrants, based theories and approaches
7 Midterm
8 Importance of cultural competence in social work practice with immigrants and some techniques (cultureogram, ecomapping, genogram, conceptual framing)
9 Re-socialization of migrants, ghettoization, social exclusion, exclusion from the economic sphere, discrimination, integration problems, violence, inability to benefit from basic services and other social risks (An evaluation on the example of Syrians under temporary protection in the context of opportunities and threats)
10 Irregular immigration and its problems
11 Migration and family, The relationship between migration and poverty, Feminization of migration, social exclusion
12 Migration and child welfare, early marriage, child labour, street child phenomenon, relationship between migration and crime, school social work
13 Models of social cohesion, multiculturalism and coexistence
14 Discussions on the future of the social welfare state and social work profession in the world and in Turkey, general evaluation of the course
Textbook or Material
Resources Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Ustabaşı Gündüz, D., Sağlam. E. (2020). Öteki mekânlarda sosyal sorunlar: bir literatür taraması, OPUS Uluslararası Toplum Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(29), 2142-2178.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation 1 25 (%)
Projects - -
Quiz - -
Midterms 1 30 (%)
Final Exam 1 45 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 3 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 1 14
Midterms 1 25 25
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 1 20 20
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 30 30
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 131
Total Work Load / 30 4,37
Course ECTS Credits: 4
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P3 P8
O1 Uses the "individual within their environment"approach in social work practice. 5 - -
O2 Analyses the effects of sociocultural values on human behaviour and individual-society relations. 5 - -
O3 Designs unique social service intervention plans taking into account the social environment and cultural diversity. - 5 -
O4 Critically evaluates the effectiveness of social service interventions targeting different sociocultural structures. 5 - -
O5 Conducts inclusive social service interventions without discrimination against applicants from different socio-cultural backgrounds. - 5 5
O6 Analyses the effects of cultural differences on power balances and access to services in social service applications. 5 - -
O7 Designs unique social service applications based on cultural diversity, inclusiveness and the principle of equality. 5 5 -
O8 Evaluates social service practices at the individual, family, group, community, and societal levels using an anti-oppression and anti-discrimination social service approach. - 5 5
O9 It integrates a rights-based approach into social service practices at the individual, family, group, community and societal levels. - - 5
O10 Analyses structural factors that create inequality in access to resources in society. - 5 5
O11 Critically evaluates social service practices in line with human rights and social justice principles. - 5 5