Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / TİB536 - BASIC ISLAMIC SCIENCES

Code: TİB536 Course Title: CULTURE OF SUFISM Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BASIC ISLAMIC SCIENCES
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ADEM ÇATAK (ademcatak@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ADEM ÇATAK,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To evaluate the foundation of Islamic Mysticism in terms of religious, social, economical, literary, military and arts.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To evaluate the foundation of Islamic mysticism as a foundation of Islamic civilisation. PO-5 Can be able to interpret, solve and produce new data by integrating the data obtained from both their field of study and different fields of study.
PO-6 Can be able to use the knowledge they have obtained in their field of study in order to promote the level of education, culture and arts of the society.
PO-7 Can be able to carry out independent studies requiring expertise related to their field of study
PO-8 Can be able to develop new approaches in order to solve unpredictable problems encountered in their field of study.
Examination
LO-2 To comprehend the role of sufi orders and tekkes in Islamic civilisation. PO-7 Can be able to carry out independent studies requiring expertise related to their field of study
PO-8 Can be able to develop new approaches in order to solve unpredictable problems encountered in their field of study.
PO-9 Can be able to act as a leading role in solving problems related to their field of study, organizing personal, institutional teamworks at an expert level.
PO-10 Can be able to examine the social relations and the norms guiding these relations from a critical point of view and act on the spot to change them when needed.
Examination
LO-3 To compare similarities and differences between the foundation of Islamic mysticism and the other foundation in Islamic society. PO-1 Can be able to improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
PO-2 Can be able to the interdisciplinary interaction of their field of study and conduct joint studies with different fields of study.
PO-3 Can be able to make an efficient use of the resources in a relevant field of study based on their graduate level of qualifications.
PO-4 Can be able to use the relevant research methods and techniques and have both theoretical and practical knowledge in their field of study.
Examination
LO-4 To analyse position of the foundation of Islamic mysticism in the modern world. PO-1 Can be able to improve and deepen their knowledge in the same or different field based on the graduate level qualifications in their field of study.
PO-2 Can be able to the interdisciplinary interaction of their field of study and conduct joint studies with different fields of study.
PO-3 Can be able to make an efficient use of the resources in a relevant field of study based on their graduate level of qualifications.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
1 Sufi thought and rising of sufi lodges 2 The sufi lodges and their function of in Seljuqs and Ottomans. 3 Sufi lodges and scientific life 4 Sufi lodges and economical life 5 The position of sufi lodges in social life. 6 Sufi lodges and military life 7 Sufi lodges and literature 8 Sufi lodges and music 9 Sufi lodges and fine arts. 10 Decline of sufi lodges. 11 Sufi lodges, fellowships and journals. 12 Sufi lodges in republic period. 13 Sufi lodges in the west. 14 Sufi lodges and today.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Sufi thought and rising of sufi lodges Lecture Method-Discussion Method
2 The sufi lodges and their function of in Seljuqs and Ottomans. Lecture Method-Discussion Method
3 Sufi lodges and scientific life Lecture Method-Discussion Method
4 Sufi lodges and economical life Lecture Method-Discussion Method
5 The position of sufi lodges in social life. Lecture Method-Discussion Method
6 Sufi lodges and military life Lecture Method-Discussion Method
7 Sufi lodges and literature Lecture Method-Discussion Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Sufi lodges and music Lecture Method-Discussion Method
10 Sufi lodges and fine arts. Lecture Method-Discussion Method
11 Decline of sufi lodges. Lecture Method-Discussion Method
12 Sufi lodges, fellowships and journals. Lecture Method-Discussion Method
13 Sufi lodges in republic period. Lecture Method-Discussion Method
14 Sufi lodges in the west. Lecture Method-Discussion Method
15 Sufi lodges and today. Lecture Method-Discussion Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Yılmaz, H. Kamil, Anahatlarıyla Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar
Required Course instruments and materials
1. Mustafa Kara, Din Hayat Sanat Aç?s?ndan Tekkeler ve Zaviyeler, ?stanbul 1999. 2. ?rfan Gündüz, Osmanl?larda Devlet Tekke Münasebetleri, ?stanbul 1984. 3. J. Spencer Trimingam, The Sufi Order in Islam, Oxford 1998. 4. Mustafa Kara, Osmanl?larda Tasavvuf ve Tarikatlar, Bursa 2008

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 5 14 70
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 4 16
       c) Performance Project 0 0 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 4 4
       e) Term paper/Project 0 0 0
Oral Examination 0 0 0
Quiz 0 0 0
Laboratory exam 0 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 4 16
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 5 4 20
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 170