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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / FDB 521 - PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES (MASTER'S DEGREE WITH THESIS)

Code: FDB 521 Course Title: ISLAMIC EDUCATION THOUGHT Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES (MASTER'S DEGREE WITH THESIS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer YASEMİN GÜLEÇ (yasemingulec@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) YASEMİN GÜLEÇ,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to examine in depth the historical development and basic concepts of Islamic educational thought. The aim of the course is to investigate the impact of the theological, philosophical and Sufi traditions on education from the time of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day, to analyse the evolution and modernisation processes of the madrasa system and to discuss the possible educational consequences of the Islamisation of knowledge.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Explains the basic concepts and historical development of Islamic educational thought. PO-1 Develop and deepen their knowledge in the same or a different field at the level of expertise based on undergraduate level qualifications in the field.
PO-2 Understands the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field and conducts joint project with different disciplines.
PO-3 Uses the resources in the related field effectively based on undergraduate level qualifications.
Examination
LO-2 Analyses the educational methods of Prophet Muhammad and the practice of education in the first Islamic society. Evaluates the effects of theology, philosophy and mysticism on education. PO-4 Uses research methods and techniques applied in the field, has theoretical and practical knowledge.
PO-5 Interpret, analyse and create new information by integrating the information obtained in the field with information from different disciplines.
PO-6 Carry out a study that requires expertise in the field independently.
PO-7 Develop new approaches to solve complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field.
PO-8 Lead in solving problems related to the field; organise personal, institutional and team work at the level of expertise.
PO-9 Examine and develop social relations and the norms guiding these relations from a critical perspective and take action to change them when necessary.
PO-10 Transfer the current developments and projects carried out in the field to the groups in and out of the field by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data through appropriate communication tools.
PO-11 Communicate orally and in writing using a foreign language at the B2 level of the European Language Portfolio.
Examination
LO-3 Explains the development and modernisation process of madrasah system. Interpret the relationship between religious identity and religious sciences. PO-1 Develop and deepen their knowledge in the same or a different field at the level of expertise based on undergraduate level qualifications in the field.
PO-2 Understands the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field and conducts joint project with different disciplines.
PO-10 Transfer the current developments and projects carried out in the field to the groups in and out of the field by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data through appropriate communication tools.
PO-13 Collects, interprets, applies and announces the data related to the field, controls and explains these values by considering scientific, cultural, artistic, social and ethical values
PO-15 Understands the information related to the field at the level of expertise and transfers it to the second persons in accordance with the norms
Examination
LO-4 Discusses the process of Islamisation of knowledge and the effects of this process on education. PO-1 Develop and deepen their knowledge in the same or a different field at the level of expertise based on undergraduate level qualifications in the field.
PO-2 Understands the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field and conducts joint project with different disciplines.
PO-4 Uses research methods and techniques applied in the field, has theoretical and practical knowledge.
PO-5 Interpret, analyse and create new information by integrating the information obtained in the field with information from different disciplines.
PO-6 Carry out a study that requires expertise in the field independently.
PO-8 Lead in solving problems related to the field; organise personal, institutional and team work at the level of expertise.
PO-13 Collects, interprets, applies and announces the data related to the field, controls and explains these values by considering scientific, cultural, artistic, social and ethical values
PO-15 Understands the information related to the field at the level of expertise and transfers it to the second persons in accordance with the norms
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The course will examine the historical development of Islamic educational thought through the traditions of theology, philosophy and Sufism, starting from the context of the Prophet Muhammad's era. The rise and decline of the madrasa system and the modernisation movements of the 19th century will be examined; finally, the issue of the Islamisation of knowledge will be discussed.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Islamisation of Knowledge I: Theoretical framework and historical background Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
2 Prophet Muhammad's Education Methods and Education in the First Islamic Society Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
3 Educational Context of Islamic Intellectual Traditions: Theology Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
4 Educational Context of Islamic Intellectual Traditions: Philosophy Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
5 Educational Context of Islamic Thought Traditions: Sufism Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
6 Madrasa System: The Birth and Development of the Madrasa System Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
7 Structure and Functions of Ottoman Period Madrasahs Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
8 mid-term exam
9 The Relationship of Ottoman Madrasahs with Islamic Intellectual Traditions Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
10 19th Century Modernisation Movements: Modernisation Movements and Ideologies in Education in the Ottoman Empire Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
11 The Effects of Turkism, Islamism and Westernism Movements on Educational Thought Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
12 The Effects of Turkism, Islamism and Westernism Movements on Educational Thought Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
13 Islamisation of Knowledge I: Theoretical framework and historical background Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
14 Islamisation of Knowledge I: Theoretical framework and historical background Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
15 Islamisation of Knowledge I: Contemporary Debates Article Criticism Book Review Source Screening
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 İslam Medeniyetinde Eğitim Felsefesi
2 • Al-Attas, S. M. N. (1979). Aims and Objectives of Islamic Education. Jeddah: King Abdul Aziz University.
3 • Makdisi, G. (1981). The Rise of Colleges: Institutions of Learning in Islam and the West. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
4 • Seyyed Hossein Nasr - "Islamic Science: An Illustrated Study", World of Islam Festival Publishing Company, London, 1976.
5 • George Makdisi - "The Rise of Colleges: Institutions of Learning in Islam and the West", Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1981.
6 • Franz Rosenthal - "Knowledge Triumphant: The Concept of Knowledge in Medieval Islam", Brill, Leiden, 1970.
7 • Ziauddin Sardar - "Islam, Postmodernism and Other Futures: A Ziauddin Sardar Reader", Pluto Press, London, 2003
Required Course instruments and materials
literature

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
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 14 1 60

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 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 6 14 84
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 5 5
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 1 5 5
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180