Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / FDB 510 - PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES (MASTER'S DEGREE WITH THESIS)

Code: FDB 510 Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION II 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 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 METİN DOĞAN (metindogan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To enable students to learn the methods used in the sociology of religion, the positions of religion regarding social differentiation, social change and social stratification, the effects of social morphological factors on all concrete and abstract areas of religious life in general, and the way Islam is perceived in the sociology of religion.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain the methods used in the sociology of religion 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-5 Interpret, analyse and create new information by integrating the information obtained in the field with information from different disciplines.
PO-7 Develop new approaches to solve complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field.
Examination
LO-2 can build a correct understanding of the sociology of religion in theory and practice 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-3 Uses the resources in the related field effectively based on undergraduate level qualifications.
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.
Examination
LO-3 can provide information about the way religion is deployed in the face of social mobilities and social morphological factors. 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-7 Develop new approaches to solve complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field.
Examination
LO-4 can provide explanatory information by correctly reading the society in the face of social mobility 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-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-7 Develop new approaches to solve complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Course, method in sociology of religion; religion and social differentiation, social change and social stratification; It consists of religion and culture, the effects of morphological factors on religious life, beliefs, thoughts, behaviors, groups and communities,
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Methods used within the research areas of sociology of religion Discussion Method, Narration Method
2 Application features of the methods used in the sociology of religion Narration Method, Question and Answer
3 Relations between religion and social differentiation in terms of sociology of religion Discussion Method, Narration Method
4 Relations between religion and social change in terms of sociology of religion Discussion Method, Question and Answer
5 Relations between religion and social stratification in terms of sociology of religion Narration Method, Question and Answer
6 Analysis of religion and culture relations in terms of sociology of religion Narration Method, Question and Answer
7 The effects of morphological factors - the material foundations of social life - on religious life, beliefs, thoughts and behaviors Discussion Method, Narration Method
8 mid-term exam
9 The effects of morphological factors - the material underpinnings of social life - on social groups Narration Method, Question and Answer
10 The effects of morphological factors - the material foundations of social life - on communities Narration Method, Discussion Method
11 Analysis of religion and state relations from the perspective of sociology of religion Narration Method, Discussion Method
12 Secularism, the relationship between secularism and religion in the context of sociology of religion Discussion Method,Question and Answer
13 Evaluation of the characteristics of the Islamic religion in terms of sociology of religion Discussion Method, Narration Method
14 Approaches to the Islamic Religion within the field of sociology of religion Narration Method, Discussion Method
15 Public sphere and religious relations with its religious sociological dimension Narration Method, Discussion Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Kurt, A. (2012). Din Sosyolojisi. İstanbul: Sentez Yayıncılık,
2 Günay, Ü. (2005). Din Sosyolojisi. İstanbul: İnsan Yayınları,
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, smart board, projector

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 16 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 4 12 48
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       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 6 6
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 6 9 54
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180