COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 2006 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ADIL ÇIFTÇI

Offered to

Theology
Theology

Course Objective

To teach the history and progress of sociology and to provide students the sociological imagination. With this imagination, to show sociological works, theories, perspectives, and methods on religion.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will learn the emergence of sociology and its history.
2   They will have the sociological imagination.
3   They will obtain generic understanding and information on sociological works and theories on religion.
4   They will learn sociological methods when researching religion.
5   They will gain the ability to observe religion with the sociological imagination.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The emergence of sociology
2 Founder fathers of sociology and their theories
3 Contemporary sociological theories
4 Research methods in sociology
5 Sociological definition of religion
6 Subjects and research areas of sociology of religion
7 Founder fathers of sociology and religion
8 Midterm Exam
9 Main concepts of sociology of religion
10 Basic problems of sociology of religion
11 Contemporary sociological theories on religion
12 Religious groups, organizations and movements
13 Religion and state
14 Function of religion in post-modern society
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Çiftçi, Adil, Din Sosyolojisi ve Yöntem, Ankara: Özkan Matbaacılık,2011.
2. Çiftçi, Adil, Sosyolojiye Giriş, Ankara: Özkan Matbaacılık, 2012.
3. Çiftçi, Adil, Din Sosyolojisine Giriş, Ankara: Özkan Matbaacılık, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

adil.ciftci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 111

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11151
LO.22251
LO.32141
LO.41151
LO.52251

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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