COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL CHANGE AND RELIGIOUS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5121 SOCIAL CHANGE AND RELIGIOUS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ISA KUYUCUOĞLU

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To examine religion and social change in the context of theoretical and applied research done on the religious attitudes and behaviours in terms of overall social change.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Examines the change of social exchange relations
2   Knows the religious dimension of the societies and the sociological dimension of religions
3   Comment on the developments among industrialization, urbanization and secularization
4   Analyzes social changes in Muslim societies
5   Comments on why the religion as rising value of the in Postmodern society
6   Analyzes religious-oriented social events with the theories and methods as learned in

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course and general principles
2 The theories of religion and social change
3 Religion in terms of social change
4 Industrialization and religion
5 Urbanization and religion
6 Secularization and religion
7 Modern communications technology and religious
8 Midterm exam
9 The relationship between social change and religion
10 Individual, religion and religiosity in changing world
11 Social change and religion in the contemporary world
12 Differentiation of religiosity and popular religiousity
13 Pluralism and social change
14 Urban religiosity

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Okumuş, Ejder (2003). Toplumsal Değişme ve Din, Insan Yayınları, Istanbul.
2. D. Anthony Smith (1996). Toplumsal Değişme Anlayışı, çev: Ülgen Oskay, Gündoğan Yay., Ankara.
Supplementary Book(s):
1. Günay, Enver (2003) Din Sosyolojisi, Insan Yayınları, Istanbul.
2. Kuyucuoğlu, Isa (2008) Batı da Din Sosyolojisi: Teori ve Yöntem Analizleri, FCR Yayınları. Ankara.
3. M.B. Mcguire,, Religion (1997). The Social Context, Wadsworth Publication Co.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, questions-answers, examples of homework on the review and implementation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FIN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of student will be examined according to examination and lecture performance.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

isa.kuyucuoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday: 15.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 7 7
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13335
LO.23345
LO.34345
LO.43345
LO.53345
LO.63345

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