COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR MEHMET SÜHEYL ÜNAL

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The existential philosophy sees the experience of the individual and singularity of this experience as basic of human nature. The ideas of existentialist philosophy about human freedom and responsibility of human on his/her own behaviors have made some issues like the individual and religion in modern societies, individualism and religious life drawn attention. So the effect of the ideas that are spoken by existentialist philosophers will be seen and analyzed at the sociology and the sociology of religion in this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary References:
1. H. J. Blackham, Altı Varoluşçu Düşünür, Çeviren: Ekin Uşaklı, Dost Yayınevi, Ankara 2005.
2. Jacques Colette, Varoluşçuluk, Çeviren: Işık Ergüden, Dost Yayınevi, Ankara 2006.
3. M. Süheyl Ünal, Dinsel Bireycilik, Açılım Yayınları, Istanbul 2011.
4. Alain Coulon, Etnometodoloji, Çeviren: Ümit Tatlıcan, Küre Yayınları, Istanbul 2010.
Secondary References:
1. Frank Magill, Egzistansiyalist Felsefenin Beş Klasiği, Çeviren: Vahap Mutal, Dergah Yayınları, Istanbul 1992.
2. Meghan Daniel Probstfield, Becoming An Embalmer s Apprentice: An Assessment and Application of Existential Sociology , (Doktora Tezi), Oklahoma State Univ. 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Telling, Question&Answer, Discussion, Case study

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Besides the questions testing if the students have learnt the knowledge they must have learnt, there will be classic questions which are intended to increase their power of interpretation.

Assessment Criteria

The success of students is being evaluated based on their performance at midterm exam, final exam, and course achievement.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suheyl.unal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 14:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes