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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TUR 1009 RELIGIONS HISTORY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Program of Tourismand Hotel Manegement

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Program of Tourismand Hotel Manegement

Course Objective

To show History of Religions themes, methods and its relations to other religious sciences as an independent discipline; to ensure understanding of major features of historical and living religious traditions and faiths.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn the nature of problem of defining the religion, and different definitions of religion, and theories about the origin of the religion 2   Perceive History of Religions themes, methods and its relations to other sciences 3   Grasp the differences between traditional Islamic sciences and modern Religious Studies in terms of their methods and points of views 4   Learn venture of History of Religion in Islamic world, modern West and Turkey 5   Perceive emergence, development, faith, ritual and ethical system of historical and living religions and their relations with each other

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Importance of History of Religions 2 History of Religions: Themes, Methods and its relations with other Sciences of Religion 3 Religion in terms of History of Religions: Definitions, theories on its origins and main dimensions 4 Traditional Anatolian Religions and Their Features 5 Traditional Persian Religions: Zoroastrianism, Mithraism and Mandeans 6 Traditional Turkish Religion: Beliefs and Practices 7 Mid-term Exam 8 Mid-term Exam 9 Traditional Chinese and Japan religions: Confucianism, Taoism and Shintoism 10 Indian Religions: Main features of Indian religions, Hinduism: Historical development and sacred texts, Hinduism: Doctrines (karma, reincarnation, yoga, meditation) 11 Religions Emerged from Hinduism: Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism 12 Buddhism: Historical Development and Sacred Text 13 Jewism 14 Christianity 15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Yaşayan Dünya Dinleri, ed. Şinasi Gündüz, DIB Yayınları, Ankara, 2007. A. Küçük, G. Tümer, Alparslan Küçük, Dinler Tarihi, Berikan Yayınevi, Ankara, 2010. Mahmut Aydın, Anahatlarıyla Dinler Tarihi, Ensar Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced.

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 8 8 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 PO.18 PO.19 PO.20 LO.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1