COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISLAM IN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIT 5028 ISLAM IN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Hermeneutics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Hermeneutics

Course Objective

To give students to develop the ability to understand and interpret the relationships between social events in Islamic perspective in the contemporary societies by teaching the terminology and methodology of sociology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns theological and science method.
2   Learns the human and social reality and consciousness about individual and society
3   Analyses the concepts of subjective and objective religion
4   Examines the social values and institutions of the Islamic point of views.
5   Learns the relationships between social change and Islam.
6   Analyses the relationships between modernism and Islam.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to topics
2 Natural Sciences, social sciences and sociology of Islam
3 Social ties and consciousness of community
4 The Individual and society
5 Religion and society
6 Culture, religion and identity
7 The Dialectic of Religion and World in Islam
8 Midterm exam
9 Social Norms, Social Values and Islam
10 Social Institution and Islam
11 Social Change, Islam and Social Change
12 Socialization and Civilization, Culture and personality
13 Socialization and Civilization, Culture and personality
14 Socialization and Civilization, Culture and personality

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):

1. Sezen, Yümni, Islam'ın Sosyolojik Yorumu, Istanbul, 2004.

2. Kuyucuoğlu, Isa. "Post Modern Toplumda Dinin Işlevi", Kent Dindarlığı, Yıl. 6, sayı. 21, Cilt, 1, 2010.

Supplementary Book(s):

1. Islam ve sosyoloji, Sosyal Bilimlerde Islami Arayışlar, Eskiyeni Dergisi, sayı. 22, 2011.

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

To be announced.

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 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.12
LO.22
LO.32
LO.42
LO.52
LO.62