COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE SACRED TEXTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIN 5064 COMPARATIVE SACRED TEXTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Religious Tourism

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜRHAN AKTAŞ

Offered to

Religious Tourism

Course Objective

To know world religions sacred texts especially of Judaism, Christianity and Islam; to gain an idea about these texts main themes with some pattern of passages; to know important places that mentioned in these texts in respect of religious tourism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will know the terms sacred text , written and oral sacred tradition .
2   They will perceive main features of the sacred texts and their contents.
3   Students will have an idea about sacred texts themes and their reflections on societies.
4   They will can make comparisons between these texts in terms of their views of universe, humankind and society.
5   They will know the places which mentioned these sacred texts and their importance according to the believers.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic terms about sacred texts
2 Sacred Books of Hinduism
3 Sacred Books of Buddism
4 Sacred Books of Jainism
5 Sacred Books of Sikhism
6 Sacred Books of Confucianism
7 Sacred Books of Daoism
8 Mid-Term exam
9 Sacred Books of Shintoism
10 Sacred Books of Zoroastrianism
11 Sacred Books of Mandeans
12 Sacred Books of Judaism
13 Sacred Books of Christianity
14 Sacred Books of Islam

Recomended or Required Reading

- Torah, Gözlem Yayınları.
- Bible
- Koran
- S. Turan, E. Battal, Dünya Dinlerinde Kutsal Metinler, STS Yayınları, 2015.
- M. Müller, The Sacred Books of the East, Oxford University Press, 1910.
- D. A. Tökel, Kutsal Metinleri Anlamada Mitolojinin Rolü , Milel ve Nihal, 6, 1.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Research, Term Project.

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 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)

bekir.coban@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.154555
LO.254555
LO.354455
LO.454455
LO.554455