COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PERCEPTION OF WOMEN IN RELIGIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 3237 PERCEPTION OF WOMEN IN RELIGIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Theology
Theology

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students shall learn the place and importance of women in Judaism.
2   Students shall learn the place and importance of women in Christianity.
3   Students shall learn the place and importance of women in Hinduism.
4   Students shall learn the place and importance of women in Buddhism.
5   Students shall have the ability of comparison of perceptions of women in various religions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Giriş: Dersin Amacı ve Kaynakları
2 Women in Jewish history
3 Women in Bible
4 Women in Jewish oral scriptures
5 Women in Jewish sects
6 Women in Christian history
7 Women in Christian scriptures
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Women in Indian Culture
10 Women in Hindu scriptures
11 Worship of women in Hinduism
12 Buddha s attitude about women
13 Women in Buddhist world
14 Comparison of perceptions of women
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Liliana Vana, Yahudilikte Kadın, Çev. Mehmet Aydın, Nüve kültür Merkezi, 2013.
2) Arvind Sharma, Women in World Religions, South Asia Books, 1995.
3) Mary Pat Fisher, Women in Religion, Pearson Longman, 2006.
4) Hammet Arslan, "Budizm'de Kadının Konumu", Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, sayı: 34, ss. 147-179.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, brainstorming, question-answer, discussion, group work, problem solving.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 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

Mid-term and Final Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hammet.arslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.13542
LO.23542
LO.33542
LO.43542
LO.53542