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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MDR 7015 SPIRITUALITY IN ISLAMIC THOUGHT: SPIRITUAL MEDICINE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Spiritual Counseling and Guidance (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN BILEN

Offered to

Spiritual Counseling and Guidance (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

To introduce moral literature showing spirituality, ways of maintaining one's integrity and balance in Islamic philosophy and thought tradition.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1-) To discuss the psychological foundations of morality such as spiritual medicine, happiness chemistry, adornment of moods, avoiding sorrow, happiness path, human nature, the structure of the personality, and the interaction of the individual with environmental conditions. 2   2-) To be able to benefit from selected texts that question the processes affecting the emotional, voluntary and cognitive development of the individual and the acquisition of moral values in the light of philosophical moral theories. 3   3-) To gain the ability to deal with concrete life situations and problems by determining the views of moral philosophers about the source of individual and social values and the goals and objectives of human actions that affect the development of moral personality.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 General presentation of spirituality teachings in Islamic thought, general concepts such as spirit, ego, mind, willpower regarding human nature and personality. 2 Concepts such as morality, decency, adaptation, etiquette and discipline and moral life; moral behavior, equivalents of moral values in religious and philosophical sources 3 According to the Qur'an and Sunnah, basic concepts of human nature, abilities and inadequacies, morality and spirituality 4 Kindi's doctrine to relieve sadness (Defu'l- Ahzan) 5 Razi: Tıbbu'r- Ruhani 6 Farabi: Path of Happiness 7 Ihvan-ı Safa: Spiritual Purification 8 Midterm Exam 9 Ibn Miskeveyh: Improving Morality 10 Gazali: Chemistry of Happiness 11 Tusi: Moral Development 12 Ibn Rushd: Virtuous Thinking 13 Ibn Bacce: Coping with Loneliness (Tedbir'ul Mütevahhid) 14 Kınalızade Ali: Family Happiness

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

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

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13 Web Search and Library Research 5 4 20 Reading 5 10 50 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

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 LO.1 5 4 5 4 3 LO.2 5 4 5 4 3 LO.3 5 4 5 4 3