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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FDB 6257 RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ADIL ÇIFTÇI

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To meet religious movements in Turkey from the beginning of Republic era to 1960s by utilizing sociological imagination along with constructing conceptual framework on social religious movements.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They will see changes that the religion and religious movements have experienced in the modernization process in Turkey. 2   They will learn active religious movements after the establishment of modern Turkish Republic until 1960s. 3   They will analyze functions of religious movements emerged in the early Republic era. 4   They will understand sociological theories on religious movements. 5   They will discuss effects of religious movements emerged in the early Republic era on present-days.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Conceptual Framework: community, society, social movement 2 Conceptual Framework: Social change 3 Conceptual Framework: Secularism, Modernity and Religion 4 Modernization of the Ottoman Empire 5 Republic of Turkey and Religion 6 Modernization and Religion in the Republic era 7 Religious movements in the early Republic Era 8 Mid-Term Exam 9 Conceptual Framework: Typology of religious movements in Turkey 10 Social functions of religious movements 11 Political aspects of religious movements 12 Nur Movement 13 Said Nursi and Nurs 14 Criticism of Nur movement

Recomended or Required Reading

Şerif Mardin, Bediüzzaman Said Nursi Olayı: Modern Türkiye'de Din ve Toplumsal Değişme. Hasan Onat, Türkiye'de Din Anlayışında Değişim Süreci.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Research, Interactive, Term paper and application of theory.

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 * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be assessed based on their scores in mid-term and final exams along with their participation in the seminars throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

adil.ciftci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparing assignments 1 10 10 Preparing presentations 1 6 6 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

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