COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELIGION AND STATE RELATIONS IN THE WEST AND TURKEY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 5004 RELIGION AND STATE RELATIONS IN THE WEST AND TURKEY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

History

Course Objective

To understand the basic character s religion-state relationships in the -Republic and West.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines the institution of state.
2   Defines the institution of religion.
3   Learns religion-state relationships in the West.amd Turkey
4   ompares all processes of religion-state relationships.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: What is state and religion
2 Religion in the West
3 Sociological analysis of the religion and state.
4 Sociological analysis of the religion and state.
5 Relationships between religion and state from sociological perspective.
6 The basic problem areas in the relationships between religion and state.
7 Methodology in this field.
8 What is the relationships between religion and state in the historical periot.
9 The relationships between religion and state in the Republic of Turkey and West.
10 Turkish laicism
11 Secularism in Turkey.
12 Religious minority in Turkey.
13 General Discussion
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

[1] Özek, Ç. (trz) Devlet ve Din, Istanbul: Ada Yayınları.
[2] Kılıç, A.F. (2005) Türkiyede Din-Devlet Ilişkilerinde Yönetici Seçkinlerin Rolü, Istanbul: Değerler Eğitimi Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion

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)

0232 301 95 53
turkmen.toreli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

by appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1444
LO.2444
LO.3444
LO.4444