COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC COUNTRIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3293 CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC COUNTRIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GENÇ

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

To analytically learn geographical, political, economic, social, and cultural conditions of the contemporary Muslim countries, and in doing so, to determine their problems in the context of historical process and/or the conditions that modern world offers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will apprehend the notion Islamic Country/State and the discussion within the context of this notion; and thus, will be able to categorize the states as Islamic in the light of this definition.
2   Will acquire common knowledge on the background of the countries accepted Islamic in current world.
3   Will know these countries' geographic, politic, economic, social, and cultural status.
4   Will be able to understand the effects of History on contemporary events by comparing past experiences of these countries with their current situation.
5   Will gain ability to make comments and produce ideas on the solution to the political, social, economic, religious, and cultural problems of current Islamic world and their people.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of "Muslim Country/Islamic State" and Categorization of Contemporary Muslim Countries
2 Current Situation and Common Issues of Islamic World (Political, administrative, social, economic, religious, cultural, and environmental)
3 Arab Muslim Countries / World-I
4 Arab Muslim Countries / World -II
5 Arab Muslim Countries / World -III
6 Muslim Countries in Africa -I
7 Muslim Countries in Africa -II
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Muslim Countries in Mid-Asia and Caucasia-I
10 Muslim Countries in Mid-Asia and Caucasia-II
11 Muslim Countries in Far East and South Asia-I
12 Muslim Countries in Far East and South Asia-II
13 Muslim Countries of the West and Muslims Living as Minorities in non-Muslim Countries
14 Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Its Mission
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. 1. Göksoy, Ismail Hakkı, Çağdaş Islam Ülkeleri Tarihi, Isparta: Fakülte Kitabevi, 2008.
2. Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Doğuşundan Günümüze Islam Devletleri, Çev: Hande Canlı Istanbul: Kaknüs, 2005.
3. Lapidus, Ira M., Islâm Toplumları Tarihi I-II, Istanbul: Iletişim, 2010.
4. Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük Islam Tarihi: Çağdaş Islam Ülkeleri, Ed. Hakkı Dursun Yıldız, Ek Cilt, Istanbul: Çağ Yayınları, 1992.
5. Avrasya Dosyası Dergisi, Ilgili sayılar, Yay.: Avrasya Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi (ASAM)
Optional Sources:
Articles, Documentaries, WEB Sites
Other Sources:
Related Articles published in journals, maps, atlas, photographs, chronologies, genealogical charts, CD s, movies, documentaries, tablets, coins...

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

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

Midterm and Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.genc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Open

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

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.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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