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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ILS 4093 WESTERN PERCEPTION OF ISLAM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ADIL ÇIFTÇI

Offered to

Theology Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

To teach the historical background of relationships between Islam and the West in order to assess the current situation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will learn the historical relationships between Islam and the West. 2   They will learn the historical manifestation in the modern society. 3   They will discuss the orientalistic scholarship. 4   They will understand causes and effects of Islamophobia. 5   They will compare the Islamic and the Western civilization.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 History of relationships between Islam and the West 2 Historical roots of Western perception on Islam 3 Impacts of Western historical perception of Islam on the present-days 4 Orientalism 5 Orientalism 6 Orientalism 7 Edward Said and Orientalism 8 Midterm Exam 9 Orientalism 10 Islamphobia and Anti-Islamicism in the West 11 Perceiving each other: Islamic World and the West 12 Perceptions on Islam in Europea: England and Germany 13 Perceptions on Islam in Europea: Belgium, Denmark and Holland 14 Islamphobia and Anti-Islamicism in the USA 15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Kalın, Ibrahim (2007). Islam ve Batı, ISAM, Islam Araştırmaları Merkezi, Istanbul. 2.Said, Edward (1998), Oryantalizm, çeviren Nezih Uzel, Irfan Yayınevi, Istanbul. 2. Canatan Kadir, Özcan Hıdır (2007), Ed. Batı Dünyasında Islamofobi ve Anti-islamizm, FCR Yayınevi. Ankara.

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

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 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 13 6 78 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 20 20 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 138

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 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 1 LO.2 1 LO.3 1 LO.4 1 LO.5 1