COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING: MATURIDIYYA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 4474 TURKISH RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING: MATURIDIYYA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET TÜRKERI

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

To provide to learn that since Maturudiyya interfered and became a part of Turkish culture, what kind of religious understanding it is and what type of interpretation it is as to shed light on the modern life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will grasp the theoretical base of Maturudiyya as a religious understanding of Ehl-i Sunna.
2   Will get information about the philosophical value of some basic beliefs of Maturudiyya as a creed sect.
3   Will learn Maturudiyya's place in Turkish cultural life.
4   Will grasps the importance of Maturudiyya in modern social life.
5   Will know what is Maturudi's views about place and function of a religion in life general.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The system of Maturudi s thoughts
2 Ta'vil-custom-tradition
3 Reason
4 Tradition (Vahy, Sunna)
5 Divinity concept
6 God-Human relation
7 Prophet-hood
8 Mid-term exam
9 Duties of Prophet
10 The nature of Soul
11 After life
12 Religion - morality relation and the sources of morality
13 Morality- the Shari'a relaiton
14 Morality-Fıqh relaiton

Recomended or Required Reading

Hanifi Özcan, Mâtüridî'de Bilgi Problemi;
Mâtüridî'de Dînî Çoğulculuk;
Türk Düşünce Hayatında Mâtüridîlik;

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

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hanifi.ozcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 117

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