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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ILS 4482 SOCIOLOGY OF EPISTEMOLOGY AND RELIGION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

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 widely and deeply analyze the sociology of knowledge in the context of the philosophy of social sciences, and in doing so, to establish bridges between the philosophy of social sciences and the Islamic sciences through the sociology of knowledge.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will learn the development of the sociology of knowledge. 2   They will acquire main thoughts in the sociology of knowledge. 3   They will understand how to approach religion with the sociology of knowledge. 4   They will use the sociology of knowledge when researching religion, especially Islam. 5   They will be able to establish bridges between the philosophy of social sciences and the Islamic sciences via the sociology of knowledge.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 'Knowledge' in the sociology of knowledge 2 History of the sociology of knowledge 3 Durkheim's sociology of knowledge and religion 4 Marx's sociology of knowledge and religion 5 Weber's sociology of knowledge and religion 6 Berger-Luckmann's sociology of knowledge and religion 7 Sociology of knowledge and `Verstehen'/Hermeneutics 8 Mid-Term Exam 9 Sociology of knowledge and theology 10 Sociology of knowledge and Fiqh 11 Sociology of knowledge and Sufism 12 Sociology of religion and sociology of knowledge 13 Sociology of religion and sociology of knowledge 14 Sociology of knowledge and researching Islam

Recomended or Required Reading

Çiftçi, Adil. 2009. Bilgi Sosyolojisi ve Islam Araştırmaları: Bir Sosyal Bilimler Felsefesi Çalışması. Ankara: Ankara Okulu Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and Interactive Discussion

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)

adil.ciftci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

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

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