COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC PROBLEMS OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5168 BASIC PROBLEMS OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CIHAD KISA

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To put forward the main problem of psychology of religion and to discuss the possible solutions

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students who takes this course knows the discussion on the word of psychology
2   Knows on the discussion on the word of Religion
3   Knows the discussion on subjectivity and objectivity in evaluating the results
4   Knows the problem in doing quantitative ampiric researches

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discussion on the meaning of the word of Psychology as science of soul
2 Problem on the describtion of Religion
3 Problem on the describtion of Religion
4 Problem on the methods
5 Problem on the methods
6 Problems on the orientation of religiosity
7 Problems on the orientation of religiosity
8 Mid-Term Exam.
9 Problems on scope and purpose
10 Problems on the resources which mainly belong to Judeo-Christian background
11 Problem in tension between Psychology and religion
12 Problems of subjectivity on evaluation of results
13 Problems of objectivity on evaluation of results
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Hayati Hökelekli: DTürkiye'de Din Psikolojisi Çalışmalarında Karşılaşılan Güçlükler ve Bazı Temel Meseleler, Günümüz Din Bilimleri Araştırmaları ve Problemleri Sempozyumu, (Samsun, 27-30 Haziran 1989), 1989, s. 107-114
2. Erol Göka; Islam Dünyası Neden Bir Insan Psikolojisi Anlayışı Geliştiremedi (Sunum)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Brain Storming , Testing, Homework

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.

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Assessment Criteria

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cihad.kisa@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Çarşamba 14:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Reading 7 3 21
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14335
LO.24335
LO.34335
LO.44335