COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN BILEN

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

To provide information on concepts of 'science', 'the history of science' and 'the history of Islamic science'. To compare pre- and post-Islam eras based on scientific studies. To analyze philosophically science and religion, to discuss the relationships between Islam and science, to show the significance of science and technology in Islam, to present sciencetific institutions in Islam and their functions, to introduce knowledge and its types in Islam, to show scientific disciplines and renowed scholars in those areas in Islam and to cite what those scholars have brought in for the humankind.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Grant, Edward, ed. A Sourcebook in Medieval Science. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1974
2. Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. Islamic Science: An Illustrated Study. London: World of Islam Festival Publishing Co. Ltd., 1976.
3. Rashed, Roshdi, ed., in collaboration with Régis Morelon. Encyclopedia of the History of Arabic Science. 3 vols. London: Routledge, 1996.
4. Sezgin, Fuat. Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums. Vols. 1 9 Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 1967 1984.
5. Bayraktar, Mehmet, Islâm'da Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi, Ankara, 1992.
6. Yakıt, Ismail; Durak, Nejdet, Islâm'da Bilim Tarihi, Isparta, 2002.
7. Sezgin, Fuad, Islam'da Bilim ve Teknik I-V, 2007.
8. Sevim Tekeli, Esin Kâhya, Bilim Tarihi, Ankara, 1997.
9. Hakimî, M. Rıza, Islâm Bilim Tarihi; Çev. Hüseyin Arslan, Istanbul, 1999.
10. Ural, Şafak, Bilim Tarihi, Istanbul, 1998.
11. Demirci Mustafa, Beytü'l-Hikme, Istanbul, 1996.
12. Yaren, Cafer Sadık, Din ve Bilim, Samsun, 1997.
13. Seyyid Hüseyin Nasr, Islâm'da Bilim ve Medeniyet, Çev. Nabi Avcı, Kasım Turhan, Ahmet Ünal, Istanbul, 1991.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture - Discussion

Assessment Methods

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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

osman.bilen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes