COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IDA 2005 PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Primary Religious Culture and Ethics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Primary Religious Culture and Ethics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The contribution to the student s explanation of the religious experience at the individual level in different aspects (psychological, socio-cultural, etc.) and to their understanding of the religious experience in the framework of various theoretical models.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course; students learn the field of Psychology of Religion.
2   Students learn the research subjects of Psychology of Religion.
3   The level of knowledge regarding the aim of Psychology of Religion increase.
4   The judgement skills about the aim of Psychology of Religion develop.
5   This course contributes to development of the skills on understanding, interpretation and explanation of religious life.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An overview of the Psychology of Religion.
2 The basic terms of Psychology of Religion.
3 General psychology and the Psychology of Religion.
4 Fields of the Psychology of Religion.
5 Religious feeling.
6 Religious thought.
7 Religious Actions
8 Midterm Exam
9 Personality and religious attitudes.
10 Mysticism and Psychology
11 Religious life according to developmental stages
12 Religious life and self.
13 Religious Conversion, and being interested in religion
14 Religious Psychopathology
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Textbooks:
1.Neda Armaner, Din Psikolojisine Giriş, Ayyıldız Matbaası, Ankara-1980.
2.Hüseyin Peker, Din Psikolojisi, Çamlıca Yayınları, Istanbul-2008.
Supplemantary Texts:
1. Hasan Kayıklık, Din Psikolojisi, Karahan Kitabevi, Adana-2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face 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


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)

recep.yaparel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 69

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.154
LO.254
LO.354
LO.454
LO.554

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