COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES OF UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5177 THEORIES OF UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ADIL ÇIFTÇI

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To teach modern theories of understanding and interpretation and to show how to apply them in religious studies and texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They will learn modern theories of understanding and interpretation.
2   They will see how they are conducted in religious studies.
3   They will read religious texts with theories of understanding and interpretation.
4   They will meet prominent sociologists in hermeneutics.
5   They will understand methodologies and techniques in hermeneutics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Semantics
2 Verstehen
3 Interpretation
4 Interpretation
5 Hermeneutics
6 Hermeneutic techniques
7 Hermeneutics and religious texts
8 MID-TERM EXAM
9 Dilthey and hermeneutics
10 Gadamer and hermeneutics
11 Heidegger and hermeneutics
12 Understanding religious texts
13 Interpreting religious texts
14 Idealist Paradigm and sociology
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Adil Çiftçi, Anlayıcı Yaklaşım ve Din Sosyolojisi için Uzanımları.
Burhanettin Tatar, Hermenötik.
Metin Becermen, "Dilthey, Heidegger ve Gadamer'de Anlama Sorunu", Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2004, 6(6): 35-66.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Research, Interactive, Term paper and application of theory.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be assessed based on their scores in mid-term and final exams along with their participation in the seminars 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

Wednesday 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 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13543
LO.23543
LO.33543
LO.43543
LO.53543