COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6273 RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CIHAD KISA

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic concepts in the field of developmental psychology of religion and to explain the age graded changes from conception to death.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines the important processes in developmental psychology, periods of development and developmental issues
2   Explains the theories of human development
3   Explains how life-span development research is done
4   Students understand how developmental psychology is relevant for the development of religious and spiritual behavior and they are capable of situating and analyzing the development of religion and sprituality within different life phases based on their knowledge about developmental psychology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The life-span perspective, the nature of development
2 Theories of development
3 Infancy
4 Childhood
5 Adolescence
6 The transition to adulthood, young adulthood and middle age
7 Old age, death, and grieving
8 Mid-Term Exam.
9 Association between cognitive and religious development
10 Association between moral and religious development
11 Association between social and religious development
12 Development of religous judgement
13 Hierarchy of needs and Faith development
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Neda Armaner, Din Psikolojisine Giriş, Ayyıldız Matbaası, Ankara-1980.
2. Hayati Hökelekli, Din Psikolojisi, TDVY, Ankara-1998.
3. Hüseyin Peker, Din Psikolojisi, Çamlıca Yayınları, Istanbul-2008.
4. Faruk karaca, Din Psikolojisi, Eser, Ofset, Trabzon-2011.
5. Manevi Rehberlik ve BenÖtesi Psikolojisi Üzerine Paylaşımlar, Edt. R. Frager, Çev. Ömer Çolakoğlu, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul-2009.
6. Stanislav Grof & Christina Grof, Manevi Kriz, Çev. Ahu Ayan, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istabul-2011.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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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

Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
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 3 3
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Reading 10 3 30
Web Search and Library Research 4 7 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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