COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHENOMENOLOGICAL SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 6259 PHENOMENOLOGICAL SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ADIL ÇIFTÇI

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To deeply investigate phenomenology as a philosophical, epistemological and methodological approach along with taking consideration its historical process and to teach methods in the area of sociology of religion relied on phenomenology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They will learn the history of phenomenology and its basic approach.
2   They will meet the founders of phenomenology along with their theories.
3   They will see the impact of phenomenology on sociological methods.
4   They will learn Romantic hermeneutics as a method.
5   They will gain phenomenological imagination in the sociology of religion.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Philosophical Roots: Kant
2 Philosophical Roots: Husserl
3 Transcendental Phenomenology: Husserl
4 Existantial Phenomenology: Heidegger
5 Existential Phenomenology: Schutz
6 Solipsism: Berkeley
7 Hermeneutics: Dilthey
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Hermeneutics: Gadamer
10 Romantic Hermeneutics and Religion
11 Phenomenological Sociology: Weber and the Sociology of Religion
12 Ethnomethodology: Garfinkel
13 Symbolic Interactionism: Mead
14 Wrapping Up: Phenomenological Imagination
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Adil Çiftçi, Anlayıcı Yaklaşım ve Din Sosyolojisi için Uzanımları. Ankara Okulu Yayınları.
Adil Çiftçi, Nasıl Bir Sosyal Bilim: Temel Sorunlar ve Yaklaşımlar. Ankara Okulu Yayınları.
Adil Çiftçi, Toplumbilim Yazıları I: Din Sosyolojisi ve Modernlik. Ankara Okulu Yayınları.

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

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

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

Students will be expected to attend all courses during the semester and to prepare a term paper.

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 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 185

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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