COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SYSTEMATICAL KALAAM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILT 4003 SYSTEMATICAL KALAAM COMPULSORY 4 0 0 8

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MURAT MEMIŞ

Offered to

Theology

Course Objective

To provide the student with theoretical and practical knowledge about understanding and evaluating the Islamic belief system.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns the scientific identity of the science of kalam.
2   Learns existence and knowledge theories in Islamic thought.
3   Learn approaches about metaphysical entities.
4   Understands the prophetic institution.
5   Analyzes the subjects of theology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. The science of kalam and its origin.
2 2. Kalam Schools.
3 3. Knowledge.
4 4. Existence.
5 5. Existence of God
6 6. God-Universe Relationship
7 7. God-Human Relationship
8 8. Prophethood
9 9. Mid-term exam
10 9. Belief and its Essence's
11 10. Spiritual Beings
12 11. The Hereafter and its Conditions
13 12. The Imamate
14 13. Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Sadettin Teftazani, Şerhu'l-Akaid.
2. Şerafeddin Gölcük - Süleyman Toprak, Kelâm.
3. M. Watt, Islam Vahyi,
4. Osman Karadeniz, Ilim ve Din Açısından Mu'cize.
5. Murat Memiş, Sistematik Kelam II Ders Notları, Izmir 2015.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of the students is evaluated according to their performance in the course with midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

murat.memis@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

friday 10.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 4 10 40
Preparation for final exam 15 4 60
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 15 60
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11111
LO.21111
LO.3111
LO.411
LO.51