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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FDB 5176 CONTEMPORARY THEORIES IN SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION 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 show contemporary theories in the area of sociology of religion.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will learn the history of sociology in the 20th. century. 2   They understand contemporary theories in sociology of religion. 3   They will see how to apply comtemporary theories in sociological of religion to modern sociological issues. 4   They will investigate impacts of classical sociological theories on contemporary ones. 5   They will discuss recent endeavors on developing new theories in 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 Analysis of classical sociological theories 2 Verstehen Sociology 3 Verstehen Sociology 4 Functionalism 5 Conflict theory 6 Macro-sociological theories 7 Symbolic Interactionalism 8 Symbolic Interactionalism 9 Phenomenology 10 Phenomenology 11 Rational Choice Theory 12 Sociology of the body ve Socio-biology 13 Analysis of sociological theories 14 New paradigm endeavors 15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Ruth A. Wallace & Alison Wolf, Çağdaş Sosyoloji Kuramları: Klasik Geleneğin Geliştirilmesi, Çev.:Leyla Elburuz & Mehmet Rami Ayas.

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 * 0.10 + FIN* 0.60 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + RST* 0.60

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 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing assignments 1 25 25 Preparing assignments 0 0 0 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 LO.1 4 5 LO.2 4 5 LO.3 4 5 LO.4 4 5 LO.5 4 5