COURSE SYLLABUS

THE SCHOOLS OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT

1	Course Title:	THE SCHOOLS OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT
2	Course Code:	FDB6101
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	7
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Mehmet Birgül
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	mfbirgul@uludag.edu.tr, 2431066-60333
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	At the end of the curriculum, the student is expected to have acquired knowledge of the main framework, content and subjects of Islamic thought.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The intellectual schools in Islamic thought –Islamic theology, philosophy and mysticim- and their main subjects and representatives

Learning Outcomes:

1	To evaluate the intellectual structure of Islamic thought.;
2	To compare the intellectual schools in Islamic thought –Islamic theology, philosophy and mysticim- in terms of methodology and content.;
3	To interpret the relationship between philosophy and religion.;
4	To analyze the differences between the schools of Islamic theology;
5	To evaluate the influence of Neoplatonism on Islamic philosophy.;
6	To interpret the influence of philosophy on Islamic theology.;
7	To interpret the influence of philosophy on Islamic mysticism.;
8	To analyz the schools of Islamic mysticism .;
9	To analyz the rejection of philosophy in Islamic thought.;
10	To compare the classifications of science after the classical age.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Formation period of Islamic Thought
2	Basic dinamics raising the difference
3	The rise of Theological Debate in Islam: Islamic theology and Schools of Islamic theology
4	Mutazilah, Eshariyyah and Maturidiyyah
5	The Rise and development of philosophical thought in Islam
6	Philosophical Schools: Peripatetic, Platonic and Neoplatonic Traditions
7	The Criticism of the Muslim Philosophy: al-Ghazali
8	Philosophical Kalam: Fakhraddin al-Razi
9	The Rise and development of the Mystical thought in Islam
10	Suhravardi and Ishraqiyyah
11	Islamic Mysticism and Philosophy: Ibn Arabi and Molla Sadra
12	Islamic Thought after Classical Period
13	Ibn Khaldun
14	Katib Chelebi

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	M. Watt, İslam Düşüncesinin Teşekkül Devri, Sarkaç Yay., 2010. M.M. Şerif, İslam Düşüncesi Tarihi I-IV, İnsan Yay., İst. 1990. Süleyman Uludağ, İslam Düşüncesinin Yapısı, Dergah Yay., 2009. P. Adamson-Taylor, İslam Felsefesine Giriş, Küre Yay., İst. 2008. İbn Haldun, Mukaddime I-II, Dergah Yay., 2010. Katib Çelebi, Mizanü’l-Hakk, Kabalcı Yay., 2008. F. Daftari, İslam’da Entelektüel Gelenekler
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	There will be a final exam.
Information	The final exam including all lessons will be held at the end of the semester.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High