COURSE SYLLABUS

SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

1	Course Title:	SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
2	Course Code:	İLA2014
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
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. VEJDI BİLGİN
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Abdurrahman Kurt
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	U.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi, Bursa vbilgin@uludag.edu.tr, 0224.2431570/60342
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To equip students with the ability to make sound assessment about the structure of religion and the relationship between religion and society by giving them information about sociological theories , method, and basic sociological concepts.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students will comprehend the field of sociology and sociology of religion , its scope, and topics and its place among other social disciplines; ;
2	Students will be knowledgeable about sociological techniques and methods ;;
3	Students will know the views of the forerunners of sociological thinking , its emergence, the first representatives of the field; and also know about the contemporary sociological trends; ;
4	Students comprehend the social dimension of the individual by learning the concepts of socialization, acculturation and social behavior ; ;
5	Students comprehend the basic elements of social structure such as role, social institution, social statue, social class etc; ;
6	Students will have the ability to explain the development of classical sociology of religion through classical sociological theories; ;
7	Students can explain sociological and religious theories on the functions of religion in society by learning the definition of religion and its origin; ;
8	Students will be able to learn the place of religion among other social institutions and their interaction; ;
9	Students can analyze social change, social development, social integration, and their relation to social structure; ;
10	Students will be knowledgeable about the place of religion in the face of modernization, secularization, globalization theories; ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Subject matter of sociology and sociology of religion
2	Method and techniques in the sociological studies
3	Basic sociological concepts I: Socialization, Social role, statue, class, social mobility and social stratification
4	Basic sociological concepts II: social institution, social group, culture and values
5	Events that paved the way for the development of sociology and sociology of religion in the 16.th and 19th centuries.
6	Forerunners of sociology and its emergence: İbn Khaldun, Saint-Simon and Comte
7	Marx, Durkheim and Weber
8	Problems of definition of religion
9	Functions of Religion
10	Religion and culture I
11	Religion and culture II
12	Place of religion in the contemporary society 1: modernization, secularization and its impact upon religion
13	Place of religion in the contemporary society 2: Post-modern discourse, pluralism and the new religious movements
14	Place of religion in the contemporary society 3: The position of Islam with respect to contemporary discourse and social movements

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	İzzet Er, Din Sosyolojisi, Akçağ Yay., Ankara, 2008; Vejdi Bilgin, Bizi Kuşatan Toplum, Düşünce Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2011. Abdurrahman Kurt, Din Sosyolojisi, Sentez Yay., İstanbul, 2012.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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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