COURSE SYLLABUS

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE IN ISLAM

1	Course Title:	HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE IN ISLAM
2	Course Code:	İLA3311
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	8
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
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:	E-posta: yasaraydinli@hotmail.com Tel.: (0224) 2431066 - 60312 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	At the end of the curriculum, the student is expected to have acquired knowledge of the contribution of Muslim scholars to philosophy, science and religious studies and of the works of Muslim scholars
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The student has knowledge about the history of science, especially the definition of science.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To define the concept of science in Islam.;;
2	To analyze Islamic intellectual structure of medieval ages; to compare philolosophy to theology, mysticism, etc.;;
3	To evaluate the classical literature of Islamic philosophy and the works of philosophers on other disciplines.;;
4	To analyze how Islamic philosophy takes shape; and formation of its logical, physical, metaphysical and political dimensions.;;
5	To evaluate the history, concepts, methodology, representatives of Islamic philosophy and its relationship with ancient civilizations;;
6	To evaluate the problem of relationship between religion and science.;;
7	To compare the Turkish scholars in the Seljuk and Ottoman period.;;
8	To discuss on the contributions of muslim scholars and scientist to the natural sciences.;;
9	To discuss on the role of muslim scientist in the modern development of technology.;;
10	To comment on the importance of science in Muslim World and its ideal form. ;;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The concept of science and scientific method
2	The concept of science in the Qur’an and hadith
3	The concept of science in the Qur’an and hadith
4	The conception of science in the classical Islamic thought.
5	Kharazmi, Ibn al-Haytham
6	Al-Farabi, al-Razi
7	Avicenna
8	Al-Gazhali and the rejection of scientific causality
9	Semerkan okulu ve Uluğ Bey Samarkand school and Ulug Bey
10	Science in the seljuk period
11	Science in the Ottoman period
12	Katib Chelebi
13	Science from Tanzimat to Republic in the Ottoman period
14	The contemporary overview of Islamic science

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Macit Fahri, İslam Felsefesi Tarihi, İstanbul 1987 M.M.Şerif, İslam Düşüncesi Tarihi, Çeviri ed.Mustafa Armağan, İstanbul 1994 Dimitri Gutas, Yunanca Düşünce Arapça Kültür, İstanbul 2009 M. Abid el-Cabiri, Arap-İslam Kültürünün Akıl Yapısı, Kitabevi, 1999. M. Abid el-Cabiri, Felsefi Mirasımız ve Biz, Kitabevi, İst. 2000. İlhan Kutluer, Akıl ve İtikad, İz Yay., İst. 1996. M. Watt, İslam Düşüncesinin Teşekkül Devri, Sarkaç Yay., 2010.
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	There will be a midterm and a final exam.
Information	The midterm exam will be held after 7 weeks of lessons, and 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