COURSE SYLLABUS

CHURCH HISTORY

1	Course Title:	CHURCH HISTORY
2	Course Code:	FDB6114
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
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. AHMET GÜÇ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	aguc@uludag.edu.tr / 2431066 - 60331
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	It aims to help students understand history of church along with its periods and set light to further studies in this subject.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The course provides the opportunity to gain detailed information about the formation of church communities, the emergence of the Church as an institution and place of worship, and the sectarian divisions in Christianity, taking into account the meanings attributed to the words "church / ecclesia" in Christianity.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Student will able to evaluate definitions of church and the establishment process of church.;;
2	Student will able to make statements about the church’s role in Jesus Christ period and its place in society.;;
3	Student will able to interpret developments in post-Jesus period by comparing to prior period.;;
4	Student will able to analyze the Constantine period and freedom of religion in Christianity in a critical way.;;
5	Student will able to compare Monofizit churches on the basis of their historical background, distinctive characteristics and profiles of their followers.;;
6	Student will able to evaluate the reasons of the seperation of East-West churches and the process of seperation.;;
7	Student will able to analyze Eastern Orthodox chruch and Russian Orthodox Church considering their similarities and differences.;;
8	Student will able to evaluate the relationship between Reform movevement and Catholic Church.;;
9	Student will able to make evaluations about the rise of Protestanism and Martin Luther.;;
10	Student will able to interpret important points of church history and its influence on today’s church.;;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Definition and Rise of the Church
2	Jesus and the Church
3	Developments after Jesus
4	Constantine and the Religious Freedom of Christianity
5	Developments from the Council of Nicea to the Council of Chalcedon
6	Monophysite Churches: The Syrian Church
7	Gregorian Church of Armenia
8	Coptic Church of Egypt and Ethiopian Church
9	The Causes and Process of Separation of the Eastern and Western Churches
10	Eastern Orthodox Church
11	Russian Orthodox Church
12	Catholic Church and Reformation
13	Martin Luther and The Rise of Protestantism
14	Other Protestant Churches

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	-Mehmet Aydın, Hıristiyan Genel Konsilleri ve II. Vatikan Konsili, Selçuk Üniverisitesi, 1991. -Ahmet Güç, Dinlerde Mabed ve ibadet, İstanbul, 2005. -Abdurrahman Küçük, Ermeni Kilisesi ve Türkler, Ankara, 2003. -Kürşat Demirci, Bir Hıristiyan Mezhebi Olarak Ortodoksluğun Teolojisi, İstanbul, 2005. -A. Hikmet Eroğlu, Doğu-Batı Kiliselerinin Ayrılış Sebepleri
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	Written exam
Information

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