COURSE SYLLABUS

ANTI-RELIGIOUS TRENDS

1	Course Title:	ANTI-RELIGIOUS TRENDS
2	Course Code:	DHMG5310
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
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. Kasım KÜÇÜKALP
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Kasım KÜÇÜKALP 0 505 732 29 06
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The main aim of this course is to develop analytical thinking by providing the student with information about current anti-religious trends.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Contribution to academic development

Learning Outcomes:

1	The student gains an understanding of what the general characteristics of Atheism are.;
2	Philosophical trends and basic issues such as materialism are learned. ;
3	The student gains an understanding of the relationship between naturalism and natural religion.;
4	Understands what scientism is and the ability to think critically between scientific objectivity and religion.;
5	Gains the ability to analyze philosophical concepts such as humanism, subjectivism and transhumanism.;
6	The student deepens what Nihilism is with her/his philosophical knowledge;
7	Gains the ability to develop arguments for and against the defended views of the concept of deism in the historical process and to examine these arguments.;
8	Makes distinctions on thinking of gods such as pantheism and panantheism.;
9	Gains a different perspective on secularism, positivism, historicism and religion.;
10	Recognizes the current thought currents in the modern world and has an idea about these currents.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Atheism and General Features of Atheism
2	Materialism
3	Naturalism and Natural Religion Understanding
4	Scientism and Scientific Objectivism
5	Humanism / Subjectivism / Transhumanism
6	Nihilism
7	Deism
8	Pantheism/Panantheism
9	Secularism
10	Skepticism
11	Historicism
12	Positivism
13	Psychologism
14	Reancarnation and the Problem of Evil

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Ahmet Cevizci- Kasım Küçükalp Western Thought - Philosophical Foundations, Islamic Studies Center, 2014. Aydın Topaloğlu, Atheism Impasse, Directorate of Religious Affairs, 2019. Kemal Batak, From Dennett's Naturalism Impasse to Dawkins, Philosophical Foundations and Theistic Critique of New Atheism, İz Yayıncılık, 2017.
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	Measurement and evaluation is carried out according to the priciples of Bursa uludag University Associate and Postgraduate Education Regulation.
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