| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 170201004103 | PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION | Compulsory | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Aims to gain ability to students of viewing divine subjects with humane aspect, noticing his religious experience and behavior and forecasting about other’s religious world and comment on them. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç .Dr. Mirpenç AKŞİT |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Student; applies methods of researching, data gathering from internal and foreign resources and interpretation; | | 2 | Student recognizes history and prominent representatives of psychology of religion.; | | 3 | Student uses scientific methods of psychology of religion for interpreting human nature.; | | 4 | Student analyses researchs whic is about this field from the point of method and content.; | | 5 | Student recognises differences and similarities between psychology and psychology of religion.; | | 6 | Student criticises previous researchs within the frame of contemporary theories which discuss religious life and behavior.; | | 7 | Student evaluates impacts of religious belief and life on personality considering their positive and negative features.; |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
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| Course Contents |
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Definition, subject, purpose and methods of psychology of religion | | | | 2 | History of psychology of religion: Psychology of religion in Muslim world and West | | | | 3 | Religion as a psychological reality | | | | 4 | Religion, religiousness and spirituality | | | | 5 | Dimensions of religiousness and their measurement; patterns of religiousness | | | | 6 | Impacts of religiousness and factors which effect on religiousness | | | | 7 | Resources of religious behavior: Religious motivation and religious desire; frustration theory | | | | 8 | Fear of death; moral and psychological motivations | | | | 9 | Cognitive and social motivations | | | | 10 | Faith and belief, nature of faith and it’s dimensions | | | | 11 | Faith as a process, fait and personality | | | | 12 | Religious doubts and disbelief | | | | 13 | Psychology of prayer and worship | | | | 14 | Religion in childhood, adolescence and adulthood | | |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Self Study | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 14 | 2 | 28 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | LO4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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