Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
210201303108RELIGION EDUCATIONCompulsory474
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to provide knowledge and understanding on basic concepts of education and religious education, fields of religious education, theories of religious development, history of religious education in Turkey and religious education in schools some selected western countries
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Yasin Yiğit
Learning Outcomes
1Explain the basic concepts of education and religious education and the relations between them.
2Explains the birth of the science of religious education.
3Explain the position of Religious Education science among other sciences.
4Explain the field, purpose and tasks of religious education science.
5Explains the factors that are effective in program development in religious education.
6Understands the nature, necessity, foundation and elements of spiritual education.
7Explains the programs specific to religious education.
Mode of Delivery
Uzaktan Eğitim
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Some concepts of religious education, the fields of religion education, its principles and relationship between other sciences are going to be referred theories of religious development, religion and learning, historical development and legal sources of religious education in Turkey, training of teachers for religion, experiences of religious education of western countries
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The purpose of the Religious Education course, its content, course resources, information about the course, basic concepts of religious education science
2Basic concepts of religious education science
3The birth of the science of Religious Education, its position among other sciences Field, purpose and tasks of the science of religious education
4Fundamentals and objectives of religious education and training
5Religious education approaches Programs specific to religious education
6Historical development of religious education -Pre-republican period - Religious education in primary and secondary school Religious education in imam hatip schools -Religious education in higher education -Religious education in Qur'an courses
7Religious education in the family
8Spirituality Education: Factors Requiring Spirituality According to Development Periods
9Spirituality Education: Spirituality as Its Functioning in Gaining Spiritual Strength
10Spirituality Education: Spirituality as Its Functioning in Gaining Spiritual Strength
11Spirituality Education: Spiritual Education and Sufi Experience in the Context of the Islamic Religion
12Spirituality Education: Spiritual Education and Sufi Experience in the Context of the Islamic Religion
13Spirituality Education: Foundation and Elements of Spirituality Education
14Spirituality Education: Foundation and Elements of Spirituality Education
Recommended or Required Reading
Beyza Bilgin, Mualla Selçuk, Din Eğitimi, Gün Yayıncılık, Ankara 2000. Bayraktar Bayraklı, İslamda Eğitim, ifav, İstanbul, 1989. Cemal Tosun, Din Eğitimine Giriş, Pegem A Yayıncılık, Ankara 2002. Abdurrahman Dodurgalı, Din Eğitimi ve Öğretiminde İlkeler ve Yöntemler, İstanbul 1999.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures111
Criticising Paper5525
Self Study5525
Individual Study for Mid term Examination21020
Individual Study for Final Examination21530
Reading2510
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)113
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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