Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
0200007101	CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC THINKERS	Elective	4	8	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Examines the intellectual products advanced by Muslim intellectuals from the Tanzimat Declaration to present time within their historical context, and comments on, and criticize them in accordance with scientific criteria.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Basic Professional Knowledge

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Arising of Modern thinking, Philosophical origins of Modern thinking, Some Different views on revival of Islam

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Arising of Modern thinking
2	Philosophical origins of Modern thinking
3	Reflection of Modern Thinking to Islamic societies
4	Re-readings on Islam
5	Some religious and intellectual discussions on recession of Islamic societies
6	Religious movements. in Islamic world
7	Tradition and Change
8	Midterm Exam.
9	Conflict areas of tradition and modernity
10	Suggestions and values of two different attitudes
11	Intellectual attitudes of Islamic thinkers to problems in Islamic societies
12	Some Different views on revival of Islam
13	Action Method in Islam: Ictihad
14	Methodological discussions of Modern Islamic thinkers.
15	General assessment
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Fazlurrahman, İslam ve Çağdaslık, 2. Erol Güngör, İslamın Bugünkü Meseleleri, 3. Roger Garaudy, İslam ve İnsanlığın Geleceği, Pınar yay., İst., 1995. 4. Muhammed İkbal, İslam Düşüncesinin Yeniden doğusu(Çev. A. Asrar), Birlesik yay., İst.,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			3

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1		4	4	1	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High