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
FDB-23-172	SOSYOLOJİ TEORİLERİ	Elective	1	2	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Soceity, The Socilogical Concepts, The Socilogical Theories, The Relationship between Socilogical Concepts, Theories and Processes and unduerstanding this relationships at the basic of sociological method and defining at the basic of sociological method and descripting at the basic of soscilogical metehod

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Fatih Özkan

Learning Outcomes

1	Studenets; evaluates religious studies within the frame of their appearance conditions.
2	Comments on phenomenon of religion’s place, importance and function with regards to religious studies.
3	Realizes paradigms and major claims of religious studies.
4	Porecasts future of religion and scientific theories through previous studies.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The Structure of Sociological Theory Functionalism The Theory of The Conflict The Critical Theory and The School of Frankfurt The Evolution and Modernity Jurgen Habermas Anthony Giddens George Herbert Mead Herbert Blumer Erving Goffmann Fenomenoloji Edmund Husserl, Alfred Schutz, Peter Berger The Evaluation of Sociological Theory

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Definition of religious sciences and origins
2	Phenomenon of religion from the perspective of the science of religion
3	Discussion on origin of religion in religious studies
4	Sociological religion theories and its criticism
5	Psychological religion theories and its criticism
6	Antropological religion theories and its criticism
7	Phenemenogical religion theories and its criticisim
8	Basic paradigms of religious studies: 1)Evolutionist and Eurocentric perspectives
9	2) Positivism and determinism
10	3) Reductionism
11	New paradigmes in religious studies
12	Spirituality and religion
13	Religion and scientific studies on future
14	General discussion
15
16

Recommended or Required Reading

1.Ruth A. Wallace, Contemporary Socoilogical Theory, translator: Leyla Elbruz, M. Rami Ayas, İzmir, 2004 2.Zeki Arslantürk & Tayfun Amman, İst.:Çamlıca Press., Kasım/2001 3.Sulhi Dönmezer,Socoilogy, İst.: Beta Yay., Ocak/1994 4.Amiran Kurtkan Bilgiseven, General Socoilogy, İst.: Filiz Kitabevi, 1995 5.Yumni Sezen, The Basic Knowledges and Discussions About Socology, İst.İFAV Press, 1997

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		50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		50
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Self Study	7	12	84
Homework	9	6	54
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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