SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

SOC212

Course Code: SOC212
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Consider religion as a social and cultural phenomenon.
Examine religious life in its social and cultural functions.
Evaluate the relationship between religion phenomenon and culture.
Examine the basic concepts of Sociology of Religion.
Interpret the relationship between religion and other social institutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course fosus on providing a comprehensive understanding of the role of religion in society and culture and examining critically the influence of religion on social and political organisations.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	General introduction into basic concepts of sociology of religion, religion, society, socialization process, human psychology, etc.
2^nd Week	Religion as a social and cultural fact, sociology of religion, the beginning of sociology of religion and the historical development process
3^rd Week	Basic theories and theorists of sociology of religion
4^th Week	Social and cultural functions of religious life
5^th Week	The impacts of religion on family life, interaction of religious and family lives
6^th Week	The impacts of religion on economic life, interaction of religious and economic lives
7^th Week	-----------------------MID TERM---------------------
8^th Week	The impacts of religion on law, interaction of religion and law
9^th Week	The impacts of religion on education, interaction of religion and education
10^th Week	The impacts of religion on politics, interaction of religion and politics
11^th Week	Impacts of religion on social integration and disintegration, social change and religion, social development and religion.
12^th Week	Major religions and sociology of religion
13^th Week	Presentations of the major studies on sociology of religion in Turkey
14^th Week	General evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

*Günay, Ü. (2011). Din Sosyolojisi. Ankara: İnsan Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	1	2	2
Preparation for Final exam	1	50	50
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	50	50
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	3	3
Total Work Load			151
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2
K3	X	X	X	X	X
K4			X
K5
K6					X
K7	X	X	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12