FDB704 History of Sociology and Sociology Theories

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 2. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES (MASTER) (WITH THESIS)
Code FDB704
Name History of Sociology and Sociology Theories
Term 2018-2019 Academic Year
Term Spring
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. ABDULLAH ÖZBOLAT
Course Instructor
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.


Course Goal / Objective

to grasp to the students emergence of Sociology.

Course Content

Students learn philosophers and their thoughts from Ibn Khaldun to Modern Times.

Course Precondition

Resources

Notes



Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Students learn frameworks, main subjects, methods, terminology and literature of Sociology.
LO02 Students gain ability to understand, recognize, analyze and critic main problems of sociology of religion and examine them through different sociological points of view and they will be eligible to know and understand required sources.
LO03 Students learn the sources of Sociology.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students learn essential knowledge and approaches in the field. 3
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students have extensive knowledge about national and international studies in the field.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Students perform original researches on the field.
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gain sufficient knowledge about national and international studies in the field. 3
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Can do original research in the field.
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Determines a topic from the proposals and develops a report on this issue. 2
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Discusses and presents the research report.
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Use individual and team work skills in national and international projects
PLO09 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Recognize the basic sources of the field to use in scientific studies.
PLO10 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Effective use of a foreign language to follow international literature in the field 4
PLO11 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Using higher order thinking skills (critical thinking, problem solving, creative thinking, decision making, reflection)
PLO12 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal They can conduct their work independently and as a member of a team. 2
PLO13 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Using scientific research skills in their work
PLO14 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Follow ethical rules


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Origins: a) The Historical-Philosophical Background Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
2 b) August Comte (1798-1857): The Universal Religion Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
3 c) Tocqueville (1805-1859): Religion and Democracy Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
4 d) Bergson (1859-1941): Religion and Elan Vital Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
5 e) Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
6 Classics: a) Durkheim (1858-1917): Religious Forms Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
7 b) Weber (1864-1920): Universal Religions Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 c) Simmel (1858-1918): Religiosity and Religion Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
10 d) Freud (1856-1939): The Psychic Dimension of Religion Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
11 e) William James (1842-1910): Psychosocial Perspective Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
12 The Contemporaries: a) Religion as Universal, b) The Macrosociological Approach Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
13 c) The Historical-Cultural Dynamics, d) The Frankfurt School and Religion Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
14 e) The New European Perspectives f) The Socioanthropological Perspectives Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
15 Recent Developments: a) Secularization, b) Religious Pluralism, c) The New Religious Movements Reading of the relevant sections of the textbook and recommended resources
16 Term Exams
17 Term Exams


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 143
Total Workload / 25 (h) 5,72
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 30.04.2025 01:10