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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | FDB734 |
| Name | Religion and Religiousness from the Socio-Psychological Approach |
| Term | 2025-2026 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. ASIM YAPICI |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of the course is to evaluate the phenomenon of religion and religiosity from social psychological point of view.
Course Content
The course covers these issues: the phenomenon of religion and religiosity, the differences between the psychological and social-psychological viewpoint. And It also deals with individual, social and social-psychological resources which affect religiosity,forms of popular religiosity and the effects of religion and religiosity on social life.
Course Precondition
There is no prerequisite lesson
Resources
Dindarlığın Sosyo-psikolojisi, (2006), Ed. Ünver Günay- Celaleddin Çelik, Adana: Karahan Kitabevi; Gustav Le Bon, Kitleler Psikolojisi, (2019), İstanbul, Say Yayınları; Eric Hoffner, Kesin İnançlılar (2020), İstanbul: OIvido Yayıncılık.
Notes
Muzaffer Şerif - Caorlyn W.Şerif, Sosyal Psikolojiye Giriş, (1996), İstanbul: Sosyal Yayınları.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands the social psychological perspective |
| LO02 | Knows the issues and research methods in psychology of religion |
| LO03 | Knows the socio-psychological resources of individual religiosity |
| LO04 | Learns the different dimensions of religious life and eveluates religious life accordingly |
| LO05 | Knows the socio-cultural resources of religiosity |
| LO06 | Knows the existence of religious attitudes and behaviors |
| LO07 | Knows the effects of religion on individual and social life |
| LO08 | Knows that religion is a multi-dimensional phenomenon |
| LO09 | Gains the ability to think scientifically concerning religion and religiousness |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students learn essential knowledge and approaches in the field. | 4 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have extensive knowledge about national and international studies in the field. | 4 |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Effective use of a foreign language to follow international literature in the field | 2 |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using higher order thinking skills (critical thinking, problem solving, creative thinking, decision making, reflection) | 5 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can conduct their work independently and as a member of a team. | |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using scientific research skills in their work | 3 |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Follow ethical rules |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relationship between Psychology,Sociology and Social Psychology | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Socio-Psychological Resources of Individual Religiosity | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Socio-cultural Resources of Religiosity | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | Reflection of Religiosity on Life | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Dimensions of Religious Life | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Traditional Folk Religiosity | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Forms of Religiosity Emerging in Group Structure | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
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| 9 | Religiosity types; liberal, conservative, dogmatic and fanatical | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Formation Process of Religious Attitudes | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Impact of Religious Authority Types on Individual and Cultural Religiosity Forms | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | The Impacts of Religiosity on Individual and social life | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Religiosity-Ethics and Values Religiosity, Socializing Religiosity, Compliance and Obedience | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Religiosity and Attitude to Help Religiosity- Crime and Criminality | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Religiosity and Prejudice Between Groups Religiosity and Discrimination Between Groups | Reading the related parts in the course book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
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| 17 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Sözlü Sınav |
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 | 5 | 70 |
| 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) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||