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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | FDB736 |
| Name | The Relations Among The Religious Groups |
| 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 |
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to enable the student to comprehend the basic dynamics of religious groups, to have information about the psychological and cultural background of being a member of a religious group, and to analyze their relations with each other by separating the religious groups around them.
Course Content
stereotype concept, individual-based stereotypes, society-based stereotypes, group concept, religious group, ingroup-outgroup, religious groups and prejudice, religious group dynamics
Course Precondition
There is no prerequisite lesson.
Resources
Asım Yapıcı, Din Kimlik ve Önyargı: Biz ve Onlar, 2004, Adana: Karahan Kitabevi.
Notes
Fatma Baynal, Kadınların dini gruplara yönelim nedenleri ve dini grupların psiko-sosyal ve dini-manevi etkileri, 2016, Sakarya Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Doktora Tezi.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Gain a deep understanding of the concepts of group and religious group. |
| LO02 | Comprehends the concepts of ingroup and outgroup. |
| LO03 | Have an idea about the formation processes of religious groups. |
| LO04 | Will be able to analyze the basic dynamics of religious groups. |
| LO05 | Will be able to analyze the basic motivations underlying religious group membership. |
| LO06 | Learns the formation and sources of stereotypes. |
| LO07 | Distinguish stereotypes arising from belonging to a religious group. |
| LO08 | Comprehends the nature of relations between religious groups. |
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. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students perform original researches on the field. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gain sufficient knowledge about national and international studies in the field. | 4 |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using scientific research skills in their work | |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Follow ethical rules | 3 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Group, ingroup, outgroup concepts | reading relevant chapter. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 2 | Groups as a social psychological concept | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Group formation process | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Social psychological infrastructure of Religious Groups | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Cultural and economic structure of religious groups | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 6 | Motives that lead an individual to become a member of a religious group. | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Motives that lead an individual to leave a group. | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Concept of the stereotype | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Psychological sources of stereotypes | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 11 | Stereotypes arising from belonging to a group. | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 12 | The process of transforming group-derived stereotypes into behavior | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 13 | Prejudices towards the other common in religious groups | readingrelevant cahpter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | The function of prejudices on the religion-oriented ingroup | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | The function of prejudices in relations between religious groups. | reading relevant chapter | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı 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 | ||