Bayburt 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
ILA410.38B2		Elective	4	8	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

It aims to provide students with general information about the method problem in the field of sociology of religion and contemporary sociology of religion in general, different definitions of religion and ways of dealing with religion-society relations, different religious groups that emerged in the modern world, and religious acceptances that emerged with secularization and modernization.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Behram Hasanov

Learning Outcomes

1	Knows the basic problems of contemporary sociology of religion.
2	Knows the method problem in contemporary sociology of religion.
3	Comprehends the interaction between contemporary phenomenon, problem and religion.
4	Learns the thoughts of sociologists in contemporary schools of thought about society and religion.
5	Understands the interaction and change area of religion and religious life in the process of modernization, postmodernization and secularization.
6	Gains knowledge about modern religious groups and religious movements.

Mode of Delivery

Second Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

There are no prerequisite courses.

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not available.

Course Contents

The problem of method in the field of contemporary sociology of religion, the views of the founding sociologists and contemporary sociologists on religion and the studies they have done in the field of sociology of religion, modernization, secularization and religion-society relations, different religious groups that emerged in the modern world will be discussed systematically and comparatively.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Definition and importance of Contemporary Sociology of Religion course	nope	nope
2	The problem of method in the sociology of religion and contemporary sociology of religion	no	no
3	Approaches and thoughts of classical sociologists to religion -I-	no	no
4	Approaches and thoughts of classical sociologists to religion -II-	no	no
5	The problem of "religion" in contemporary sociology of religion	no	no
6	Secularization	no	no
7	Exam	No	No
8	Frankfurt school and religion	no	no
9	Chicago school and religion	no	no
10	Modernism, postmodernism and religion	no	no
11	Gender, gender and religion	no	no
12	Social change, media, social media and religion	no	No
13	Contemporary religious movements and groups "new religious movements"	no	no
14	Exam	No	no

Recommended or Required Reading

Peter B. Clarke çev. Din Sosyolojisi Çağdaş Gelişmeler.

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		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	30	30
Final Examination	1	70	70
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6
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LO2
LO3
LO4
LO5
LO6

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