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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
FDB144So Religious MovementsElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide information about the beliefs, practices and missionary activities of new religious religious movements that emerged in the East and West.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğretim. Üyesi Hatice Keleş
Learning Outcomes
1Gains knowledge about the reasons for the emergence of new religious movements.
2Learns the difference between world religions and new religious movements.
3Understands the basic features of new religious movements.
4Gain general information about Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Suicide Cults, Mormons, Moonism.
5Gains knowledge about Hare Krishna, Osho Movement, Sai Baba, Transcendental Meditation, Brahma Kumaris movements.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
There is no prerequisite for the course.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
It is not available.
Course Contents
- The reason for the emergence of new religious movements - Main features of new religious Movements - Jehovah's Witnesses -Seventh-day Advenists - Suicide Cults -Moonism -Mormons - Hare Krishna
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Reasons for the emergence of new religious movementsNoneNone
2Difference between world religions and new religious movementsNoneNone
3Main features of new religious movementsNoneNone
4Jehovah's WitnessesNoneNone
5Seventh-day AdventistsNoneNone
6MoonismNoneNone
7mormonsNoneNone
8ExamNoneNone
9Suicide CultsNoneNone
10Scientology movementNoneNone
11Hare Krishna MovementNoneNone
12Osho MovementNoneNone
13Sai Baba MovementNoneNone
14Transcendental meditationNoneNone
15Brahma Kumaris MovementNoneNone
16ExamNoneNone
Recommended or Required Reading
Özkan, A. Rafet. Kıyamet Tarikatları Yeni Dini Hareketler Köse, Ali. Milenyum Tarikatları Batıda Yeni Dini Akımlar
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Question-Answer14342
Project Preparation122
Project Presentation122
Criticising Paper428
Self Study10330
Individual Study for Mid term Examination5315
Individual Study for Final Examination7321
Homework5315
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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1
PO
2
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3
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4
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5
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LO1344225
LO2433433
LO3221344
LO4542334
LO5324533
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High