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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / SOS 534 - SOCIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: SOS 534 Course Title: SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS GROUPS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department SOCIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HASAN YAVUZER (hasanyavuzer@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to give information about religion and religious groups, to discuss the birth, development and sociological effects of religious groups.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To be able to understand religious groups with the concepts of sociology of religion and to follow their progress. PO-2 2-Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field.
PO-3 3-Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own.
LO-2 Students can gain knowledge about the subject and method of Sociology of Religious Groups. PO-1 1-Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Sociology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods.
PO-5 5-Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning.
PO-10 10-Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Sociology and teach those values.
LO-3 Students can learn about religion and religious groups. PO-2 2-Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field.
PO-3 3-Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own.
LO-4 PO-
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
In the content of the course, information will be given about Religion, religious groups and Sociology of Religious Groups, information will be given about the birth, development, characteristics, types of religious groups, characteristics of religious group leaders and new religious movements, and the social effects of religious groups will be discussed.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 mid-term exam
2 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Özcan Güngör: Türkiye'de Dini Gruplar, Sonçağ Akademi, Ankara, 2019;
2 Hüseyin Bal: Din Sosyolojisi (Din Olgusu, Dini Gruplar, Yöntem), Sentez Yayınları, Ankara, 2014;
3 Arnulf Zitelman; Dünya Dinleri, (Çev. Nafer Ermiş), İnkılâp Yayınevi, İstanbul;
4 Anthony Giddens; Sosyoloji, Ayraç Yayınevi;
5 Ünver Günay; Din Sosyolojisi, İnsan Yayınları, İstanbul 2005;
6 Mehmet Sait Doğan ve diğerleri,; Sosyoloji Çarşısı; e Yazı Yayınları;
7 Hasan YAVUZER; Çağdaş Din Hizmeti ve Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Laçin Yayınevi, Kayseri, 2006;
8 Abdurrahman Kurt; Din Sosyolojisi, Sentez Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2012
Required Course instruments and materials
Resource books, articles, computer, board, marker

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 14 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 14 42
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 3 10 30
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 3 9
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 179