AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0515 | New Religious Movements | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. İSMAİL TAŞPINAR |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | none |
Course Objectives: | Students on completion of this course, acquire a general knowledge of modern religious movements as of the beginning of the 20th century till today. While doing this, they aknowledge the different religious movements of the century and learn to relate them to other religious and cultures. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Learning Outcomes 1)To analyze and recognition of the modern religious movements 2)To define status of modern religious movements in the traditional religious. 3)To analyze of the new religious movements. 4)To understand the development process and appearance of new religious movements. 5)To understand inner workings of new religious movements. 6)To recognize some negative consequences of the new religious movements in the community. |
This course will analyze and recognize of new religious movements. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Definition of new religious movements, subjects, sources | |
2) | Indian and Far Eastern New Religious Movements and their general specificities. The Hare Krishna movement | |
3) | Sai Baba Movement | |
4) | Transandantal Meditasyon ve Bagwam Osho Movement | |
5) | Properties of New Religious Movements in the Christians and Jehovah's Witnesses | |
6) | The Mormons Movement | |
7) | The Moons Movement | |
8) | The Scientology Movement | |
9) | The Satanism Movement | |
10) | The Evangelical Christianity Movement | |
11) | New Religious Movements in the İslam and Bâbî ve Bahâî Movement | |
12) | Kadıyani Movement | |
13) | İsmaîlî Movement | |
14) | General Property of New Religious Movements in Turkey |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | 1. İsmail Taşpınar, Günümüzde Yeni Dini Hareketler, yayına hazırlanmakta olan ders kitabı ve notları. 1. John A. Saliba, Understanding New Religious Mouvements. |
References: | 1. Encyclopedia pf New Religious Mouvements, edit. Peter b. Clarke. 2. Michael York, Historical Dictionnary of New Age Movements. 3. New Religious Movements in the 21th Century, edit.: Philip C. Lucas, Thomas Robbins |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Total | % | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 0 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % | |
Total | % |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace. | |
2) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English. | |
3) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. | |
4) | Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. | |
5) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. | |
6) | Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. | |
7) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. | 2 |
8) | Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. | |
9) | Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. | 3 |