GEP0515 New Religious MovementsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs SOCIOLOGYGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
SOCIOLOGY
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

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.

Basic information

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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

This course will analyze and recognize of new religious movements.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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

Evaluation System

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Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2) To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3) To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4) To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5) To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6) To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7) To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8) To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9) To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10) To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11) To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12) To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.