| POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
| 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 | 3 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | GE-Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. İSMAİL TAŞPINAR |
| 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. |
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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: | 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 |
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| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
| 2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
| 3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
| 4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
| 5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
| 6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
| 7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
| 8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
| 9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
| 10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
| 11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
| 12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |