Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : SOS436 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 6 |
Get information about the interaction between religion, politics and social alteration in Middle east coutries and understanding the sociological dinamics behind the political devolopments in middle east societies.
In this course it is analyzed the mutual interaction between politics, society and religion in middle east societies. It contains debates on developments from the birth of modern middle east to nowadays. This course aimed at making a critical reading on the topics such as Islam, democracy, goverment and modern nationalism.
| 1. | To understand debates on the Middle East and Islam from a historical perspective |
| 2. | To develop a crtical perspective in analyzing the Middle East and Islam beyond Orientalist perspective |
| 3. | To understand and analyze contemporary political, cultural and economic problems in the Middle East |
| 4. | To analyze the Middle Eastern societies from an interdisciplinary perspectIve. |
| 5. | To analyze the Middle Eastern societies from comparative perspectIve. |
| 1. | Halliday, Fred. Islam and The Myth of Confrontation: Religion and Politics in the Middle East. London, New York: I.B. Tauris Publishers, 1996 |
| 2. | Bayat, Asef. 2007. Islam and Democracy: What is Real Question.Amsterdam: Amsterdam University |
| 3. | Bryan Turner, ‘Politics and Culture in Islamic Globalism’, in Islam: Critical Concepts in Sociology, ed. by Bryan Turner (vol. 4: Islam and Social Movements, London, NY |
| 4. | Albert Hourani, Arap Halkları Tarihi, 2000 |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 1 | %10 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 3 | 70 |
| Assignment | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Reading | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 154 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | |
OÇ-1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
OÇ-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
OÇ-3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
OÇ-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
OÇ-5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |