Information Package / Course Catalogue
Contemporary Approaches to Religious Education
Course Code: FDB524
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

It aims to inform and evaluate students about different religious education approaches and practices in the globalizing world.

Course Content

Informing students about different religious education approaches and practices in the globalizing world

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Yakup KAYA
Learning Outcomes
1.It expresses the historical development of religious education in modern schools.
2.Solutions to the reasons that require a new approach in religious education science
3.Evaluates contemporary religious education approaches and practices in different countries.
4.Explains the relationship between human rights and religious education
5.Compares religious education in some European countries
Recommended or Required Reading
1.• Commission (MEB), International Symposium on New Approaches in Religious Education, Ankara, MEB Publications, 2003. • M. Köylü (ed.), Contemporary Issues in Religious Education, DEM Publications, Istanbul 2009 • R: Kaymakcan (ed.), Multiculturalism, Culture, Education, and Religious Education, DEM Publications, Istanbul 2006
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
A historical view of the development of religious education in schools
Week 2 - Theoretical
Reasons for change in religious education in schools in the modern world: Globalization process, Postmodernity
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reasons for change in religious education in schools in the modern world: Multiculturalism, Pluralism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Religious education in schools in England
Week 5 - Theoretical
Religious education in schools in Germany
Week 6 - Theoretical
Reasons for the new approach in religious education and science
Week 7 - Theoretical
Intercultural religious education approach
Week 8 - Theoretical
midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Phenomenological approach
Week 10 - Theoretical
Interpretive approach
Week 11 - Theoretical
The European Union and Religious Education
Week 12 - Theoretical
Human rights, tolerance and religious education
Week 13 - Theoretical
The future of religious education in the modern world
Week 14 - Theoretical
International Religious Education Policies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143042
Assignment143042
Midterm Examination124024
Final Examination122022
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
3
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
3
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026