Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Spirituality and Meaning MDR513 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Face to face in classroom
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Muhammet Caner ILGAROĞLU
Instructor(s)
Goals The aim of this course is to provide the students who take the course with theoretical knowledge about the basic spiritual dynamics that make up the essence of human beings by considering them as a spiritual being. In addition, it is to gain the ability to interpret and explain the relationship between spirituality and meaning in the context of religious, philosophical, psychological and sociological theories about the search for meaning, which is at the beginning of the emotional needs and basic motives of human beings compatible with their existential purpose.
Course Content 1. The Existential Structure of Man 2. Man as a Spiritual Being 3. Man as a Being of Emotion and Value 4. Concepts of Spirituality and Meaning 5. Spirituality and Religious Values 6. Spirituality and Moral Values 7. Spirituality and Ideological Values 8. Man's Search for Meaning 9 Meaning-Happiness Relation 10. Meaninglessness 11. Nihilism 12. Existence and Meaning Relation 13. Ultimate Search for Meaning and Faith 14. The Crisis of Meaning in Modern Times
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week The Existential Structure of Man
2. Week Man as a Spiritual Being
3. Week Man as a Being of Emotion and Value
4. Week Concepts of Spirituality and Meaning
5. Week Spirituality and Religious Values
6. Week Spirituality and Moral Values
7. Week Spirituality and Ideological Values
8. Week Man's Search for Meaning
9. Week Meaning-Happiness Relation
10. Week Existence and Meaning Relation
11. Week Meaninglessness
12. Week Ultimate Search for Meaning and Faith
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.