Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
History of Science and Technology in Islam TİB653 3 + 0 3.0 7.5
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator
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Goals The aim of this course is to emphasize the emergence, methods and aims of Islamic History of Science and Philosophy of Science
Course Content Science, History and Philosophy; History of Islamic Science and the methods and aims of Islamic Philosophy of Science
Learning Outcomes - Gains knowledge of the History and Philosophy of Islamic Science.
- Learn the source of religious consciousness and scientific spirit in Islamic tradition.
- Science-Islam, Philosophy of Science-Islamic Philosophy learns how to find a distinction and relationship between.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week The relationship between Islam and science
2. Week Epistemological foundations of Islamic science
3. Week Scientific objectivity and religious view
4. Week The problem of methodology in Islamic science
5. Week Principles of methodology in Islamic science
6. Week The place of suspicion in Islamic science / Ghazal skepticism
7. Week Human, nature and Allah in Islamic science
8. Week Midterm
9. Week The Qur'an as a source of science and spiritual knowledge
10. Week Unity of science and spiritual knowledge
11. Week Islamic Medical Philosophy
12. Week Scope and parts of Islamic medical system
13. Week Islamic science and the West
14. Week Islamic and modern sciences
Recommended Sources
Bakar, O. (2012). İslam Bilim Tarihi ve Felsefesi, İstanbul: İnsan Yayınları.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
PY2 5 0 0 0 -
PY7 5 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 8 10 80
Homework 2 8 10 80
Final 1 3 3
Classroom Activities 2 13 26
Total Workload 191
ECTS Credit of the Course 7.5