COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE AEGEAN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FSH 0017 CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE AEGEAN ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUHITTIN AYGÜN

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Chemistry
Biology
Statistics(Evening)
Computer Science
Mathematics (Evening)
Statistics
Chemistry (Evening)
Physics
Mathematics
Faculty Of Science

Course Objective

The aim of this lesson is to point out the civilizations and the cultural phases on the land of Turkiye.
The study is about the data extended from prehistoric ages until modern times, their effect and contribution on our lives.
Topics are evaluated through concrete data and geographical modeling under the consideration of up to date commentaries and reflected by visual instruments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledge about the essential outlines about the cultural history of Aegean region
2   The categories and definitions of civilizations data
3   Up to date awareness about the historical sites
4   Render and to evaluate the historical knowledge in contemporary lifetime.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Intro: Aegean Geography-Prehistoric Cultures
2 Prehistoric Aegean-Cyclades
3 Minoan Culture and Aegean
4 The Lost Kingdoms-Arzawa
5 Between East and West-Birth of Sciences
6 Classical Art-Basics of Today
7 Rome and Anatolia-Aphrodisias
8 Mid-term exam
9 Under The Turkish Invasion
10 The island in the world of Ottoman- Lesbos
11 Comtemporary Art in Aegean
12 Human Stories from Aegean
13 Gasronomic Life
14 Under The Migration Waves and Rebetiko Music

Recomended or Required Reading

-Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean, Eric H.Cline, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012
-Tunç Çağı'nı Sona Erdiren Halklar- Deniz Kavimleri, Barış Gür, Arkeoloji ve sanat yayınları, Istanbul 2012
-The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton 1976
-The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia (10,000-323 BCE), Sharon R. Steadman-Gregory McMahon, Oxford 2011
-The Oxford Handbook of Hellenic Studies, George Boys Stones-Barbara Graziosi-Phiroze Vasunia, Oxford 2009
-Strabon, Antik Anadolu Coğrafyası-Geografika, Çev. Adnan Pekman, Istanbul 2005
-Veli Sevin, Anadolu nun Tarihi Coğrafyası, Ankara 2001
-George E. Bean, Eskiçağda Ege Bölgesi, Istanbul 1995
-George E. Bean, Turkey-Beyond The Maeander, London 1989
-Egon Friedel, Antik Yunan ın Kültür Tarihi, Ankara 2003
-Nahit Bilgin, Antik Yunan Dünyası Felsefeden Ekonomiye, Istanbul 2004
-Seton Lloyd, Türkiye nin Tarihi, Tübitak Yayınları, Ankara 1989

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and Presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm
2. Final Exam
3. Homework+Project

Assessment Criteria

A midterm exam and a final exam will be given throughout the term.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.Attendance is required
2 Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Homeworks must be handed in on the due date.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muhittin.aygun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 52

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
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LO.2222
LO.3222
LO.4222