COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMANITIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBA 1303 HUMANITIES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Business

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IBRAHIM ALPER ARISOY

Offered to

Economics
International Relations

Course Objective

The course aims to provide students a chronological survey of humanity's ideas, discoveries, and creative achievements from the prehistory of human beings through the medieval period. The purpose of the course is to gain an understanding of the civilizations such as Sumerians, Egyptians, Hittites, Phyrgians, Lydians, Persians, Macedonian Kingdom, Roman Empire,Byzantine Empire that lived in Asia Minor as well as Europe, Asia and Africa by looking at their philosophy, art, architecture, literature, politics and diplomatic relations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to gain an understanding of humanity's ideas, discoveries, and creative achievements from the prehistory through medieval ages
2   To be able to identify the philosophy, art, architecture, literature and most importantly politics and diplomatic relations of the civilizations under examination (Egyptians, Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Persians, Macedonian Kingdom, Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire)
3   To be able to evaluate major political developments in the ancient history in order to understand the diplomatic and economic relations of the period and their impact on current politics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Humanities
2 Pre-history and the Birth of Civilizations: Neolithic Revolution
3 Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia and Sumerians Brummet et. al., pp. 21-28.
4 Early Civilizations: Egypt Brummet et. al., pp. 28-38.
5 Anatolian Civilizations: Hittites Brummet et. al., pp. 38. Mc Donagh, pp. 20-30
6 Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World: Minoans and Myceneans Brummet et. al., pp. 52-67. Hamilton, pp. 178-201
7 Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World: Alexander the Great Brummet et. al., pp. 68-83 Hamilton, pp. 13-46
8 Roman Empire and Roman Civilizations Brummet et al., pp. 87-1117 Mc Donagh, pp. 122-127; 268-285
9 Fall of Roman Empre and its Aftermath: Byzantine Empire Brummet et al., pp. 87-1117 Mc Donagh, pp. 122-127; 268-285
10 The Birth of Islam Kishlansky et.al, Chapter 7, pp. 206-209 Lewis, The Arabs in History, Chapter 8
11 The Middle Ages TBA
12 The Middle Ages TBA

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Palmira Brummet et. al., Civilization, Past and Present, 9th ed. (New York: Longman, 2000)
2. Bernard Mc Donagh, Blue Guide, Turkey, The Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts, (London: A & C Black, 1989)
3. Edith Hamilton, Mythology, Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, (New York: A Mentor Book, 1969)
4. Ancient Anatolia at: http://www.ancientanatolia.com/
5. Geary, Kishlansky, et.al, Societies and Cultures in World History, . Chapter 7, pp. 206-209
6. Lewis, Bernard, The Arabs in History. 1960, Harper Torch Books: New York; Evanston. Chapter 8

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Participation and attendance
3. Quizzes

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Student will explain the chronological survey of humanity's ideas, discoveries, and creative achievements in the civilizations under examination (Egyptians, Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Persians, Macedonian Kingdom, Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire)
2. Student will clearly identify the economics, politics and diplomatic relations of the civilizations under examination.
3. Student will demonstrate a detailed knowledge of philosophy, art, architecture, literature of the civilizations under examination.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of the classes is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Participation in class discussions is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assist. Prof. Alper Arısoy

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Reading 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing assignments 4 5 20
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34

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