COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BYZANTINE HISTORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 3078 BYZANTINE HISTORY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA DAŞ

Offered to

History
History (Evening)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the rise and development of the Byzantine Empire, the Byzantine administrative organization, and the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The development of the Byzantine Empire
2   The political history of the Byzantine Empire
3   The political-military history of the Byzantine Empire
4   The Byzantine administrative organization
5   The reasons of the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. week The latest periods of the Byzantine Empire and the characteristics of the Byzantine synthesis
2 2. week Konstantinus and the foundation of Istanbul
3 3. week The period of Justinianus
4 4. week The period of Herakleios Dynasty
5 5. week The Iconoclast movement in Byzantine
6 6. week The period of Amorium Dynasty
7 7. week The term examination
8 8. week The period of Macedonia Dynasty
9 9. week Byzantine, Turks, and the crusades in the 19th century
10 10. week The period of Komnenos Dynasty
11 11. week The 4th Crusade and its outcomes
12 12. week The Emperor of Iznik Laskaris
13 13. week The period of Palaiologoslar Dynasty
14 14. week General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Bizans, Cogito, Yapı kredi yayınları, sayı 17, Kış 1999.
2. Daş, M.,Bizans ın Düşüşü, Istanbul 2006.
3. Demirkent, I.,Bizans Tarihi Yazıları, Istanbul 2005.
4. Dikici, R.,Şu Bizim Bizans, Istanbul 2007.
5. Levtchenko, M. V.,Kuruluşundan Yıkılışına Kadar Bizans Tarihi, çev. Maide Selen, Istanbul 1999.
6. Nicol, Donald, M.,Bizans ın son yüzyılları (1261-1453), çev. B. Umar, Istanbul 1999.
7. Ostrogorsky, G.,Bizans Devleti Tarihi, çev. F. Işıltan, TTK, Ankara 1999.
8. Cheynet, J.C.,Bizans Tarihi, çev. I. Yergüz, Ankara 2008.
9. Lemerle, P.,Bizans Tarihi, çev. G. Üstün, Istanbul 2004.
10. Nicol, D. M.,Bizans ve Venedik, Çev. G. Ç. Güven, Istanbul 2000.
11. Mango, C, Bizans Yeni Roma Imparatorluğu, YKY.,çev. G. Ç. Güven, Istanbul, 2008
12. Rice, T.T.,Bizans ta Günlük Yaşam, çev. B. Altınok, Istanbul, tarih yok.
13. Herrin, J.,Bizans Bir Ortaçağ Imparatorluğunun Şaşırtıcı Yaşamı, çev. U. Kocabaşoğlu, Iletişim Yay.,Istanbul, 2010
14. Haldun, J.,Bizans Tarih Atlası, çev. A. Özdamar, kitap yayınevi, Istanbul, 2007.
15. Kayapınar, L.,Bizans Tarihi, Eskişehir 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 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.LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examination.
2.LO 2-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Daş mustafa.das@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Day of The Course

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Reading 2 10 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555