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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ILT 3011	ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	10

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GENÇ

Offered to

Theology

Course Objective

Understanding and interpreting the construction process of Islamic history causally on the basis of facts, exploring the political, social, military, scientific and cultural aspects of Islamic civilization that emerged and developed on different geographies, understanding the place and importance of Turks in Islamic history.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Comprehends the place and importance of Umayyad and Abbasid period in Islamic history.
2	Understands when and how Turkish-Arab relations began.
3	Comprehends the Islamization process of the Turks and interpret their contribution to Islamic culture and civilization.
4	Discusses the political, military, social and cultural roles of Turks in Islamic history in particular and in World History in general.
5	Interprets the dynamics of the first established Muslim-Turkish dynasties in expanding and building a world civilization.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The historical process that led the Umayyads to power and the expansion of Islamic geography
2	Factors that led to the collapse of the Umayyad period and the contribution of the Umayyad dynasty to Islamic culture and civilization
3	From Caliphate to hereditary succession: Abbasid
4	Beginning of Turkish-Arab relations and Islamization process of Turks
5	Local Dynasties That First Appeared
6	Turkish Local Dynasties and Period Of Symbolic Existence Of The Abbasid Caliphate
7	Local States In The Abbasid Caliphate Geography
8	Early Muslim Turkic States
9	Seljuks and Harzemshahs
10	Turkish Seljuks and Crusades
11	Mongol invasion and Anatolian principalities
12	Ottoman Empire
13	Safavids
14	Timurids and Mughals

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Islam Tarihi ve Medeniyeti, ILITAM Ders Kitabı
2-Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük Islam Tarihi, Cilt: 3, 6
3- Nesimi YAZICI, Ilk Türk-Islam Devletleri Tarihi
4- Süleyman GENÇ-Mehmet ŞEKER, Türk Medeniyeti Tarihi, s. 17-100. Anadolu Üni. Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayını.
5- Hakkı Dursun YILDIZ, Islamiyet ve Türkler
6- Zekeriya KITAPÇI, Türkistan'da Islamiyet ve Türkler
7- Osman TURAN, Selçuklular Tarihi ve Türk Islam Medeniyeti
8- Ibrahim KAFESOĞLU, Selçuklu Tarihi, Milli Eğitim Bak. Yayn. ( MEB Islam Ans. Selçuklular Maddesi
9- Osman TURAN, Selçuklular Zamanında Türkiye
10- Osmanlı Devleti ve Medeniyeti Tarihi I-II, Ed. Ekmeleddin IHSANOĞLU
11-Adem Apak, Anahatlarıyla Islâm Tarihi III (Emevîler Dönemi), Istanbul 2008

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

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 + BUT * 0.60

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Midterm and Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.genc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Open

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	12	168
Preparation for midterm exam	1	25	25
Preparation for final exam	1	30	30
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			253

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1	1					1					1
LO.2		1					1					1
LO.3			1					1					1
LO.4				1					1					1
LO.5					1					1					1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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