COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CULTURAL STUDIES I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 1009 CULTURAL STUDIES I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to analyse different cultural understandings, to probe cultural conditions in different periods and geographies in the direction of basic artistic, literary and philosophic movements.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students will be able; To distinguish different cultural theories.
2   To compare culture evolution of different periods.
3   To compare culture evolution of different geographies.
4   To comment the concept of culture by evaluating the context of the period s conditions.
5   To recognize changing conditions of the culture.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course content
2 The Dichotomy of Nature-Culture
3 Conditions of Culture
4 Theories of Culture
5 Variability of Culture
6 Myths about the Generation of Culture
7 Culture and Progression, Dialectics of Enlightenment
8 Midterm exam
9 Text Analysis
10 Text Analysis
11 Text Analysis
12 Text Analysis
13 Text Analysis
14 General Assesment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Klaus P. Hansen: Kultur und Kulturwissenschaft, Stuttgart, 2011.
2. Doris Bachmann-Medick: Cultural Turns: Neuorientierungenin den Kulturwissenschaften, Hamburg, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions

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

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Assessment of mid-term exam will be based on questions regarding theory and practice of classes until the exam date.
2. Assessment of final exam will be based on questions regarding this course s content.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 Attendance is compulsory.
2. Paticipation in the mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration for assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155544454
LO.244
LO.354454
LO.444
LO.5

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