COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHAEOLOGY AND MUSEUMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZC 6002 ARCHAEOLOGY AND MUSEUMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Doctorate Degree in Museum Studies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR REMZI YAĞCI

Offered to

Doctorate Degree in Museum Studies

Course Objective

The extraordinarily rich and attractive geography of the Near East in terms of civilization has always attracted the attention of westerners who want to be the ruler of these regions. Starting from the 18th century in Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, especially in the Ottoman lands, Great Britain, France, Germany railway activities and diplomatic relations, etc. carried out many excavations within the scope of; The important artifacts revealed in these excavations were moved to the Western museums and took their distinguished place in the imperial museums there. These works of immovable-immovable (architectural) type have made important contributions to the Archeology Museum. Within the scope of this course, works taken from the Near East in the Imperial Museums and their display forms will be examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   define and explain the relationship between archaeology and museums by focusing on the importance of museums in the social and cultural life.
2   acquire a general knowledge on the function and roles of the art museums.
3   define and explain relaition of archaeology and muselogy in a chronological perspective.
4   discuss works of archaeology from different periods in a comparative way

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Bibliography and Methodology
2 Theoretical Framework: Museology and Archaeology
3 Mesopotamian Art
4 Mesopotamian Art
5 Egyptian Art
6 Ancient Greek Art
7 Ancient Greek Art
8 Midterm
9 Roman Art
10 Roman art
11 The Influence of Archaeology and Mythology in Art before the Renaissance Period
12 The Influence of Archaeology and Mythology in Art after the Renaissance Period
13 Genel Overview
14 Student Presentations
15 Student Presentations
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Geçmişe Hücum Osmanlı Imparatorluğu'nda Arkeoloji'nin Öyküsü 1753-1914, Editörler: Zainab Bahrani, Zeynep Çelik, Edhem Eldem, SALT Kasım 2011, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations and lectures

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Presentations, midterm and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance (70%) is obligatory.
Students are expected to prepare presentations and homeworks on assigned subjects

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

remzi.yagci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 11.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 2 30 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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