COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMANITIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UFB 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 MÜGE AKNUR

Offered to

Political Science and International Relations (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)
ECONOMICS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

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, early Greek civilizations, 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. The course will also examine late Middle Ages, emergence of modern Europe, the Rise of National Monarchies & Holy Roman Empire & Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Catholic Reformationi the Wars of Religions, the Revival of Capitalism & Expansion of Europe and Constitutionalism / Royal Absolutism.

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 Pre-history and the Birth of Civilizations: Neolithic Revolution
2 Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia and Sumerians Brummet et. al., pp. 21-28.
3 Early Civilizations: Egypt Brummet et. al., pp. 28-38.
4 Anatolian Civilizations: Hittites Brummet et. al., pp. 38. Mc Donagh, pp. 20-30
5 Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World: Minoans and Myceneans Brummet et. al., pp. 52-67. Hamilton, pp. 178-201
6 Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World: Alexander the Great Brummet et. al., pp. 68-83 Hamilton, pp. 13-46
7 Review of the lectures and Midterm Exams
8 Roman Empire and Roman Civilizations Philip J. Adler and Randall L. Pouwels, (2011), World Civilizations (Volume 1: To 1700). Boston: Thomson-Wadsworth. 6th Edition, pp. 119-117.
9 Late Middle Ages & The Emergence of Modern Stephen Hause and William Maltby, Western Civilization: A History of European Society, Second Edition, Wadsworth Publishing, 2004. Chapter 12: Plague, War, and Social Change in the Long Fourteenth Century, pp. 214-232.
10 The Rise of National Monarchies & Holy Roman Empire & Renaissance Stephen Hause and William Maltby, Western Civilization: A History of European Society, Second Edition, Wadsworth Publishing, 2004. Chapter 13: The Renaissance: Political Renewal and Intellectual Change, pp. 233-252.
11 Protestant Reformation Stephen Hause and William Maltby, Western Civilization: A History of European Society, Second Edition, Wadsworth Publishing, 2004. Chapter 14: Religious Reformations of the Sixteenth century, pp. 253-271.
12 Catholic Reformation & The Wars of Religion Stephen Hause and William Maltby, Western Civilization: A History of European Society, Second Edition, Wadsworth Publishing, 2004. Chapter 15: Overseas Conquest and Religious War to 1648, pp. 272-290.
13 The Revival of Capitalism & Expansion of Europe Marvin Perry, Western Civilization A Brief History, pp. 225-237.
14 Constitutionalism / Royal Absolutism Stephen Hause and William Maltby, Western Civilization: A History of European Society, Second Edition, Wadsworth Publishing, 2004, pp. 298-308..

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, Türkiye, 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


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)

Assoc. Prof. Müge Aknur
muge.aknur@deu.edu.tr

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 final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 0 0 0
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25
LO.355

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