COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION

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


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

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