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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MZC 4129 INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF MUSEUMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Museology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

Museology

Course Objective

This aim is to make sense of the value and decoration items in the showcase of museums by examining them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To distinguish between elements and non-elements of mythology. 2   To identify mythological elements. 3   To use knowledge about mythology in text analysis 4   To identify the effects of mythology on literature 5   Apply the acquired knowledge on texts.

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 Museums and Cultural Memory 3 Museums and The Canonization of Cultures 4 Philhelenism and the Quest for Origin 5 The Development of Nation States and Museums 6 The Creation of Myths and Museums 7 Winckelmann and the Emergence of Classical Archeology as a Discipline 8 Midterm Exam 9 The 19th Century and Egyptian Cultures 10 Romanticism and The Discovery of the East 11 Museums and Humanocentrism 12 The Museum as a Metanarrative 13 The Transformation of Museums 14 Wrap-Up

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Camille Paglia: Die Masken der Sexualität, München, 1995. 2. Walter Burkert: Die griechische Religion der archaischen und klassischen Epoche, Stuttgart, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and discussion

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Lectures 2. Discussions

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is obligatory. 2. Participation in the mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration for assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nevzat.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It is aimed to make an appointment outside of class.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Case study 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6 Preparation for final exam 1 12 12 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 87

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 LO.1 4 5 LO.2 5 LO.3 4 LO.4 5 LO.5 5