COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION AND LITERATURE III (ENG.)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 3005 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION AND LITERATURE III (ENG.) COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

This course aims to study the historical, cultural and political manifestations of Renaissance and 17th century, and to introduce the universe of meaning of those periods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able; to analyze the historical and cultural conditions in Renaissance and 17th century.
2   to distinguish the paradigmatic turn between these two periods.
3   to interpret the selected texts in terms of the conditions of the period.
4   to distinguish the conditions that initiated the Age of Enlightenment.
5   to do an interpretation considering historical and critical viewpoints.

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 Return to nature in the Renaissance
3 Art of Renaissance
4 Historical novelties of Renaissance
5 Schools of Florence and Padua
6 The notion of magical nature in the Renaissance
7 The notion of mechanistic nature and man in 17th century
8 Mid-term exam
9 Classicising in the Art of the 17th century
10 Text analysis
11 Text analysis
12 Text analysis
13 Text analysis
14 General assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Cassirer, Ernst, Individiuum und Kosmos in der Philosophie der Renaissance, Berlin, 1927.
2. Kristeller, Paul O., Renaissance Thought and Arts, Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1980.
3. Rice, E. F.; J. A. Grafton, The Foundation of Early Modern Europe, Norton & Company, New York, 1994.
4. Çörekcioğlu, Hakan, Rönesansın Doğası, Dokuz Eylül Yay., Izmir, 2005.
5. Sterling, Eric J.; Robert C. Evan, Seventeenth-Century Literature, Continuum, New York, 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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term exam assessment will be based on questions regarding the use of knowledge and skills acquired until the exam date.
2. Final exam assessment will be based on questions regarding the topics studied during the semester.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in discussions, mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration in the evaluation.

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 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
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) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.155
LO.25
LO.335
LO.433
LO.55