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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MBA 2003	MUSIC, CULTURE AND SOCIETY I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4

Offered By

Music Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI CENK GEDIK

Offered to

Music Sciences
Musicology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students make sense the different musical phenomena which encountering in everyday life and is to constitute a foundation for following courses focused on social and cultural context.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Define fundamental concepts which are explain the social and cultural aspects of music,
2	Explain the relationship between music and sociocultural system,
3	Explain why and in which conditions the music should be study in its cultural context,
4	Explain the relationship between music and different social stratifications,
5	Determine the social aspects of musical events that he/she is encountering in everyday life,
6	Distinguish the relationship of music making with social/cultural problems like status, ethnicity, identity etc.
7	Discuss the societies have different cultural values over musical examples.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction: Social Aspects of Music
2	Sociocultural System, Society and Culture.
3	Society Types and Social Stratification.
4	Musical Events and Complexes
5	Music and Socialization/Acculturation
6	Music as Symbol
7	Music as Culture; Relation of Music and Identity
8	Music as a Medium of Cultural Presentation and Expression
9	Cultural Groupings
10	Relation of Music, Social Structure, Social Role and Status
11	Midterm Exam
12	Sexuality, Gender Related Roles and Status
13	Music and Gender
14	Role and Status in Musicianship, Types of Musicianship

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Kaemmer, John. Insan Yaşamında Müzik (Music in Human Life), basılmamış çeviri (çev.: Yetkin Özer).
Additional Sources:
Benedict, Ruth. 1998. Kültür Örüntüleri, (çev.: Mustafa Topal), Ankara: Öteki Yayınevi.
Fenton, Steve.2001. Etnisite: Irkçılık, Sınıf ve Kültür, (çev.: Nihat Şad), Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi.
Haviland, William A.. 2002. Kültürel Antropoloji, (çev.: Hüsamettin Inaç-Seda Çiftçi), Istanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları.
Hebdige, Dick. 1988. Gençlik ve Altkültürleri, (çev: Esen Tarım), Istanbul: Iletişim Yay.
Kottak, Conrad P. 2001. Antropoloji: Insan Çeşitliliğine Bir Bakış, (çev.: Hacettepe Ünv. Öğretim Elemanları), Ankara: Ütopya Yayınevi.
Larrain, George. 1995. Ideoloji ve Kültürel Kimlik. (çev.: Neşe Nur Domaniç), Istanbul: Sarmal Yayınevi.
Ozankaya, Özer. 2007. Toplumbilim, Istanbul: Cem Yayınevi.
Complementary Materials:
Presentations with audio-visual examples.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Courses
Lectures and presentations with audio-visual examples which reflect cultural and social aspect of music in everyday life of dissimilar societies. Courses are base upon to understanding of fundemantal concepts of Sociology and Cultural Anthropology and consolidate with additional instructions and examples. .
Assignments
Assignments aim to orientate the students to research on specific topics; and to presentation and discussion of results in class environment. Assignments are perform as individually or group work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	ATT	ATTENDANCE
4	FIN	FINAL EXAM
5	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.30
6	RST	RESIT
7	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.30

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 70% of lectures is compulsory.
2. Every kind of plagiarism is subject to official investigation
3. Deadline of assignments and presentations must be strictly followed.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: ali.gedik@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 232 - 412 92 03

Office Hours

Monday: 13:30-15:00
Tuesday: 13:30-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	4	4
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Preparing presentations	1	5	5
Preparing assignments	1	15	15
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.9	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16
LO.1		1	5
LO.2	1				1				1
LO.3	1		3		1			1
LO.4			3	1					1
LO.5			1			1	1
LO.6		1	3					1
LO.7			1		1			1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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