COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF ITALY IN MEDIEVAL AGE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAH 4122 HISTORY OF ITALY IN MEDIEVAL AGE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEYHUN ŞAHIN

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The Political and cultural history of Italy in the Middle Ages will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   it will be learned the political and cultural history of Italy during the middle ages, with the end of the Roman Empire

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Process of dissolution of the Roman Empire
2 The Tribes that settled in Italy after the Roman Empire
3 The Political Situation in Italy after the Roman Empire.
4 The Roman Church and Christianity in Italy
5 Italy, under Barbarian rule
6 Byzantine Empire and Italy relations.
7 The Muslim Settlement in Southern Italy and Sicily.
8 Midterm Exam
9 The Norman Invasion and Italy
10 Italy in the 11. and 12. Century
11 The Norman Kingdom of Sicily
12 The German Empire Dominates Italy and Sicily
13 The Papacy and His Reflaction Politics on Italy
14 Italy in the period of crusades
15 Papacy, Byzantine, France and Aragon struggle in Southern Italy and Sicily
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

- A. Savelli, Italya Tarihi, Ankara, 1940.
- J. M. H. Smith, Roma'dan Sonra Avrupa, Istanbul, 2015.
- Ş. Turan, Türkiye-Italya Ilişkileri (Selçuklulardan Bizans'ın Sona Erişine Kadar), Ankara, 2000.
- C. Baldoli, Italya Tarihi, Istanbul, 2018.
- D. Abulafia, Italy in the Central Middle Ages, Oxford, 2004.
- S. Runciman, The Sicilian Vespers, Cambridge, 1958.
- G. Masson, Frederick II of the Hohenstafuen, London, 1957.
- W. Heyd, Yakındoğu Ticaret Tarihi, Ankara, 2000.
- E. Bradford, Akdeniz (Bir Denizin Portresi), Istanbul, 2004.
- W. Granara, Müslüman Sicilya'yı Anlatmak, Istanbul, 2024.
- S. Şahin, Sicilya'da Normanlar ve Müslümanlar, Istanbul, 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures will be made on the medieval history of italy and supported by visual presentations.

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

%40 Midterm Exam %60 Final Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

%70 class attendance is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

seyhun.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thuesday: 15:00-16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 16 2 32
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 16 5 80
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
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