COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WORLD MYTHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TDE 4028 WORLD MYTHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CAFER ŞEN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature

Course Objective

Giving ınformation about world mythology, characteristics of Greek mythology, Roman mythology, Sumerian mythology, Indian mythology and Egyptian mythology, their mythological protagonists and myths.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have information about world mythology
2   Understand characteristics of Greek mythology
3   Understand characteristics of Roman mythology
4   Understand characteristics of Sumerian mythology
5   Understand characteristics of Indian mythology
6   Understand characteristics of Egyptian mythology
7   Learn mythological protagonists of world mythology.
8   Learn myths of world mythology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information about myth and mythology.
2 Basic fields of world mythology
3 Mythological protagonists of Greek mythology.
4 Myths of Greek mythology.
5 Mythological protagonist of Roman mythology.
6 Myths of Roman mythology
7 Midterm
8 Myths of Roman mythology
9 Mythological protagonists of Sumerian mythology.
10 Myths of Sumerian mythology.
11 Mythological protagonists of Indian mythology.
12 Myths of Indian mythology
13 Mythological protagonists of Egyptian mythology.
14 Myths of Egyptian mythology.
15 Evaluation and comparement on myths of world mythologies.
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana Kaynaklar:
Mircea Eliade, Ebedi Dönüş Mitosu, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara, 1994.
Mircea Eliade, Asya Simyası, Kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2002.
Donna Rosenberg, Dünya Mitolojisi: Büyük Destan ve Söylenceler Antolojisi, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara, 2007.

Yardımcı Kaynaklar:
Colette Estin, Yunan ve Roma Mitolojisi, Tübitak Yayınları,Ankara, 2002.
Aydın Bodur, Güneş Ülkesi Mısır ın Tanrıları Mısır ve Babil Mitolojisi, Dipnot Yayınları, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 10 1 10
Preparation for final exam 10 1 10
Midterm 1 3 3
Midterm 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2144113351414
LO.3143113351414
LO.4143113451524
LO.5133113452513
LO.6133114451423
LO.7134114152414
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