Information Package

Program of Sociology (Turkish)

SOC310

HISTORY OF CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

Course Code
SOC310
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Discuss the History of Civilization as an intersection of History, Anthropology and Sociology.
  2. Interpret the relationship between civilization and culture.
  3. Explain the concepts of civilization and culture.
  4. Discuss social changes by associating them with the history of culture and civilization.
  5. Interpret cultural differences sociologically.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThe main events and phenomena that constitute the civilization process from the beginning to the present, which people have transferred from one generation to the next, will be discussed.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course
2nd Week History and civilization concepts, ages of prehistory
3rd Week Birth of civilization, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greek, Rome civilizations
4th Week Anatolian, Indian, Chinese and Islam civilizations
5th Week Travel of Anatolian Civilizations Museum
6th Week Birth of western civilization, Ottoman civilization and the aims of westernization of the Ottoman civilization
7th Week ----------------------- MID TERM---------------------
8th Week The rise of the western civilization and revolutions
9th Week Birth of modern world, Basics, west Europe, the United States of America
10th Week Birth of socialist world, civil wars of Europe
11th Week Modern world order
12th Week World change order
13th Week Digital age
14th Week General evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading*Server T. (2006), Uygarlık Tarihi, İstanbul.
*Robert E. Lerner, et al. (1998) Western Civilizaitons, Their History and Their Culture, London.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 1 2 2
Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 0 0 0
Total Work Load150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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