Information Package

Master's of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts without Thesis

GMS518

GASTRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Course Code
GMS518
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand the nutrition culture of past civilizations.
  2. Hellenic, Roman and Anatolian antiquity learns the culture of nutrition and examines the connection with the present.
  3. List the characteristics of the culinary culture of the Hellenistic and Roman periods and today.
  4. Understands the characteristics of Hittite cuisine. Learn the historical development and general characteristics of Hittite cuisine and examine its connection with today.
  5. Learns the general characteristics of Lydian and Ionian cuisine and the factors that cause changes.
  6. Recognize the importance and value of the culinary culture of the Antiquity.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionIn this course, subjects such as food culture from antiquity to today, primitive cooking methods, historical development of foods and its reflections on today?s food culture, developments in foods and food culture, the birth and commercialization of refined kitchen, and the effects that social, political and economic developments in the history have created on the kitchen will be handled within the framework of periodic conditions.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Food culture, civilization culture and archeology in antiquity
2nd Week Food culture and beverage in ancient Hellenic society
3rd Week Food culture in ancient Hellenic society: Table customs
4th Week Food culture in ancient Hellenic society: Feast
5th Week Food culture in ancient Hellenic society: Kitchen equipment
6th Week Food culture and beverage in ancient Roman society
7th Week Food culture in ancient Roman society: Table customs
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Food culture in ancient Roman society: Dining room
10th Week Food culture in ancient Roman society: Feast
11th Week Food culture in ancient Roman society: Kitchen equipment
12th Week Food culture in ancient Roman society: production
13th Week Food culture in Hittite society
14th Week Food culture in Lydian-Ionian society
15th Week Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading1. A. Dalby. & S. Grainger. (2001). Antik Çağ Yemekleri ve Yemek Kültürü (Çev. Betül Avunç). Homer Kitabevi, İstanbul.
2. www.academia.edu.tr (PDF Resources will be provided).
3. www.baskent.edu.tr/~tulga (Lecture and notes).
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Practice
  • Presentation
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 50
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 1 65 65
Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 45 45
Laboratory (including preparation) 4 4 16
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 2 4 8
Presentation (including preperation) 5 4 20
Field Research 4 4 16
Article Presentation 5 4 20
Total Work Load287
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.56
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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