COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF ROME AND BYZANTIUM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TRE 2001 HISTORY OF ROME AND BYZANTIUM COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR MUSTAFA ÖZBAŞ

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the the political, cultural and economic history of the Byzantine Empire that identifies the last periods of the Roman Empire that holds an important place in World History and help them understand the contribution of Byzantine to the Anatolian culture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Chronology knowledge of the Roman Empire history after Christianism
2   To be able to explain the political and demographic balance of the Northern Mediterranean and the Balkans during the Middle Ages
3   To be able to summarize the process of division of Medieval Europe and the politicization of Christianity
4   To be able to list the characteristics of the social and economic life of Anatolia before the conquests
5   To be able to analize the unity and interaction of the Turks and the Byzantine in Anatolia between the 12. and 15. centuries.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course definition: Content, importance and rules
2 Constantine Dynasty (306-363) Establishment of Costantinapolis
3 Valentinianus Theodosius Dynasty (364-457) and 4. Leo Dynasty (457-518)
4 Justinian Dynasty (518-602)
5 Heraclius Dynasty (610-711)
6 Icons Refractivity and Isaurya Dynasty (717-802)
7 Nicephorus Dynasty (802-813)
8 Midterm Exam
9 Nicephorus Dynasty (802-813, and the Phrygian Dynasty (820-867): Beginning of the Arab raids
10 Macedonians Dynasty (867-1056): Pronaya System and Crisis in the Balkans
11 Komnenos Dynasty (1057-1059): The Turkish Invasions
12 Ducas Dynasty (1059-1081): Eastern Crisis and Soil Loss
13 Komnenos Dynasty (1081-1185):, the Byzantine Empire Between the Crusaders and the Turkish Invasions
14 Angelos dynasty (1185-1204) and the Fourth Crusade- Polaiologus Dynasty, Post-Latin Byzantine Empire; Last Period (1261-1453)
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Gregory, Timothy E. (2011). Bizans Tarihi. Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları
2. Ostrogorsky, George (1999). Bizans Devleti Tarihi. Ankara: TTK Yayınları
3. Cogito Bizans Özel Sayısı (2012). Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, cooperative learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 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)

mustafa.ozbas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 134

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555

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