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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FDB 6127	RELIGION OF ANCIENT EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BEKIR ZAKIR ÇOBAN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To learn Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian beliefs and practices and to compare them with other religious traditions

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Students learn political religious climate of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
2	Have an idea on religious beliefs and practices in this regions
3	Perceive meanings and functions of these beliefs
4	Can make comparison between these beliefs and semitic religions
5	Can make comparison between these beliefs and Eastern religions
6	Can notice our times parallels of these beliefs

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction: literature and issues
2	Researches and approaches
3	Ancient Egypt
4	Beliefs in ancient Egypt
5	eligious Practices in Ancient Egypt
6	Egyptian Myths
7	Egyptian Book of Dead
8	Mid-term exam
9	Ancient Mesopotamia: Babylon and Assyria
10	Beliefs in Ancient Mesopotamia
11	Religious practices in Ancient Mesopotamia
12	Mesopotamian Myths
13	Gılgamesh
14	Relations between ancient Mesopotamian beliefs and other religions

Recomended or Required Reading

Mircea Eliade, Dinsel Inançlar ve Düşünceler Tarihi (I-III).
Amelie Kuhrt, Eski Çağd a Yakındoğu.
Noah Kramer, Tarih Sümer de Başlar.
Bonnefoy, Antik Dünya ve Geleneksel Toplumlarda Dinler ve Mitolojiler
V. Ferm (Ed.), Forgotten Religions.
Kürşat Demirci, Eski Mezopotamya Dinlerine Giriş.
John R. Hinnells, AHandbook of Ancient Religions.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, research homework

Assessment Methods

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

bekir.coban@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thusday 14-16

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	30	30
Preparation for final exam	1	25	25
Preparing presentations	1	50	50
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	7	91
Midterm	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			241

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.9
LO.1	4	3	3	4	5
LO.2	4	3	3	4	5
LO.3	4	3	3	4	5
LO.4	4	3	3	4	5
LO.5	4	3	3	4	5
LO.6	4	3	3	4	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

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Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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