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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MZC 2113 MESOPOTAMIAN ART I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Museology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR REMZI YAĞCI

Offered to

Museology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach and discuss in a comparative way the civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Anatolia from the Stone Age to Late Bronze Age according to data from archaeological and historical texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students learn the chronologies of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Anatolia in a 2   Students learn the stylistic characteristics of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Anatolia 3   Students describe the historical geography of Mesopotamia 4   Students learn the literature on the subject and use them in their research 5   Students acquire a general knowledge about the interaction among the cultures in

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction: Definition, Methods and Bibliography 2 Mesopotamia in Paleolithic and Mesolithic Periods 3 Mesopotamia in Neolithic and Chalcholitic Periods 4 Mesopotamian Civilizations: Sumerians 5 Mesopotamian Civilizations: Akkadians 6 Mesopotamian Civilizations: Old Assyrians 7 Mesopotamian Civilizations:Neo Sumerians and Old Babylonians 8 midterm exam 9 Mesopotamian Mythology 10 Interactions among Old Assyrians- Babylonian - Anatolian Art 11 Interactions among Old Assyrians- Babylonian - Anatolian Art 12 Interactions between Mesopotamian-Egyptian Art 13 Interactions between Mesopotamian- Aegean Art 14 Mesopotamian Iconography 15 Mesopotamian Iconography 16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kurth, Amelie. The Ancient Near East: c.3000-330 BC. London: Routledge 1995. Bottero, Jean. Eski Yakındoğu Sümer den Kutsal Kitap a Ankara: Dost 2005. Bottero, Jean. Mezopotamya da Yazı, Akıl ve Tanrılar Ankara: Dost 2012. Van De Mieroop, Marc. Antik Yakındoğu nu Tarihi I. Ö. 3000-323 Ankara: Dost 2006. Freeman, Charles. Mısır, Yunan ve Roma Antik Akdeniz Uygarlıkları, Dost Kitabevi yayınları Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 PAR PARTICIPATION 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Multiple choice and essay exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is obligatory

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 15 2 30 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 7 7 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Final 1 9 9 Midterm 1 9 9 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 LO.2 4 5 LO.3 5 5 5 LO.4 5 5 4 LO.5 5