COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ROMAN CIVILIZATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 2020 ROMAN CIVILIZATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR MURAT KILIÇ

Offered to

History
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to introduce the contributions of the Romans to the area of civilization, especially their creations in rhetoric, law, and administrative areas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have the scientific literature related to the content of the course.
2   Define the main concepts and facts related to the subject.
3   Expound the social and political organization of the Roman state.
4   Explain the effects of the management concept of the Roman state on the contemporary state administrations.
5   Analyze the development of law and rhetoric in Rome and its reflections on the modern world.
6   State the developments in the Roman historiography in the context of the Roman civilization.
7   Evaluate the contribution of the Roman civilization on the social-positive sciences, architecture-engineering, and plastics arts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The bibliographic info and the scope of the Roman civilization Lecture
2 The Roman Life-1 Book Review and Discussion
3 The Roman Life-2 Slide Presentation and Documentary Screening
4 The important cities of the Roman Empire-1 Lecture
5 The important cities of the Roman Empire-2 Lecture
6 The important cities of the Roman Empire-3 Fieldwork
7 The works of history, literature, and geography in the Roman period Lecture
8 Midterm Assessment and Evaluation
9 Philosophy and Rhetoric Lecture
10 The Roman Law Lecture
11 The medical services of the Romans Lecture
12 The Roman religion Lecture
13 The architecture, engineering, and plastic arts of the Romans-1 Lecture
14 The architecture, engineering, and plastic arts of the Romans-2 Fieldwork

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Barrow, R.H. (2002). Romalılar. Istanbul: Iz Yayıncılık.
2. Brown, P. (2000). Geç Antik Çağda Roma ve Bizans Dünyası. (çev. T. Kaçar), Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları.
3. Cornell, T. (1998). Roma Dünyası Atlaslı Büyük Uygarlıklar Ansiklopedisi 5. (çev. Ş. Karadeniz). Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınevi.
4. Deighton, H.J. (1999). Eski Roma Yaşantısında Bir Gün. Istanbul: Homer.
5. Dürüşken, Ç. (2001). Antik Çağ'da Doğan Bir Eğitim Sistemi: Rhetorica - Roma'da Rhetorica Eğitimi. Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.
6. Dürüşken, Ç. (2004). Roma Dini. Istanbul: Eskiçağ Bilimleri Enstitüsü.
7. Jackson, R. (1999). Roma Imparatorluğu'nda Doktorlar ve Hastalıklar. (çev. Ş. Mumcu), Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi.
8. Martin T. (2002). Roma Mimarlığı. (çev. R. Akbulut), Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi.
9. Owens, E.J. (2000). Yunan ve Roma Dünyasında Kent. (çev. C. Bilsel), Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi.
10. Yegül, F.K. (2006). Antikçağ'da Hamamlar ve Yıkanma. (çev. Emel Erten). Istanbul: Homer Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion
3. Mapping
4. Slide Presentation and Documentary Screening

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the midterm examination.
LO 1-7: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. % 70 attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation to the midterm and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

murat.kilic@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 7 7
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

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.353
LO.44
LO.54
LO.65
LO.743

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