COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TERM OF CULTURE IN ANTHROPOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZC 1015 TERM OF CULTURE IN ANTHROPOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Museology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR URUNGU AKGÜL

Offered to

Museology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to identify the concept of culture with an anthropological
perspective and examine the relations between anthropology and other culture based
disciplines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Compare and contrast the methodological differences between the biologic and and socio-cultural anthropology.
2   Identify the concept of culture
3   Identify the elements of socio-cultural system

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Biological anthropology
2 Socio-cultural anthropology
3 Culture
4 The pioneers of socio-cultural anthropology
5 Evolution
6 Diffusionism
7 Historical particularism
8 vize
9 Functionalism
10 Culture-personality theories
11 Marxist anthropology
12 Neo evolutionism
13 Interpretative anthropology
14 Postmodernism
15 Postmodernism
16 final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

GÜVENÇ, B., Insan ve Kültür, Remzi Kitapevi, Istanbul, 1991
BATES, D. G., 21. Yüzyılda Kültürel Antropoloji Insanın Doğadaki Yeri, (çev: Suavi
Aydın), Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, Istanbul, 2013
ÖZBUDUN, S., ŞAFAK. B., ALTUNTEK, S., Antropoloji Kuramlar Kuramcılar, Dipnot, Ankara,
2007
ERIKSEN, T. H., NIELSEN, F. S., Antropoloji Tarihi, (çev: Aksu Bora) Iletişim, Ankara,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Discussion
Research activities via library and internet

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

Learning outcomes 1-5 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and
final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

%70 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 15 3 45
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 5 5
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1455
LO.2445
LO.3545

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