COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF ISLAMIC SCIENC

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ITS 5121 HISTORY OF ISLAMIC SCIENC ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Islamic History and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR RIZA SAVAŞ

Offered to

Islamic History and Arts

Course Objective

This course aims at providing a comprehensive survey of the history of pure and applied sciences in Islam; Muslim contributions in science; the role of Muslims in the history of sciences; the axiological background of science in Islam; how the classical works of science made an impact on the emergence of modern science.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To provide a better understanding of the dynamics of the development of science in Islamic history.
2   To comprehend that science develops within a worldview and ideal perspective.
3   To be familiar with the leading scientists in the history of Islam.
4   To learn about theories and tools developed by Muslim scientists.
5   To develop an understanding of the development of science not only in numeric framework but also a cosmological and ontological context.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to conceptual and theoretical framework
2 Main scientific perspectives of Islamic civilization
3 Characteristics of Muslim educational institutions that led to scientific works
4 Leading figures of science in history of Islam (Hayyan, Ibn Qurra, al-Harazmi, ar-Razi)
5 Leading figures of science in history of Islam (al-Masudi, Ibn Sina, Ibnu l-Haitham, al-Biruni)
6 Leading figures of science in history of Islam (al-Majriti, Ömar Hayyam, Ibn Rüshd, N. Tusi)
7 History of Cosmology, Geography and Nature in Islam
8 Midterm-exam
9 History of Physics in Islam
10 History of Mathematics in Islam
11 History of Astronomy in Islam
12 History of Humanities in Islam
13 Alchemy (Simya) in Islam and its influence to the West
14 The decline of Islamic science: internal and external factors. Islamic science and its encounter with modern Western science: the Ottoman experience and surviving elements of Islamic science in contemporary Muslim world.

Recomended or Required Reading

Seyyid Hüseyin Nasr, Islam da Bilim ve Medeniyet, Istanbul 2011.
Seyyid Hüseyin Nasr, Islam ve Ilim, Istanbul 2011.
Fuad Sezgin, Islam da Bilim ve Teknik I-V, Istanbul 2008.
Osman Bakar, Gelenek ve Bilim (Islam da Bilim Tarihi ve Felsefesi Üzerine), Istanbul 2003.
Mehmet Bayraktar, Islam da Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi, Ankara 1989.
Ahmet Turan Yüksel, Islam da Bilim Tarihi, Konya 2007.
Mustafa Armağan, Islam Bilimi Tartışmaları, Istanbul 1990.
Dünyaya Doğan Güneş (Fuad Sezgin in anlatım ve yeniden hazırladığı aletlerle belgesel filimler), Ankara 2008, TRT.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question-answer, assignment

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 * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam,final exam and assignment

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

riza.savas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 16.00- 18.00

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 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.154
LO.255
LO.3545
LO.45
LO.55

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