COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EPICS IN COMPARISON

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 6070 EPICS IN COMPARISON ELECTIVE 3 0 0 13

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

History

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to study the supernational common ground of epics concerning archetypes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To relate epics with migration and change.
2   To analyze symbolic imagery of epics.
3   To recognize epics as accumulated cultural memory.
4   To recognize that the phantastic elements of epics originated from the dynamics of Enlightenment.
5   To analyze the supernational characteristics of epics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Iliad or Getting Back Helena
2 The First Occupation in World Literature
3 The Price of Discovering The World: Odysseus
4 Odysseus The World s First Ethnologist
5 Odysseus Adventures
6 The Dialectics of Enlightenment
7 To Kill The Dragon: Rationalizing Nature
8 Midterm
9 The Immortal Hero
10 The Hero s Journey
11 The Hero as Savior
12 Contemporary Reflections
13 The End of The Hero(ism)
14 Wrap-up

Recomended or Required Reading

Georges Dumézil. Gods of the Ancient Northmen, Los Angeles, 1977.
Materials: Various papers related to course topics.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Participation
3. Discussion
4. Assignment/presentation

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

To be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be assessed by questions regarding the course topics in midterm and final exam and by the evaluation of assignments and/or presentations prepared by the students.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% participation is obligatory.
2. All kinds of attempts at plagiarism will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students have to prepare to class and do their readings and participate in in-class discussions.
4. Students prepare assignments/presentation about topics determined by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Tel.: 0232 3019494, nevzat.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 13 156
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 316

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.134
LO.2
LO.3445
LO.4344
LO.53445

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