Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
170201004102	HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION	Compulsory	2	4	2

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To give general information about the history of Islamic civilization and the structure of institutions that emerged in the process, to examine its relations with other civilizations, especially with Western civilization.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Abdulhalim Oflaz

Learning Outcomes

1. To be able to evaluate the characteristics of the Islamic civilization among the world civilizations; 2. To be able to analyze the basic features of pre-Islamic cultures and civilizations; 3. To be able to comprehend the effects of pre-Islamic cultures and civilizations on Islamic civilization; 4. To be able to explain the foundations and characteristics of Islamic civilization; 5. To be able to comprehend the point reached by the Islamic civilization during the Abbasid period and the role of the Andalusian Umayyads, which made itself felt especially in Europe; 6. To be able to evaluate the contributions of the Turks to the Islamic civilization and what kind of changes this civilization caused in their culture; 7. To be able to think about the effects of Islamic civilization on the West; 8. Being able to comment on important scientists who grew up in Islamic civilization and their contributions to world civilization; 9. To be able to evaluate about the caliphate and state administration, education, foundation and legal institutions in the Islamic civilization; 10. To be able to evaluate the economic and military institutions and urbanization in Islamic civilization;

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Compulsory

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Culture and Civilization concepts
2	Islamic Civilization in the History of Civilizations
3	Outstanding Values of Islamic Civilization
4	The Effect of Islamic Civilization on Western Civilization
5	The Effect of Other Civilizations on the Islamic Civilization
6	The Emergence of Institutions in Islamic Civilization
7	State Administration: Caliphate, Viziership and Divan
8	Science and Education in Islamic Civilization
9	Social Assistance and Foundation
10	Concept of Justice in Islam and Legal Institutions
11	Economic and Military Structure
12	Social Structure in Islamic Civilization
13	Urbanization and Some Islamic Cities
14	Art and Literature in Islamic Civilization

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Ziya Kazıcı, İslam Medeniyeti ve Müesseseleri Tarihi, İstanbul 2006. 2. İslâm Kurumları ve Medeniyeti (ed. M.Hızlı), AÖF, Eskişehir 2011. 3. Cahid Baltacı, İslam Medeniyeti Tarihi, İstanbul 2005. 4. İ.Sarıçam-S.Erşahin, İslâm Medeniyeti Tarihi, Ankara 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	4	4
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	8	2	16
Individual Study for Final Examination	6	4	24
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1	4	4	5	3	4	5	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High