Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
170201004102HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONCompulsory242
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
General information about the history of Islamic civilization and the structure of the institutions that emerged in this period To see the relations with other civilizations, especially Western civilization.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. AHMAD ALKHALIL
Learning Outcomes
11. To evaluate that with which features Islamic civilization comes into prominence among other civilizations;
22. To analyze basic features of cultures and civilization before Islam;
3To comprehend the influences of other pre-Islamic civilizations on Islamic civilization;
4To explain basic principles and characteristics of Islamic civilization;
5To comprehend the high level of Islamic civilization in Abbasid period and especially in Umayyad
6To evaluate the contributions of Turks to Islamic civilization and influences of Islam on Turks;
7To analyze prominent scientists grown in Islamic civilization and their contribution to world civilization;
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Compulsory
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Terminology of culture and civilization
2Islamic Civilization in the History of Civilizations
3Prominent values of Islamic civilization
4Influences of Islamic civilization on Western civilization
5The Influences of other civilization on Islamic civilization
6The emergence of institutions of Islamic civilization
7Administration: Caliphate, Vizierate and Divan
8Science and Educational Institutions in Islamic Civilization
9Solidarity and Waqf
10Justice and legal institutions in Islam
11Economical and Military institutions
12Social Structure in Islamic Civilization
13Urbanization and Islamic cities
14Art and Literature in Islamic Civilization
Recommended or Required Reading
Islamic civilization book / Abu Zaid Shalabi History of Islamic Civilization Abdel Moneim Al-Majid
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination212
Final Examination40140
Discussion515
Demonstration212
Field Work515
Case Study212
Seminar111
Individual Study for Mid term Examination10110
Reading212
Homework515
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)74
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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