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 knowledge about Islamic civilization and its institutions emerged in curse of time, and to study its relation to other civilizations especially Western civilization.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Abdulhalim OFLAZ

Learning Outcomes

1. To evaluate that with which features Islamic civilization comes into prominence among other civilizations; 2. To analyze basic features of cultures and civilization before Islam; 3. To comprehend the influences of other pre-Islamic civilizations on Islamic civilization; 4. To explain basic principles and characteristics of Islamic civilization; 5. To comprehend the high level of Islamic civilization in Abbasid period and especially in Umayyad State in Andalusia, which made great impact on Europe; 6. To evaluate the contributions of Turks to Islamic civilization and influences of Islam on Turks; 7. To make comments about the influences of Islamic civilization on the West; 8. To analyze prominent scientists grown in Islamic civilization and their contribution to world civilization; 9. To evaluate the institutions of Islamic civilization such as caliphate, administration, education, waqf and jurisdiction.; 10. To evaluate economic and military institutions f Islamic civilization and urbanization;

Mode of Delivery

Evening Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Compulsory

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Terminology of culture and civilization
2	Islamic Civilization in the History of Civilizations
3	Prominent values of Islamic civilization
4	Influences of Islamic civilization on Western civilization
5	Influences of other civilization ons on Islamic civilization
6	Emergence of institutions of Islamic civilization
7	Administration: Caliphate, Vizierate and Divan
8	Science and Educational Institutions in Islamic Civilization
9	Solidarity and Waqf
10	Justice and legal institutions in Islam
11	Economical and Military institutions
12	Social Structure in Islamic Civilization
13	Urbanization and Islamic cities
14	Art and Literature in Islamic Civilization

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Cahid Baltacı, İslam Medeniyeti Tarihi, İstanbul 2005. 2. 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
Self Study	14	1	14
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	6	2	12
Individual Study for Final Examination	5	3	15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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