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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | 130300103107 | BYZANTINE HISTORY-I | Elective | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Level of Course Unit | First Cycle | Objectives of the Course | The objective of this course is to enable students to summarize the political history of the Byzantine Empire from the foundation of Istanbul to the reign of Constantine (1025-1028), to evaluate common / different aspects between the Western Roman Empire and the Byzantine State, which was founded as part of the Western Empire, to examine the role and impact of the Byzantine Empire in world history. | Name of Lecturer(s) | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gonca SUTAY | Learning Outcomes | 1 | The individuals who are major in their field and experienced are being grown as dependent on main principles of Republic of Turkey and convenient for the main aims of Turkish national education system. | 2 | They will achieve some behaviour such as being open-minded while doing scientific investigations, being suspicious and delaying decisions in the situation of having no complete proof, and they can maintain their studies with patience and care. | 3 | They will apply the modern methods writing and investigating history by being loyal to scientific ethical rules. | 4 | By learning other disciplines which can be an assist to science of history, they will benefit from the branches which will help them in their investigations and studies. | 5 | They will have the information of archive, library and documents. In addition, by evaluating these sources in decent way through its originality, they will present service and being of academic society. | 6 | To be able to summarize the political history of the Byzantine Empire from the foundation of Istanbul to the reign of Constantine (1025-1028) | 7 | To be able to evaluate common / different aspects between the Western Roman Empire and the Byzantine State, which was founded as part of the Western Empire | 8 | To be able to examine the role and impact of the Byzantine Empire in world history |
| Mode of Delivery | Daytime Class | Prerequisites and co-requisities | None | Recommended Optional Programme Components | None | Course Contents | Latin reign of the Byzantine Empire until its inception in the process of examining the relations with other states | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | Introduction to bibliography of the course | reading, explanation, discussion | | 2 | Foundation of Istanbul, concept of “empire” in the Byzantine State, relations between emperor-Orthodox church | reading, explanation, discussion | | 3 | From the reign of Arcadius (395-408) to the reign of Justin I (518-527) | reading, explanation, discussion | | 4 | The reign of Justin I (518-527) | reading, explanation, discussion | | 5 | From the reign of Justin II (565-578) to the reign of Phocas (602-610) | reading, explanation, discussion | | 6 | From the reign of Herakleios (610-641) to the reign of Justinian II (685-695) | reading, explanation, discussion | | 7 | From the reign of Leontios (695-698) to the reign of Theodosios III (715-717) | reading, explanation, discussion | | 8 | Midterm Exam. | | | 9 | The reign of Leon III (717-741) and iconoclasm | reading, explanation, discussion | | 10 | From the reign of Constantine V (741-775) to the reign of Constantine VI (780-797) | reading, explanation, discussion | | 11 | From the reign of Irene (797-802) to the reign of Michael I Rangabe (811-813) | reading, explanation, discussion | | 12 | From the reign of Leon V(813-820) to the reign of Michael III (842-867) | reading, explanation, discussion | | 13 | From the reign of Basil I (867-886) to the reign of Constantine VII (913-959) | reading, explanation, discussion | | 14 | I. Romanos Lakapenos (920-944) period II. Nikephoros Phokas (963-969) until the period. I. Ioanes Çimiskes (969-976) period VIII. Konstantinos (1025-1028) to the period. | reading, explanation, discussion | |
| Recommended or Required Reading | Ostrogorsky, Bizans Devleti Tarihi 2. Charles Diehl, Bizans İmparatorluğu Tarihi 3. Cyril Mango, Bizans Yeni Roma İmparatorluğu 4. Paul Lemerle, Bizans Tarihi | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
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 | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Attending Lectures | 13 | 2 | 26 | Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 9 | 9 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 14 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | LO1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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