COURSE SYLLABUS

ABBASIDS

1	Course Title:	ABBASIDS
2	Course Code:	ITS6106
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ADEM APAK
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	ademapak@uludag.edu.tr , 0224 243 10 66-60212, U.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The ability to obtain information on political and social structure during the Abbasid period, and give perspective on causes and consequences of events in this period to assess and allow the use of this knowledge in contemporary issues.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	The ability to understand the importance and place of the Abbasid period in the history of Islam.;
2	The ability to realize the historical conditions before the establishment of Abbasids.;
3	The ability to compare political, military and social practices of the Abbasid calips.;
4	The ability to analyze the emergence of new developments during the Abbasids.;
5	The ability to explain the reasons for the emergence of different views and madhaps during the Abbasids.;
6	The ability to make analogy between some of nowadays/today’s events and developments of the Abbasid period. ;
7	The ability to produce independent ideas about the applications the Abbasid period.;
8	The ability to recognize the classical and modern sources about the Abbasid period.;
9	The ability to critique the modern approaches about the Abbasid period by using the scientific methods.;
10	The ability to evaluate about the position and functions of the caliphate institution during the Abbasid period.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Background of the Abbasid revolution.
2	Establishment of the Abbasid State.
3	Institutionalization of the Abbasid State
4	Foreign policy during the establishment of the Abbasid State.
5	Periods of Caliphate Mehdi and Hadi.
6	Period of Caliphate Harun al-Rashid.
7	The liquidation of Bermeki family.
8	Arab-Persian struggle during the Abbasid period.
9	Period of Caliphate Memun.
10	Increase the effectiveness of the Turks in the administration of the Abbasid.
11	Samarrra period in the Abbasid.
12	The Period of Amir al-Umera in the Abbasid.
13	Relations with Sejuks-Abbasids.
14	Mongol invasion and the collapse of the Abbasids.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Adem Apak, Anahatlarıyla İslam Tarihi, IV, İstanbul 2011 Hüseyin Algül, İslam Tarihi, İstanbul 1986. Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük İslam Tarihi, İstanbul 1986.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High