1	Course Title:	HISTORY OF EPIDEMIC DISEASES
2	Course Code:	TTE6032
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
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. ZEYNEP DÖRTOK ABACI
16	Course Lecturers:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zeynep Akan Yetişir
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. Zeynep DÖRTOK ABACI E-posta dortok@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 2941863 Adres: Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059 Bursa
18	Website:	http://tarih.uludag.edu.tr/
19	Objective of the Course:	Its goal is to provide light on the political, socioeconomic, demographic, and psychological consequences of epidemics such as plague, malaria, cholera, smallpox, syphilis, and influenza on human societies throughout history.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The way epidemics are understood, treatment approaches, and precautions taken in various cultures will be assessed.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To be informed about significant pandemics throughout history.; 2 To comprehend the multifaceted effects of epidemics on societies.; 3 TTo associate the explanation of the causes of epidemics with the history of mentality.; 4 To explain the phases of epidemic emergence, fluctuation, and extinction.; 5 To understand the history of public health policies for controlling and preventing epidemics.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Explanation of concepts such as endemic, epidemic, and pandemic related to the grading of epidemic diseases.
2	Evaluation of the literature on the history of epidemics
3	The plague and how it spreads
4	Major plague outbreaks in history
5	Traditional civilizations' explanations for epidemics: the plague as an example
6	Social impacts of the black death
7	Malaria and cholera epidemics in history
8	Smallpox and colonialism
9	The use of epidemics as biological weapons in history
10	Traditional treatment approaches to epidemics
11	Pandemics in the modern world: Spanish flu
12	Epidemics in the modern world: Syphilis
13	Early public health practices
14	Overall assessment

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	NIKIFORUK, Andrew, Mahşerin Dördüncü Atlısı, Salgın ve Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar Tarihi, 5. Baskı, Çev Selahattin Erkanlı, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2013. CRAWFORD, Dorothy H., Ölümcül Yakınlıklar, Mikroplar Tarihimizi Nasıl Şekillendirdi?, Çev Gürol Koca, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2019. VARLIK, Nükhet, Akdeniz Dünyası’nda ve Osmanlılarda Veba 1347- 1600, Çev Hazal Yayın, İstanbul: Kitap Yayınevi, 2017. WHEELIS, Mark, “Biological Warfare at the 1346 Siege of Caffa”, Historical Review, 8/9, 2002, s. 971-975.
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	Final exam at the end of the semester.
Information	In addition to the exams, the student's in-class activities are also taken into consideration.

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	5	70
Homeworks, Performances	0	10	10
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	12	12
Total WorkLoad			120
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 LO1 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 LO5 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High