COURSE SYLLABUS

EPIGRAPHY

1	Course Title:	EPIGRAPHY
2	Course Code:	İLA2264
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	8
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. MEFAIL HIZLI
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Mefail HIZLI 05378326355 mefailhizli@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To get the ability to read, understand and evaluate epigraphic materials of Islamic civilization such as inscription, tombstone and sheet etc.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	It will contribute to the formation of historical awareness.

Learning Outcomes:

1	The ability to understand the difference between the written or carved writings on material and inscriptions in other areas. ;;
2	The ability to evaluate how the art of determining the date reflected on inscriptions. ;;
3	The ability to analyze the subject of date in the inscriptions by grasping the numerological account (Ebced).;;
4	The ability to understand the writing styles in inscriptions and differences between them.;
5	The ability to comprehend non-text elements in the epigraphic texts.;;
6	The ability to develop reading and writing the inscriptions (mosque).;;
7	The ability to develop reading and writing the inscriptions (shrine).;;
8	The ability to develop reading and writing the inscriptions (tombstones).;
9	The ability to develop reading and writing the inscriptions (fountains).;;
10	The ability to develop reading and writing the inscriptions (seals).;;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The concept of epigraphy and its relations to the other close fields.
2	The importance of epigraphy in the local history research.
3	The reading methods of epigraphic texts.
4	Non-text elements in the epigraphic texts.
5	The numerological account (ebced) and its importance in the epigraphic texts.
6	Calligraphy examples of Ottoman period.
7	Calligraphy examples of the republican period.
8	Inscriptions in Ottoman mosques.
9	Inscriptions in Ottoman tombs.
10	Epitaphs (I)
11	Epitaphs (II)
12	The fountain inscriptions.
13	Seals in the books.
14	The seals of qadi.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Mefail Hızlı, Epigrafi Ders Notları, Bursa 2006. 2.Ahmet Uğur, Epigrafi ve Paleografi, Ankara 1993 3.Cahid Baltacı, İslam Paleografyası, İstanbul 1989. 4.Muhiddin Serin, Hat Sanatımız, İstanbul 1982.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Classical exam
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