COURSE SYLLABUS

MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN HISTORY

1	Course Title:	MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN HISTORY
2	Course Code:	TRH2055
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
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:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi KAMİL DOĞANCI
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kamil Doğancı e-mail: kamil@uludag.edu.tr Tel: (224) 2941864 Adres: Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü, E Blok, Oda No: 36 16059 - Görükle Yerleşkesi
18	Website:	http://tarih.uludag.edu.tr/
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to introduce the history of Europe to the students from the breakup of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance. Among the topics to be covered in the course will be: the end of the ancient world; the Rise of Christianity; the era of migrations; the Carolingian Empire, the Vikings, Feudalism, Papacy and the Crusades.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Be able to examine the historical events in an objective viewpoint.;
2	Be able to use basic sources of Medieval history.;
3	Define the basic concepts of everyday life in the Middle Ages.;
4	Identify the major concepts of medieval European history.;
5	Interpret the social and political origins of European feudalism by examples.;
6	To explain by examples how religion impacts the social, political and economic life of the communities.;
7	Comprehend the social, political and economic reasons of the Reformation.;
8	Be able to identify the geographical boundaries of the Medieval Europe. ;
9	To comprehend the developments in educational and cultural life of medieval Europe.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction: The Decline of the Western Roman Empire
2	Ostrogoths in Italy, Franks in Gallia, Celts in Europe
3	Europe from Carolings to the Merovings
4	Northern Europe and Christianity
5	Muslims and Europe (VIII-XV. century)
6	Feudalism I: The Political Foundations
7	Feudalism II: Social Structure
8	Feudalism II: Social Structure
9	Papacy
10	England-France: Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)
11	Education and culture in Medieval Europe
12	In medieval Europe, art, science, economics, trade, transport
13	Everyday life
14	Overall Assessment and Discussion

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	J. Le Goff, “Ortaçağ’da Batı Avrupa”, (çev. N. Uluç), Doğu Batı 33 (2005), s. 39-68. M. Bloch, Feodal Toplum, çev. M. Ali Kılıçbay, Ankara, 1998. J. Le Goff, Avrupa’nın Doğuşu, Literatür yayınları, İstanbul, 2008. J. Huizinga, Ortaçağın Günbatımı, Ankara, 1997. H. Pirenne, Ortaçağ Avrupasının Ekonomik ve Sosyal Tarihi, çev. U. Kocabaşoğlu, İstanbul, 1983.
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
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