COURSE SYLLABUS

THE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION OF AL-ANDALUS

1	Course Title:	THE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION OF AL-ANDALUS
2	Course Code:	ITS6108
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:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ŞEVKET YILDIZ
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:	To recognize of Andalusian Culture and Civilization closely
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	The ability to comprehend demographic structure of Andalus society;
2	The ability to recognize the role of East for the emerging of Andalus Civilization;
3	The ability to understand ethnic and socio-cultural composition backround of Andalus Civilization;
4	The ability to recognize features of Andalusian architecture;
5	The ability to observe scientific activities in Al-Andalus;
6	The ability to analyze socio-cultural relations between Abbasid and Al-Andalus;
7	The ability to analyze Andalusian art and literature;
8	The ability to comprehend Jewish role in the Andalusian culture;
9	The ability to analyze Spanish effects in the Andalusian culture;
10	The ability to analyze influence of Andalus civilization to West;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The First Muslim Settlements in Iberia: Arabs, Berbers, Spaniolas
2	The First Reconstruction Activities after The Conquest
3	Travels to East at The Period of Emirate and First Science and Culture Exchange
4	The Shining of The Civilization of Al-Andalus at The Period of Caliphate
5	The Science and Culture Center of The Medieval Age: Qurtuba
6	The Demographic Structure of The Andalusian Community
7	Identity of Al-Andalus and The Experience of Coexistence
8	Socio-Cultural Life in Al-Andalus
9	The Scientific Mobility in Al-Andalus
10	The Effects of The Science and Culture of Al-Andalus to West
11	The Architecture of Al-Andalus
12	The Art of Al-Andalus
13	The Literature of Al-Andalus
14	The Music of Al-Andalus

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Özdemir, Mehmet, Endülüs Müslümanları II-III, Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara 1997. Philip K. Hitti, Siyasi ve Kültürel İslam Tarihi III, (çev. Salih Tuğ), Boğaziçi Yayınları, İstanbul 1980. Maria Rosa Menocal, Dünyanın İncisi Endülüs Modeli, (çev. İhsan Durdu), Etkileşim Yayınları, İstanbul 2006. Endülüs’ten İspanya’ya, Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları, Ankara 1996. İzzet Tanju, Endülüs’te Raks, Ötüken Neşriyat, İstanbul 2006.
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