SOC4091 Readings in SociologyBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
SOC4091 Readings in Sociology Spring 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYŞEGÜL AKDEMİR
Recommended Optional Program Components: "."
Course Objectives: This course will provide students will a strong historical foundation that will help them understand current debates taking place within Europe today (especially regarding the place of Religion in society, the meaning of Secularism, Modernity, and Individualism), as well as their own position in Turkey in relation to Europe and these debates.
Students are also expected to further develop their critical reading skills through the close analysis of both primary historical sources and secondary texts.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students that succeed in this course will be able to:

1) Identify the key events and actors of European History from the Roman Empire until the French Revolution
2) Compare and constrast historical periods and places
3) Analyze conflicting primary sources
4) Develop better academic reading skills
5)Develop better academic writing skills
6) Assess the special place of Turkey in Europe and the world, from a historical point of view

Course Content

This course offers a historical overview of European thought, politics and culture from the early Middle Ages until the French Revolution (not included). We will begin with the emergence of medieval civilization in the seventh century, analyze Church power and religious conflicts, the Renaissance, as well as European encounters with faraway lands and people during early colonization efforts. We will explore the advent of the scientific revolution and the enlightenment, and analyze the critiques of political absolutism that led to the birth of modern democratic thought. Debates on the nature of the individual, society, religious beliefs, and scientific progress will be examined. This first part of the course will end with an extensive discussion of the social, cultural, economic and political state of European society just before the advent of the French Revolution. Students will understand the roots of debates on religion and secularism in Europe, as well as the emergence of Modern thought and Scientific enquiry.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course and assignments
2) Opening discussion of Early Christianity chapter 6 The Roman Empire
3) Role of Germanic People, Development of the Christian Church, Byzantine Empire, Rise of Islam. Chapter 7 The Passing of the Roman World and the Emergence of Medieval Civilization
4) Carolingians, Lords and Vassals, Byzantine civilization, Slavic people. Chapter 8 European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages 750-1000
5) Land and People in the Middle Ages (Peasantry and the rise of Trade cities). Intellectual and Artistic world (Universities, Architecture, Literature) ch.9 The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages
6) Rise of European Kingdoms, Recovery and Reform of Catholic Church, Crusades. ch.10 The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.
7) Black Death and Social Crisis, Hundred Year's War, Culture and Society in an age of adversity. ch.11 The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.
8) The Italian Renaissance, the New Statecraft, Renaissance in the rest of Europe. ch.12 Recovery and Rebirth: The Renaissance
9) MIDTERM
10) The Reformation in Germany and Spread to the rest of Europe. ch.13 Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century Submission of first homework assignment
11) The Portuguese and Spanish Empires, development of World Trade, European Expansion. ch.14 Europe and the World: New Encounters 1500-1800.
12) Social crises, Absolutism in Western and Eastern Europe, Flourishing European Culture. ch.15 State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeen Century
13) Revolution in Astronomy, Medicine. Spread of Rationalism and Scientific Knowledge. ch.16 The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science
14) The Enlightenment, Philosophers and their Ideas, Impact on Culture, Religion, Criminology, etc. Economic expansion and social changes. Absolutism revisited. The new social order of the 18th century. ch.17 Eighteenth Century: The Age of Enlightenment ch.18 Eighteenth Century 2: European States, International Wars and Social Change

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Jackson J. Spielvogel: Western Civilization 7e: A Brief History, International Edition, 68pp (Wadworth), 2011
References: Weekly readings will be provided

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 20
Midterms 2 % 40
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 5 70
Midterms 2 4 8
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Setting up various spaces in national and international contexts, carrying out designs, planning and applications that could satisfy various user groups and respond various requirements in the field of Interior Architecture,
2) Analyzing the information gathered from the framework of actual physical, social and economical constraints and user requirements, and synthesizing these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions,
3) Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts,
4) Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires,
5) Reporting, presenting and transferring the design, practice and research studies to the specialists or laymen by using visual, textual or oral communication methods, efficiently and accurately,
6) Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture,
7) Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature,
8) Being aware of national and international values, following developments and being equipped about ethical and aesthetical subjects in the fields of interior architecture, design and art,
9) Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture,