GASTRONOMY AND CULINARY ARTS (TURKISH, NONTHESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GMS5007 Gastronomy and Cultural History Fall 3 0 3 8
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : KEREM İLASLAN
Course Objectives: The aim of the course is to explain the relationship between food history and culture, to reveal how cultures affect eating and drinking behaviors and how they change today.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. To be able to connect the concepts of culture and gastronomy
2. To be able to explain the historical development of food culture
3. To be able to explain the effect of culture on eating and drinking behaviors
4. To be able to understand the change in food culture and make predictions about its future.

Course Content

One of the most important reasons for the development of culture from the first humans to modern times is the efforts of human beings to access food to sustain their lives. In this process, people had to struggle with the conditions of nature while observing nature. They produced various tools and tools such as fire, bowls and pottery to produce food. In this course, students will be able to create perspectives for the future by understanding this culture formed in the past. Gastronomy-culture concepts will be examined in a historical process and relationships will be established with today's practices.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course Development of food culture
2) Nutrition in early humans
3) Anatolian culinary culture
4) Mesopotamian culinary culture
5) Ancient Greek-Roman culinary culture
6) Ancient Egypt-Far East culinary culture
7) Medieval and Renaissance culinary culture
8) Talk about articles
9) Development of Modern Age cuisine
10) The impact of the Industrial Revolution on culinary culture
11) New trends in gastronomy
12) Final Projects Presentations
13) Final Projects Presentations
14) new year holiday

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: 1. Gastronomi Tarihi, Hakan Yılmaz, A. Dündar Arıkan, T.C. Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını, Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayını
2. Gastronomi ve Yiyecek Tarihi, Atilla Akbaba, Neslihan Serçeoğlu, Detay Yayınları
3. Ders notları (“It’s Learning” sitesine dönem içerisinde yüklenecektir.)

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 5 % 30
Project 1 % 20
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 70
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 6 84
Project 1 60 60
Homework Assignments 5 3 15
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 205

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution