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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
ACL2008 Mythology Spring
Fall
3 0 3 6
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 ELİF BAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: Classical Mythology is a survey of ancient Greek and Roman stories about heroes, gods and the universe and illustrates the influence of these myths on the art, literature and culture of the modern world.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

1- interpret myths and some of the ways they function in societies and cultures;
2- interpret mythic metaphors symbols, and analogies;
3- compare and contrast significant characters, events, symbols, and actions in one story with similar events in another story;
4- describe and discuss the cultures that produced the myths.

Course Content

This course will introduce students to mythologies that have had the greatest impact on the
Western tradition.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Mythology Documentary – Ancient Greece
2) The Gods: The twelve Olympians
3) The Two Great Gods of Earth Demeter and Dionysus Creation myths Reading
4) Earliest Heroes Flower Myths Eight brief tales of lovers Reading
5) Quest of the Golden Fleece Screening: Jason and the Argonauts Reading
6) Four Great Adventures The Great Heroes before the Trojan War Reading
7) Screening: Hercules
8) Review.
9) Iliad
10) Iliad continued... Reading.
11) İliad continued...
12) The Adventures of Odysseus
13) Screening: The Odyssey
14) The Great Families of Mythology: Oedipus, Atreus.
15) Final.
16) Final.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Edith Hamilton - Mythology
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 16 % 10
Quizzes 3 % 15
Presentation 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 35
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 65
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 35
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 16 48
Study Hours Out of Class 5 20
Presentations / Seminar 1 15
Quizzes 3 18
Midterms 1 20
Final 1 25
Total Workload 146

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) Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2) Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3) Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4) Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5) Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6) Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7) Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8) Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9) Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10) Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11) Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12) Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
13) Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14) Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.