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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 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) List the relations between concepts and institutions related to various legal disciplines and this concepts and institutions.
2) Have the knowledge of legal methodology and methods of comment.
3) Comment the modern legal gains with the historical knowledge.
4) Have the knowledge of philosophical currents of thought which are the bases of legal rules.
5) Have the knowledge of legal regulations, judicial decisions and the scientific evaluations related to them.
6) Resolve the juridical disagreements in light of legal acts, juridical decisions and doctrine.
7) Use at least one foreign language as scientific language.
8) Have the knowledge of the political and juridical foundation of the state.
9) Have the knowledge of the historical development of the rights of individuals and societies and of the basic documents which are accepted throughout this development.
10) Have the ability to resolve the disagreements which can violate the social order in national or international level.
11) Have the ability to prevent the juridical disagreements between individuals.
12) Have the knowledge of international and comparative law systems.
13) Have the knowledge of the construction and the conduct of the national and international commercial relations.
14) Use Turkish in an efficient way both verbal and written.
15) Have the professional and ethical responsibility.
16) Have the knowledge on the European Union’s legislation and institutions.
17) Have the knowledge on juridical regulations and applications related to economical and financial mechanisms.
18) Have the knowledge of the operation of the national and the international judicial bodies.