TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Ayşe Duvarcı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn written and oral sources of Turkish cultural history. 2) Analyze social practices based on traditions, customs and beliefs. 3) Recognize relations among world cultures and mythologies, and carry out comparative studies. 4) Determine cultural change and alienation.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	This course focuses on major social norms, phases of daily life and behaviors, related customs and beliefs. Research methods and previous studies in this area will also be explored.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Origins of culture 2nd Week Traditions and folk beliefs 3rd Week Functions of traditions, customs and folk beliefs 4th Week Traditions, customs and folk beliefs of birth 5th Week Traditions, customs and folk beliefs of birth 6th Week Traditions, customs and folk beliefs of marriage 7th Week Traditions, customs and folk beliefs of marriage 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Traditions, customs and folk beliefs of death 10th Week Traditions, customs and folk beliefs of death 11th Week Traditions, customs and folk beliefs related to animals 12th Week Traditions, customs and folk beliefs related to animals 13th Week Traditions, customs and folk beliefs related to mountains and water 14th Week Traditions, customs and folk beliefs related to fire and heart
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Boratav, Pertev Naili. 100 Soruda Türk Folkloru. Ankara: Bilgesu Yayıncılık, 2013. Ergun, Pervin. "Bebekleri Dünyaya Leyleklerin Getirdiğine Dair İnancın Türk Mitolojisindeki Kökleri Üzerine." Milli Folklor 89 (2011): 133-146. Ergun, Pervin. "Türk Kültüründe Kavaktan İnen Gelin Motifi". Balıkesir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 24 (2010): 275-290. İnan, Abdülkadir. Makaleler ve İncelemeler. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1991. Ögel, Bahaddin. Türk Mitolojisi I-II. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1989. Örnek, Sedat Veyis. Geleneksel Kültürümüzde Çocuk. Ankara: Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, 1979. Örnek, Sedat Veyis. Türk Halkbilimi. Ankara: Bilgesu Yayınları, 2014.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 2 15 Presentation of Article 1 5 Presentation of Case Study 1 10 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1,5 1,5 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 12 3 36 Preparation for Final exam 1 28 28 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 18 18 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,5 1,5 Homework 2 20 40 Review article writing 1 18 18 Research 1 10 10 Literature review 12 1,5 18 Article Presentation 3 9 27 Case Study Presentation 1 25 25 Article 12 2 24 Weekly Articles and Resource Research 12 2 24 Total Workload 313 Total Workload / 30 10,43 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No