TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gain ability to correlate, interprete past, present and future in design field 2) Gain ability to think in a context 3) Gain ability to think critically.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	Definition of culture, its components, theories concerning social and cultural change, culture-civilization relation are the main issues of this course.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The concept of culture 2nd Week Culture elements in Paleolithic period 3rd Week Culture elements in Neolithic period 4th Week Religion, Writing, Trade and Art 5th Week Culture elements in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and Anatolia 6th Week Trip to the museum of Anatolian Civilizations 7th Week Mid-term 8th Week Culture in the ancient world: faith, philosophy and art 9th Week Rome: Imperal Culture 10th Week Monotheistic religions, cultural changes and new formations:Judaism and Christianity 11th Week Anatolian culture of the Middle Ages: the Byzantine and Seljuk 12th Week Medieval Europe: religion and art 13th Week Student projects 14th Week Student projects
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	P. Burke, Kültür Tarihi, İstanbul, 2006 W. C. Mcneill, Dünya Tarihi, Ankara, 2006. S. Tanilli,Yüzyılların Gerçeği ve Mirası, I-III, İstanbul, 1993.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Other 1 60 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 151 Total Workload / 30 5,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No