Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SBZ1062020337SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONCompulsory123
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to explain to the aimed students the forms of organization of human communities, their characteristics of livelihoods, their interactions with each other, and the cultural heritage they have left, from the emergence of the first civilizations to the present day.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Erhan YAYLAK
Learning Outcomes
1Definition, scope, areas of work, method of social anthropology; relate to everyday life
2The emergence of early humans and modern humans; the evolution of human livelihoods, kinship systems and social organization
3Gender; religion, language, individual and culture
4The birth of civilization, the common and distinctive features of the first civilizations
5Learn the basic features of Anatolian civilizations
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Week Subject 1 Definition, scope, areas of work, method of social anthropology; relationship with everyday life 2 The emergence of the first human and modern man; 3 The evolution of human livelihoods; 4 Kinship systems and social organization; 5 The emergence of political organizations; 6 Social stratification, gender; 7 Basic works of anthropology such as religion, language, individual and culture; 8 Ara Sınav 9 The birth of civilization 10 Common and distinctive features of the first civilizations (ancient Greek, Chinese, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations) 11 Developments in agriculture, mathematics, language and state administration; 12 Interaction between civilizations, basic characteristics of Anatolian civilizations 13 Material civilization and concrete cultural heritage elements that Anatolian civilizations left in Anatolia. 14 Material civilization and concrete cultural heritage elements that Anatolian civilizations left in Anatolia. 15 Semester final exam
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition, scope, areas of work, method of social anthropology; relationship with everyday life
2The emergence of the first human and modern man;
3The evolution of human livelihoods;
4Kinship systems and social organization;
5The emergence of political organizations;
6Social stratification, gender;
7Basic works of anthropology such as religion, language, individual and culture;
8Semester exam
9The birth of civilization
10Common and distinctive features of the first civilizations (ancient Greek, Chinese, Indian, Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations)
11Developments in agriculture, mathematics, language and state administration;
12Interaction between civilizations, basic characteristics of Anatolian civilizations
13Material civilization and concrete cultural heritage elements that Anatolian civilizations left in Anatolia.
14Material civilization and concrete cultural heritage elements that Anatolian civilizations left in Anatolia.
15Semester final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Güvenç, B. (1991) Insan ve Kültür. Remzi Kitabevi: Istanbul Wells, C. (1984) Sosyal Antropoloji Açısından Insan ve Dünyası. Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi Kottak, C. P.( 2001) Antropoloji: Insan Çeşitliliğine Bir Bakış. Ütopya Yayınları: Ankara
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination199
Final Examination199
Criticising Paper6636
Individual Study for Final Examination6636
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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