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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | MS1706.10B2 | Mythology | Elective | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Short Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | The aim of this course based on mythology and culture; to gain a conceptual perspective on mythology as a discipline; to inform about the birth of mythology, its meaning and its effects on the history of civilization; The aim is to examine the reflections of mythology on art and advertising by discussing mythology in the context of its interaction with culture. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Öğr. Gör. Gökhan TAŞ | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Understands the importance of mythology. | | 2 | Knows how to use mythological themes and characters. | | 3 | It uses mythological data in scenario creation and character creation. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | Mythology, Birth, Meaning and Effects * Myth and Its Types * Classical Mythology and World Mythologies * Mythology, Art and Symbolism * Mythology, Culture and Ideology * Mythology and Advertisement | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | What is Mythology? The Birth, Meaning and Effects of Mythology Concept of mythology: Mythos, Logos and Ethos; Functions of Mythology, Effects of Mythology on the history of civilization | | | | 2 | What is Myth? Types of Myth Myth, Ritual, Legend, Epic, Folk tale, Tale, Fable; Types of myths: Ritual myths, Origin myths, Cult myths, Prestige myths, Escatalogia myths... | | | | 3 | Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythologies Mesopotamian civilizations and culture; Sumerian civilization, culture and mythology; Babylonian civilization, culture and mythology; The Epic of Gilgamesh; Egyptian civilization, culture and mythology... | | | | 4 | Introduction to Classical Mythology Antiquity, Hellenism, Greek civilization and culture, Roman civilization and culture, Greek and Roman mythologies... | | | | 5 | Classical Mythology: Greek and Roman Mythologies Greek mythology, Homer and Homer's Epics, Heseidos; Roman mythology, Virgil, Ovid... | | | | 6 | Middle Eastern mythologies Middle Eastern civilizations and culture; Jewish mythology and the Torah; Christian myths and the Bible; Armenian mythology; Iranian mythology. | | | | 7 | Midterm exam | | | | 8 | Anatolian mythology Anatolian civilization and culture; Hittite civilization, culture and mythology; The cult of the mother goddess; Anatolian legends... | | | | 9 | East Asian and Turkish mythologies East Asian civilization and culture: Chinese civilization, culture and mythology; Japanese civilization, culture and mythology; Turkish civilization, culture and mythology, Dede Korkut Stories... | | | | 10 | Mythology and Its Reflections on the Modern World Moles and the concept of 'Dynamic myth', Jung and the concept of 'Archetype', Symbolism, Modern myths... | | | | 11 | Mythology and Art Art, Icon, Iconography, The effects of mythology on Western art and analysis on works of art... | | | | 12 | What is Culture? Concept of culture, Relationship between culture and life, Analysis and sociology of culture, Oral and Written culture... | | | | 13 | Culture-Ideology Relationship Cultural theory, Ideology, Culture-ideology relationship.. | | | | 14 | Advertisement, Mythology and Culture Advertisement concept, Advertisement as a cultural indicator, Advertisement and mythology relation. | | | | 15 | final examination | | | | 16 | final examination | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | None | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Practice | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Self Study | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Homework | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | LO3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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