Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
TRH316.1B	History of Seljuk Institutions and Civilization	Elective	3	6	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to give information about the organization and civilization of the Seljuk States.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yasemin AKTAŞ

Learning Outcomes

1	The knowledge of the emergence of the Seljuk civilization and the structure of the state.
2	The course of the military structuring learns the military organization in the Seljuks.
3	Learns and evaluates the subject of social institutions in Turkish-Islamic civilization.
4	Seljuk period, religion, sect, understand the subject of sect.
5	Learns the economic life of the Seljuk states.
6	Have information about developments in science, culture and language-literature.

Mode of Delivery

Second Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Great Seljuk Empire in Turkey and the organization of the government to the State Seljuk, government affairs and sofas, palace structuring, the administration of the state, the functioning of the administration of justice, the military organization, people and land management in the Seljuks, economic activities and initiatives in the economic field of the Seljuk sultans, dominate the Seljuk state religious understanding and sects, social foundations, foundations, madrasahs, caravanserais and hospitals, language-literature, science life and scientists in cultural activities, works given in this field, architectural activities and, finally, the works of the Seljuks in fine arts.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Definition of state in Seljuks, state administration and regime signs
2	Seljuk palaces, palace organization and officials in the palace
3	Government Affairs, Officials and Divan
4	States and state administration in Seljuk States
5	Justice organization in the Seljuk State
6	Military organization in Seljuks
7	The situation of the people and land administration in Seljuks
8	Midterm Exam
9	Economic life in Seljuks, attempts of sultans and money procedures
10	Religious life and religious orders in Seljuk states
11	Social institutions and foundations
12	Madrasahs and hospitals in Seljuk states
13	Seljuk caravanserais and their functioning
14	Science life, language and literature in Seljuks
15	Architectural activities and fine arts in Seljuk states
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Yaşar Bedirhan-Zeki Atçeken, Selçuklu Müesseseleri ve Medeniyeti Tarihi, Eğitim Yayınevi, Konya 2016. Osman Turan, Selçuklular Tarihi ve Türk-İslam Medeniyeti, Ötüken Neşriyat, 2020. İbrahim Kafesoğlu, Selçuklu Tarihi, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, İstanbul 1972. Kenan Çetin, Selçuklu Medeniyeti Tarihi, Yitik Hazine Yayınları, 2014.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Self Study	14	4	56
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	15	15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9
LO1	2	4	4	2	5	4	3	1	3
LO2	4	4	2	1	5	4	3	1	3
LO3	2	1	5	5	4	3	2	1	3
LO4	1	5	5	2	3	4	4	3	2
LO5	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4
LO6	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High