Information Package / Course Catalogue
Culture and Identity
Course Code: TTS112
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

With this course; It is aimed to contribute to the understanding of the relationship between identity and culture and the determinism of time.

Course Content

The basic theoretical approaches to the concept of culture and cultural indicators, artifacts, events and individuals which have an important place in the history of culture and civilization constitute the content of this course

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Aytekin KALKAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Interpreting the basic concepts and approaches related to intercultural communication.
2.To discuss the general development of human history.
3.To provide a general background on the history of world civilization
4.To understand the dynamics of modern society
5. Understanding the relationship between culture and identity
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Şenel, A. (2001) İlkel Topluluktan Uygar Topluma, Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları, Ankara.
2.Özbudun, S. (2010) Antropoloji Gözüyle Sınıf, Kültür, Kimlik, Ütopya, Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Relation of culture with human, nature, language, communication, civilization, society and production concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Primitive communities and the emergence of culture in prehistoric times
Week 3 - Theoretical
Transition to civilized society and the first civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolian Civilizations
Week 4 - Theoretical
Sources of Western culture
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sources of Eastern culture
Week 6 - Theoretical
Medieval European culture, Renaissance, Reform, Liberation movements in Europe
Week 7 - Theoretical
New world, Industrial revolution, French Revolution, Nationalism, social emancipation
Week 8 - Theoretical
General Review/ Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Modernization, urban culture, change in social structure,
Week 10 - Theoretical
Concepts of identity, class and culture
Week 11 - Theoretical
Globalization, interculturalism, massification, global-local cultures, mass culture
Week 12 - Theoretical
Conflict or compromise areas of identity and cultural values
Week 13 - Theoretical
Identity and history; Historical background of current problems
Week 14 - Theoretical
Multinationalism, identity and multiculturalism in contemporary societies
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)55
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes