Information Package / Course Catalogue
Historiography II
Course Code: ARKE542
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Studies on Historiography.

Course Content

The course’s aim is to analyse the books and their methods of the ancient historians as well as the modern scientific historiography.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Arzu ÖZVER
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the history of history.
2.Learning to interpret the past.
3.Comparison of Ancient and Modern History.
4.The use of historiography in archeology.
5.Definition of archeology.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İlhan Tekeli, Tarihyazımı Üzerine Düşünmek, Dost Kitabevi 1998.
2.Doğan Kuban, Çağlar Boyunca Türkiye Sanatının Anahatları, YKY 2017.
3.Ernst Breisach, Tarihyazımı, çev. Hülya Kocaoluk, YKY 2012.
4.Paul Veyne, Tarih Nasıl Yazılır?, çev. Nihan Özyıldırım, Metis 2013.
5.Wilhelm von Humboldt, “On the Historian’s Task”, History and Theory, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1967), 57-71.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course description: Scope, importance, subjects and resources.
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Importance of Theory in Historiography.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Importance of Theory in Historiography.
Week 4 - Theoretical
History and Causality.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Time and Space.
Week 6 - Theoretical
History of Space.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Relationship between History and Language.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Importance of Theory in Archeology.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Archeology as the Sub-branch of Anthropology.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Archeology as the Sub-branch of Anthropology.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Turkey and Turkish Art Concepts Art.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Turkey and Turkish Art Concepts Art.
Week 14 - Theoretical
History of Art History Perspective.
Week 15 - Theoretical
History of Art History Perspective.
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 17 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment50525
Individual Work140342
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-3
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PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026