| Course Objectives: |
This course aims to introduce the fundamental concepts, divine beings, heroic narratives, and symbolic representations of Turkish mythology, enabling students to understand mythological thought within its historical and cultural contexts and to evaluate this heritage in the fields of contemporary art, literature, and popular culture. |
| Course Content: |
The course covers the conceptual foundations of Turkish mythology, including divine beings, shamanism, nature and animal cults, heroic narratives, and mythic images of space and time. It concludes with the founding myths of Turkic tribes and the reflections of these narratives in art, literature, and popular culture. |
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:
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| Knowledge
(Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
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| Skills
(Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
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1) Illustrate and interpret nature and animal cults, zoomorphic images, and female figures.
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| Competences
(Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)
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1) Define the fundamental concepts, belief systems, and symbolic narratives of Turkish mythology.
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2) Explain divine beings such as Gök Tanrı, Umay, and Erlik, as well as rituals related to shamanism.
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3) Analyze heroic narratives (e.g., Oğuz Kağan, Alp Er Tunga, Manas) and conduct comparative evaluations.
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4) Interpret the founding myths of Turkic tribes (such as tamga, dream, and color) within the context of cultural identity.
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Materials Sharing * |
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Related Preparation |
Further Study |
| 1) |
Giriş ve Kavramsal Çerçeve |
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| 2) |
Türk Mitolojisinin Temel Özellikleri |
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İlahi Varlıkların Tasviri: Gök Tanrı, Umay ve Erlik |
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Şaman, Kam ve Mitik Yolculuk İmgeleri |
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Doğa Kültleri ve Peyzajın Mitik Anlamı |
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| 6) |
Türk İmgeleminde Zoomorfik Temsil |
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| 7) |
Kadın Figürleri ve Dişil Mitoloji |
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| 8) |
Midterm Exam |
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Ölüm, Ruh ve Öte Dünya Temsilleri |
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| 10) |
Kahramanlar I – Oğuz Kağan ve Görsel Motifleri |
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| 11) |
Heroes 2- Alp Er Tunga, Manas, and Others |
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Mythic Spaces and Images of Time |
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Totemic Myths among Turkic Tribes- Tamga, Dream, and Color |
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| 14) |
Reflections of Turkish Mythology in Art and Popular Culture |
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Programme Learning Outcomes |
Contribution Level (from 1 to 5) |
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Recognize and follow the authorities in the field of art and design. |
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Basic principles of communication, design and graphic design. |
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Be aware of the necessity of lifelong learning. |
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This course, evaluate artistic, cultural, aesthetic developments and influences over historical and contemporary art and design products |
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Recognize design, application and printing stages. |
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Makes drawing / painting by hand, Photographing, Visual / graphic design (design of advertising and promotional products, packaging design, portfolio design, etc.). To be able to use typography effectively as a visual communication tool, to use current graphics software in computer environment,
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Apply basic design operations. |
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Has the aesthetic point of view to produce graphic design product. |
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Makes educational graphic designs. |
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Using Turkish and vocational foreign language to communicate on the basis of oral and written narration on international platforms |
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Has the knowledge to be able to use computer programs adequately in graphic design. |
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Follows up-to-date and technological developments in the national and international frameworks related to Graphic Design, interprets and applies psychological, sociological, ethical and economic responsibilities and obligations of the profession.
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Develops individual and group professional strategies and plans for all processes (design-print-presentation) in the context of professional performance and relationships.
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| WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES |
| Teaching & Learning Activities |
# of Activities per semester |
Duration (hour) |
Total Workload |
| Course |
14 |
42 |
588 |
| Laboratory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Application |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Field Work |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Presentations / Seminar |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Project |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Homework Assignments |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities |
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599 |
| WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES |
| Assesment & Evaluation Activities |
# of Activities per semester |
Duration (hour) |
Total Workload |
| Quizzes |
1 |
5 |
5 |
| Midterms |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| Semester Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities |
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21 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities) |
620 |
| ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h) |
6 |