Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 2nd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | RELIGIOUS TOURISM (MASTER) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | İBRAHİM YILMAZ (ibrh.yilmaz@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The main objective of this class is to examine the Pilgrimage Sites and temples, such as mosque, masjid, wall mosque, tomb, qunbad and dargah which situated among the most valuable tangible cultural heritage of the Islamic World (outside of Turkey), and increasingly protected by local governments or global organizations, in terms of architectural aesthetics, function and historical-social meaning. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Learning the basic terminology related to Islamic and Turkish architecture. |
PO-3 Apprehend the belief systems, historical development and process of human actions based on faith and religion within a global scale; appraise, analyze, examine these issues and generate solutions to problems with an unbiased, objective, scientific and ethical comprehension. PO-6 Understand and analyze the history and the importance of archaeological sites, buildings, sacred places, festivals, events and destinations representing various belief systems in Anatolia and throughout the world; and examine the cultural and social values of these places within the context of sustainability. PO-10 Evaluate issues related to the field with an interdisciplinary approach and a holistic view; through adopting ethical principles and also reflecting such principles to scientific attitudes and approaches with a respect to different beliefs. |
Examination Presentation Performance Project |
| LO-2 | Classifying types of buildings with pilgrimage, in terms of form and function. |
PO-6 Understand and analyze the history and the importance of archaeological sites, buildings, sacred places, festivals, events and destinations representing various belief systems in Anatolia and throughout the world; and examine the cultural and social values of these places within the context of sustainability. PO-7 Demonstrate and apply comprehensive knowledge of the history of religions in the development of religious and faith-based tourism and in improving contribution of stakeholders to social peace, intercultural communication, and tolerance in the tourism sector. PO-8 Understand, analyze, and question distinctive dynamics and delicacy of religious and faith-based tourism and functioning of tourism businesses with a holistic view using both micro and macro approaches; and make decisions related to problems encountered. |
Examination Presentation Performance Project |
| LO-3 | Understanding the importance of religious architecture in terms of faith tourism. |
PO-4 Follow, interpret and discuss the developments in religious and faith-based tourism and develop scientific solutions with interdisciplinary and holistic approach. PO-6 Understand and analyze the history and the importance of archaeological sites, buildings, sacred places, festivals, events and destinations representing various belief systems in Anatolia and throughout the world; and examine the cultural and social values of these places within the context of sustainability. PO-8 Understand, analyze, and question distinctive dynamics and delicacy of religious and faith-based tourism and functioning of tourism businesses with a holistic view using both micro and macro approaches; and make decisions related to problems encountered. |
Examination Presentation Performance Project |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Religious architecture | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction: Terminology related to Islamic arts and architecture. | Presentation, article |
| 2 | The construction of the ancient pilgrimage site, Ka'ba, and the circumambulation cult. | Presentation, article |
| 3 | Muslims and Ka'ba. | Presentation, article |
| 4 | The beginning of the Islamic temple architecture: Masjid al-Nabi. | Presentation, article |
| 5 | Qubbat Al-Sakhra and Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. | Presentation, article |
| 6 | Great Mosque of Cordoba: Muslims in the West. | Presentation, article |
| 7 | The first burial structures in the Muslim World: Form and function. | Presentation, article |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | The spread of burial structures in the 10.-13. century Islamic world, and the ancestral cult among the Turkic Tribes. | Presentation, article |
| 10 | Visiting places and shrines in the 14th -15th century Iran and Turkestan. | Presentation, article |
| 11 | Pilgrimage sites and temples in the 12th-15th century Indian Subcontinent. | Presentation, article |
| 12 | Mughals in the 16th-19th century Indian Subcontinent: Humayun's Mausoleum and Nizamuddin's Dargah | Presentation, article |
| 13 | Mughals in the 16th-19th century Indian Subcontinent: Fatehpur Sikri and Taj Mahal. | Presentation, article |
| 14 | General Review: Historical and cultural value of pilgrimage shrines in terms of faith tourism. | Presentation, article |
| 15 | Term Paper Presentations | Presentation, article |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | 1. Suut Kemal Yetkin, Islam Sanatı Tarihi, Ankara, 1954. | |
| 2 | 2. Christian W. Troll, Muslim Shrines in India: Their Character, History and Significance, Oxford University Press, 2004. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Lecturing, research topics and homework with the support of visual materials (pictures and videos). | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | 1 | 10 | |
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 3 | 50 | |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 16 | 48 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 0 | ||
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| c) Performance Project | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 0 | ||
| final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 180 | ||