World Music Cultures (ART226) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
World Music Cultures ART226 Fall and Spring 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To introduce the diversity of music cultures in the world on the principles of ethnomusicology. To explain local music in connection with the technological levels, economic conditions, cultural values and traditions of societies and the interaction in the formation process of local music.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Awareness of the interaction between music and local culture, to analyze the relationship of music with social, economic, technological and political facts, to learn the subjectivity of music types in different geographies, to know music types on geographical basis, to recognize musical instruments of different cultures, to be outside the framework of market music.
Course Content The characteristics of music in the major regions of the world and its handling in the context of geographical, cultural, religious, social, economic and political factors.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Music and Human, Music and Technology, the Function of Music in Society, the Positioning of World Music Cultures in Response to Western Music's Claim of 'Universality'
2 General Terms of Ethnomusicology and Its Principles, Organology
3 Music Culture in China
4 Japanese and Korean Music Cultures
5 Thai and Indian Music Cultures
6 Music culture of Turkish peoples (Central Asia, Siberia, Caucasus, Balkan, Iran, Iraq and Anatolia)
7 Midterm
8 Arabian and Jewish Music Cultures
9 Music Cultures of the Slavic Peoples (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia, Poland, Czechia)
10 Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Music Cultures
11 Music Cultures of Oceania (Australian and New Zealand indigenous peoples)
12 Sub-Saharan African Music Cultures
13 Western European and Balkan (Germany, UK, Italy, France, Hungary, Greece) Music Cultures
14 North American (Native American, Afro-American and American Folk) Music Cultures
15 General Evaluation of All Topics
16 Final Assessment

Sources

Other Sources 1. Haviland, A. W. (ed.). (2008). Kültürel Antropoloji. İstanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları.
2. Hood, M (ed.). (1980). Musics of Many Cultures. Berkeley: University of California Press.
3. Kaplan, A. (2005). Kültürel Müzikoloji. İstanbul: Bağlam Yayıncılık.
4. McLean, M. (2006) Pioneers of Ethnomusicology. Florida: Llumina Press.
5. Myers, H. (ed.). (1993). Ethnomusicology, Historical and Regional Studies. London: MacMillan Press.
6. Myers, H. (ed.). (1992). Ethnomusicology. London: MacMillan Press.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 5
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 15
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 19 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Having the conceptual and applied knowledge about the basic functions of the business and gaining the ability to use the knowledge
2 To be able to diagnose the problems related to the field of business, to use scientific approaches effectively in the solution of problems and decision-making processes.
3 To be able to reveal and analyze the environmental, social, global effects and legal consequences of the applications related to the basic functions of the business.
4 To be able to analyze information and reports that concern businesses at the national, regional and global level, to set strategic goals according to the results obtained
5 Gain the ability to use, report and interpret Business Information Systems and sub-modules required by business management
6 Planning necessary activities such as starting a new business with innovative and creative thinking and taking risks for the sustainability of the business, finding resources, making market analysis, preparing a business plan, and using the learned information in this direction.
7 Being aware of the fact that the research and learning process continues throughout life, to be able to follow the scientific and technological developments related to the business, to support oneself and the organization in innovation and continuous development.
8 To have the necessary leadership and managerial skills to achieve business objectives effectively and efficiently.
9 To be able to conduct scientific research in the field of business and report the results of the research to be used in managerial decision-making processes.
10 To be able to transfer information about the field of business using effective verbal, written and visual communication methods in the language of learning and professional English
11 To be aware of professional ethics, environmental awareness, sustainability, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values
12 Working effectively with different disciplines or multicultural teams, taking responsibility, making risk analysis, adapting to change, critical thinking and using initiative in problem solving
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ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 4 4 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 8 16
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 100