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)
N/A
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 Have the necessary up-to-date knowledge and skills to meet the health-care needs of individuals, families and society with an individual and holistic approach in line with the nursing process.
2 Access scientific knowledge and use scientific knowledge in nursing care.
3 Perform nursing care using theoretical, evidence-based and applied knowledge.
4 Provide nursing care in line with developing technology and current health policies.
5 Perform nursing practices and research in accordance with legislation, professional values, standards, ethical principles and human rights.
6 Utilize critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills in the nursing care process.
7 Perform their duties through effective communication and collaboration with individuals, families, communities, health-care teams, and other disciplines.
8 Use English in written and oral communication, nursing processes and research.
9 Lead innovation and change by adopting a lifelong learning philosophy for personal and professional development.
10 Use information and information technologies effectively in their practices.

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