Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Ümit Kubilay CAN
Lecturer Bahanur AKBULUT AYTAÇ

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) To learn method and technics of cultural musicology.
2) To analyse music in culture.
3) To make ethnomusicological research.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Learning Outcomes
	1	High	High	High	Low	Low	Low	High
	2	High	High	High	Low	Low	Low	High
	3	High	High	High	Low	Low	Low	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

History of Western Music Cultural Musicology (Ethnomusicology)

Course Contents

This course is an introductory study of definition, scope and methods of ethnomusicology, the study of music in or as culture, that focuses on music and musical practice in Turkish cultures.

Weekly Schedule

1) The Universal Language
2) Apples and Oranges
3) Measuring similarity and difference
4) The basic unit of all human behavior and civilization
5) We never heard a bad tune
6) Culture and economy
7) Culture and economy
8) Exam
9) music culture
10) music culture
11) Music, culture and experience
12) Pentatonic melodies of Anatolia
13) Knowing fieldwork
14) New orientations in Ethnomusicology
15) Presentations of homeworks
16) Final Exam

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

40%

		Number	Percentage
Semester Studies	Midterm Examination	1	70%
Semester Studies	Quiz	1	30%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Cultural Musicology (ethnomusicology)	MZK220	Elective	Bachelor's degree	2	Spring	3