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م.د ميثم علي نافع

Course description

This course description provides a summary of the most important characteristics of the course and the learning outcomes that the student is expected to achieve, demonstrating whether he or she has made the most of the learning opportunities available. It must be linked to the program description.

MD Maytham Ali Nafi

1. Educational institution, College of Arts/University of Imam Jaafar al-Sadiq (peace be upon him)

2. Scientific Department/Center, History Department

3. Course name/code Sassanian and Byzantine History 215H SB

4. Attendance forms available are mandatory

5. Semester/Year Annual

6. Number of study hours (total) 90

7. The date this description was prepared: 9/17/2022

8. Course objectives

Developing academic education at the university and college in accordance with quality standards in higher education, which enables universities to produce outputs that are able to be produced in the labor market.

The students of the second stage learned about an important era in the history of the ancient world, which is Sassanian and Byzantine history.

Identifying the cultural achievements of Persia (Iran) in the fields of politics, such as knowing the government systems of that country and its religious beliefs.

10. Course outcomes and teaching, learning and evaluation methods

A- Cognitive objectives

A1- Introducing the student to ancient policies in the Sassanian and Byzantine states.

A2- Drawing maps showing the cultural locations of the borders of the two countries.

A3- Preparing the student for an advanced academic level through scientific research and reports.

A4- Students absorb as much of the prescribed curriculum as possible.

A5- Preparing the student psychologically and intellectually to accept the academic material.

A6- Knowledge and understanding.

B - The skills objectives of the course.

B1 - The student realizes the extent of similarities and differences between the two countries.

B2 - The student realizes the importance of political and military relations in the development and expansion of countries.

B3 - Using oral questions to clarify the subject’s vocabulary and to familiarize the student with the concepts and terminology related to the subject.

B4- Acquire the greatest amount of knowledge about the subject.

      Teaching and learning methods

Giving lectures, assigning the student to prepare research papers, and participating in lectures and discussions.

      Evaluation methods

Attendance and participation, completion of reports and research papers, midterm exam, final exam.

C- Emotional and value goals

C1- Testing the student’s abilities to understand and memorize historical material and give the correct answer.

C2- The ability to analyze and conclude the subject matter.

C3- Weekly evaluation of the student.

C4- Testing the student with quarterly exams.

     Teaching and learning methods

The method used in the paragraph above

    Evaluation methods

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D - Transferable general and qualifying skills (other skills related to employability and personal development).

D1- Classroom management skills.

D2- Encouraging the student to discuss and ask questions.

D3- Evaluation and excellence skills (individual differences) among students according to scientific abilities and mental skills.

11. Course structure

Week Hours Required learning outcomes Name of unit/or subject Teaching method Evaluation method

1-2 2 Sources for studying Sassanid history, geography of Persia, continued naming, exam lecture

monthly

And reports

3-4 2 Introduction to Persia before Sassanian rule (Medoids, Achaemenids, Parthians) Exam lecture

monthly

And reports

5-6 2 The establishment of the Sasanian state, the rule of Ardashir ibn Babak and Sabur I, exam lecture

monthly

And reports

7 2 The Sasanian-Byzantine War ‘ Kingdom of Hatra Exam Lecture

monthly

And reports

8-9 2 The reign of King Sapor II II (309-379 AD) A- His life and accession to the throne B- His military actions C- His organizations and urban works Exam Lecture

monthly

And reports

10-11 2 The reign of King Khosrau Anu Shirwan (531-579 AD) A-General reforms B-Military actions C-Foreign relations Exam lecture

monthly

And reports

12 2 The end of the Sasanian state, exam lecture

monthly

And reports

13-14 2 Sasanian civilization (Zoroastrian religion,

Manichaeism, Christianity) exam lecture

monthly

And reports

15 2 (Byzantine history) Introduction to the establishment of the empire and its name Exam lecture

monthly

And reports

16-17 2 The accession of Constantine the Great to the throne and his position on Christianity and its spread. Exam lecture

monthly

And reports

18 2 Building Constantinople (causes, motives, and naming) Exam lecture

monthly

And reports

19-21 2 The reign of Justinian I (his accession to the throne, his domestic policy, his foreign policy) exam lecture

monthly

And reports

22-23

2 The Heraclioid dynasty (relations with the Arabs, relations with the Sassanids) Heraclius’s call to Islam. Exam lecture

monthly

And reports

what's left of

Weeks

Exams

For students

12. Infrastructure

1- Required prescribed books

2- Main references (sources) * Al-Hadithi, Qahtan Abdul Sattar, Studies in Sassanian and Byzantine History, Basra.

*Christens, Arthur, Iran during the Sassanian era, translated by: Yahya Al-Khashab and Abdel-Wahhab, Beirut.

*Tawfiq, Omar Kamal, Byzantine Empire, Alexandria (1967)

A - Recommended books and references (scientific journals, reports,...) All books and references related to the subject of the history of the ancient Near East, which are many and easily available in public libraries.

B - Electronic references, Internet sites... The free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia

13. Course development plan

  Updating the curriculum by expanding some brief topics that are important in knowing the various cultural aspects of the ancient Near Eastern kingdoms and adding new topics to expand students’ cognitive horizons and obtain new information related to the prescribed curriculum. Motivating students to pursue scientific research by assigning them to write academic research, analyze historical texts, and come up with recommendations of historical interest.