MBH 106 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law

Basic Information

Course Code:

MBH 106

Course Name:

Fundamentals of Criminal Law

Language of Instruction:

Turkish

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Pre Bachelor

ECTS:

4.00

Instructor:

Arş.Gör.Dr. SELAMİ CİN

Course Objectives

The aim is to help students become familiar with the fundamental principles and concepts of criminal law, to understand the development of crime and sanction theories on a logical basis, and to determine the scope of application of criminal law rules. It also seeks to provide a foundation in criminal law that enables students to develop original ideas regarding the fundamental debates of criminal law doctrine, as well as practical questions and problems.The main objective of the course is to enable students to develop a legal perspective in everyday situations, to distinguish between lawful and unlawful conduct, to identify the nature of crimes, and to determine their corresponding sanctions under positive law.

Course Content

Fundamental concepts of criminal law, theory of crime, elements of crime, types of offenses, special forms of crime, theory of sanctions, scope of application of criminal law rules, legal policy of the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237, and selected basic types of offenses will be examined on a theoretical basis with reference to practice and case law perspectives.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

None.

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

Özgenç, İzzet/Üzülmez, İlhan, Ceza Genel Hukuku, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara 2025.

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	Explains the fundamental principles and concepts of criminal law, as well as its place within the legal system and its sources.
LO2	Analyzes certain basic types of offenses.
LO3	Engages in discussion of presented criminal law problems from a legal perspective.

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Perspective on crime test; discussion of the course methods and syllabus; fundamental concepts of criminal law, its characteristics, and its relationship with other disciplines.
2	Criminological perspective on crime; theories regarding the causes of crime; criminal liability
3	The purpose and function of punishment; historical development of criminal law
4	Fundamental principles of criminal law, its sources, and interpretation
5	Application of criminal law in terms of time, persons, and place
6	Theory of crime, legal element of the offense
7	Material element of the offense
8	Mental element of the offense (mens rea)
9	Unlawfulness element of the offense
10	Special forms of crime I
11	Special forms of crime II
12	Special forms of crime III
13	Criminal law sanctions, characteristics and types of punishment; perspective on crime test
14	General Review

Workload Calculation

Activity	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total
Attendance	1	42.00	42.00
Post-Class Individual Study	1	42.00	42.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation	1	16.00	16.00
Final Exam/Preparation	1	20.00	20.00
Total Workload (Hours)			120
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25)			4

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1	Midterm Exam	%40
2	Final Exam	%60
TOTAL		%100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO	LO1	LO2	LO3
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8
PO-9
PO-10
PO-11
PO-12
PO-13
PO-14
PO-15
PO-16

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Violation of academic integrity includes, but is not limited to, cheating and attempted cheating, plagiarism, the submission of falsified information or fabricated citations, facilitating dishonest conduct by others, unauthorized access to examinations, the use of previously completed work without prior notification to the instructor, and the alteration of other students’ academic work. Any form of violation of academic integrity constitutes a serious academic offense and is subject to sanctions under the university’s disciplinary regulations.