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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: ARCH086
Course Name: History of Art
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
4
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. ZEHRA TONBUL
Course Lecturer(s):
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The introductory art history course aims to chronologically examine the period from prehistory to the end of the Middle Ages in a wide geography through a global perspective on art, architectural history and material culture.
In addition to developing the students cultural education, the course aims to teach the students to look consciously at their surroundings and the universal cultural values, to see what they are looking at, to evaluate and make sense of what they see, and to question them, and it is aimed to contribute to their designs by establishing a link between the past and the future.
Course Content: This course comparatively examines periods, styles and movements in art history including the development of art through the ages together with its historical and social contexts.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) In the field of art and architecture to recognize the evolution of humanity and creative thinking
2) To look / see / interpretation / analysis / evaluation / comparison and provide the ability to query
3) Comprehend the historical environment and Comprehend art and socio-cultural conditions of the artist. To value the universal cultural heritage, to disown, to grasp the importance of establishing a link between past and future
4) To have a rich professional language by recognizing professional terms and concepts. Classification by materials, techniques and types; art object, design, craft object, industrial product distinction
5) To learn the periodical features and to distinguish the architectural and art features of different civilizations

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) A brief look at the status of architect in art history What is the Art History, Art, Artist?, The purpose and quality of art
2) Methods of examining a work of art. Conditions of being a work of art (differences between Industrial / Applied arts and Fine arts) Classification of visual arts The place of the artist in society and its changing status in history
3) Basic terms and concepts Chronological Art History: Prehistoric Ages, Beginning of Art (Paleolithic Period, The cave paintings, Salisbury Stonhedge, Neolithic Period-Agricultural Culture Göbeklitepe, Çatalhöyük)
4) The Historic Eras: Art and Architecture in the Ancient Age Mesopotamian Civilizations (Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylon), Ancient Egyptian Civilization, Early Aegean Civilizations (Minos-Mycenae), Aegean and Mediterranean Civilizations: Ancient Ancient Greek / Greek Civilization and Hellenistic Art Aegean and Mediterranean Civilizations: Etruscan, Roman, Early Christianity, Byzantine Arts
5) Art and Architecture in the Middle Ages; Romanesque Art and Arthitecture Gothic Art and Arthitecture Development of Art from Middle Ages to Renaissance and Northern European Art
6) Art and architecture in the 15th and 16th centuries: Renaissance
7) Art and architecture in the 17th and 18th centuries: Baroque and Rococo
8) Midterm
9) Art in the 19th Century: Classicalism and the Romanticism
10) Art in the 19th century: Impressionism
11) Introduction to the 20th Century: Pre-Modern Art
12) Art in the 20th century: Symbolism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco
13) Contemporary Art in the 20th Century: Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Abstract Art, Dadaism, Surrealism
14) Abstract Art

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: E.H. Gombrich, Sanatın Öyküsü, Remzi Kitabevi
H. Honour ve J. Fleming, Dünya Sanat Tarihi, Alfa Yay., 2016
M. Sözen ve U. Tanyeli, Sanat Kavramları ve Terimleri Sözlüğü, Remzi Kitabevi
References: D. Hasol, Ansiklopedik Mimarlık Sözlüğü, YEM, 2010
J. Berger, Görme Biçimleri, Metis Yay

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) She/he gains knowledge of and develops values on technical, aesthetic, cultural, historical, social and ethical dimensions of architecture with a scientific and critical approach. 3 2 2
2) She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles. 1
3) She/he has the knowledge and ability to provide and implement interactions between urban planning, urban design and architectural projects.
4) Gains the ability to identify architectural potentials and problems based on data collection, analysis, interpretation and critical thinking, in order to cultivate concepts and determine strategies for action. 1
5) She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices.
6) She/he will be able to produce architectural design, presentation, implementation, management and supervision stages both independently and collectively for different contexts and scales and through a responsive approach to social, functional, technical and aesthetic requirements. 1 1
7) In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field.
8) To analyze and document the historical and conservation characteristics of the built environment; taking into account of the balance between protection and use, she/he has the ability and necessary knowledge in renovation and restoration issues.
9) She / he gains the ability to cooperate with different disciplines on the conception and design of the built environment, as an individual and/or as a team member.
10) Has knowledge on and comprehension of professional ethics and codes of conduct, legal and managerial regulations, standards, rights and responsibilities and processes in the field of architecture.
11) Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality.
12) She/he has the knowledge and responsibility to design solidly built structures and takes into account of the risks of natural disaster.
13) She/he monitors new developments in architectural theory and practice and is open to lifelong learning. 2 2 1
14) She/he takes responsibility for the improvement of social consciousness in the field of architecture, and for the endorsement and defense of ecological and urban rights.
15) Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language. 3 3

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) She/he gains knowledge of and develops values on technical, aesthetic, cultural, historical, social and ethical dimensions of architecture with a scientific and critical approach. 3
2) She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles.
3) She/he has the knowledge and ability to provide and implement interactions between urban planning, urban design and architectural projects.
4) Gains the ability to identify architectural potentials and problems based on data collection, analysis, interpretation and critical thinking, in order to cultivate concepts and determine strategies for action. 1
5) She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices. 1
6) She/he will be able to produce architectural design, presentation, implementation, management and supervision stages both independently and collectively for different contexts and scales and through a responsive approach to social, functional, technical and aesthetic requirements.
7) In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field.
8) To analyze and document the historical and conservation characteristics of the built environment; taking into account of the balance between protection and use, she/he has the ability and necessary knowledge in renovation and restoration issues. 1
9) She / he gains the ability to cooperate with different disciplines on the conception and design of the built environment, as an individual and/or as a team member.
10) Has knowledge on and comprehension of professional ethics and codes of conduct, legal and managerial regulations, standards, rights and responsibilities and processes in the field of architecture.
11) Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality. 1
12) She/he has the knowledge and responsibility to design solidly built structures and takes into account of the risks of natural disaster.
13) She/he monitors new developments in architectural theory and practice and is open to lifelong learning. 2
14) She/he takes responsibility for the improvement of social consciousness in the field of architecture, and for the endorsement and defense of ecological and urban rights. 1
15) Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 15 30
Study Hours Out of Class 15 30
Homework Assignments 1 5
Midterms 1 5
Final 1 5
Total Workload 75