Information Package

GSF125

ART HISTORY I

Course Code
GSF125
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Acquire the ability to communicate effectively and use the Turkish language proficiently.
  2. Gain the ability to establish and interpret the relationship between the past, present, and future in the field of design.
  3. Develop the ability to think within a specific context.
  4. Establish connections between historical, social, and economic conditions and art and design processes.
  5. Transform images into motion using effects such as sound, light, etc.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course aims to examine the transformation of art in our geographical location from social, cultural, and historical perspectives. It includes examples starting from the Paleolithic era to the end of the 15th century. The course also covers early cultures in Anatolia, as well as the Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman periods.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Primitive Art
2nd Week Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Chalcolithic Art and Culture in Anatolia (Göbeklitepe, Çatalhöyük, Hacılar)
3rd Week Bronze Age Culture and Art; Egypt, Hittites, Mycenae
4th Week Bronze Age Art and Culture in Anatolia; Troy, Hattusa, Acemhöyük
5th Week Iron Age Culture and Art in Anatolia; Phrygians, Gordion
6th Week Greek Colonization Spread; Culture and Art
7th Week MIDTERM EXAM
8th Week Roman Period Art and Culture
9th Week Roman Art in Anatolia; Art schools (painting, sculpture, philosophy) Pergamon, Ephesus, Aphrodisias
10th Week Late Antiquity Art; Eastern and Western Transformation
11th Week Early Christianity in Istanbul
12th Week Early Christian Byzantine Art and Culture
13th Week European Medieval Art
14th Week Romanesque-Gothic Art
15th Week Course review, General Assessment and Discussion
Recommended or Required ReadingTekkök, B. ve diğ. *Akdeniz Uygarlıkları Sanatı,* "*Demir Çağı'nda Akdeniz
Dünyası,"* (ed. Filiz Çalışlar-Yenişehirlioğlu). Anadolu Üniversitesi
Yayınları.,
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 1 20
Project 1 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 1 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load95
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.16
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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