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Program of Graphic Design

SGRA122

PSYCHOLOGY OF ARTS

Course Code
SGRA122
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. The ability to communicate and use Turkish effectively.
  2. The ability to act in accordance with existing laws and regulations and to take on ethical responsibility.
  3. The ability to establish and interpret the relationship between the past, present, and future in the field of design.
  4. Critical thinking skills.
  5. The ability to establish a relationship between historical, social, and economic conditions and art and design processes.
  6. The ability to speak and analyze at a level that allows for making criticisms and comparisons about art theories.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course studies the psychological dimensions of art-making and aesthetic experience. Topics include perception, emotion, creativity, and the cognitive processes involved in artistic expression.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week ntroduction to the psychology of art
2nd Week Introduction to the psychology of art
3rd Week Basic concepts in art and psychology
4th Week Basic concepts
5th Week Basic concepts
6th Week Basic concepts
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week Basic problems in the psychology of art
9th Week Basic problems
10th Week Basic problems
11th Week Psychoanalysis- Freud
12th Week Basic theories in the psychology of art-Husserl Ponty
13th Week Gestalt, Cognitive theory
14th Week Psychoanalytic art theory
Recommended or Required ReadingR.Arnheim, New Essays on the Psychology of Art, University of California Press USA1986
Freud S., Sanat ve Sanatçılar Üstüne, çev. Kamuran Şipal, Bozak Yay. İstanbul 1979
I. Armstrong, The Radical Aesthetic, Blackwell UK 2000
Layton R., The Antropology of Art, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press 1991
Schaeffer Jean Marie, Art of the Modern Age, New French Thought 5 6 Princeton University Pres, 2000
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Report Preparation
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Project 1 20
Attendance 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 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 5 5
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 2 4 8
Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 1 14
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K2 X X X
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K5 X
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K9 X
K10 X
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K14 X
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