COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 2811 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HALIL IBRAHIM ALPASLAN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

As an introduction to the history of architecture, this course aims to discuss the discipline of architectural history with its various aspects, to examine the basic concepts and the terminology, and to introduce the outlines of major developments and characteristic periods in the history of architecture within the contexts of social, economic and geographic backgrounds, institutions, settlement patterns, building typologies and construction techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To conceive the historical meaning of architecture
2   To gain a theoretical basis of the concepts and the terminology of architectural history
3   To understand the major developments in the history of architecture
4   To analyze and evaluate the historical built environment with its various aspects
5   To recognize the characteristic periods in the history of architecture.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The discipline of Architectural History with its various aspects
2 The discipline of Architectural History with its various aspects
3 Basic concepts and the terminology
4 Basic concepts and the terminology
5 Building materials, construction techniques, and structure in the history of architecture
6 Building materials, construction techniques, and structure in the history of architecture
7 History of the architectural profession
8 A short introduction to Architectural History
9 Terra Amata and megalithic constructions
10 Neolithic settlements in Anatolia
11 Midterm exam
12 Urban revolution and architecture in Mesopotamia
13 Urban revolution and architecture in Mesopotamia
14 Architecture of ancient Egypt

Recomended or Required Reading

Kostof, S. A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals. Oxford, 1985.
Kuban, D. Mimarlık Kavramları: Tarihsel Perspektif Içinde Mimarlığın Kuramsal Sözlüğüne Giriş. Istanbul, 1990.
McNeill, W.H. Dünya Tarihi, çev. A. Şenel. Istanbul, 1985.
Naumann, R. Eski Anadolu Mimarlığı, çev. B. Madra. Ankara, 1975.
Roth, L. Mimarlığın Öyküsü: Öğeleri, Tarihi ve Anlamı, çev. E. Akça. Istanbul, 2000.
Sözen, M ve Tanyeli, U. Sanat Kavram ve Terimleri Sözlüğü. Istanbul, 1986.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, feedback sessions and discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term Exam %50 : LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Final Exam %50 : LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ibrahim.alpaslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 15:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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