COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ART HISTORY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TEM 1015 ART HISTORY I COMPULSORY 2 2

Offered By

Art Theories

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR YALÇIN MERGEN

Offered to

Theatre
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Graphic
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Ceramic and Glass Design
Fashion Apparel Design
Art of Illumination
Cinema and Television
Textile and Fashion Design Department
Accessory Design
Visual Communication Design
Stage Design
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Ceramics
Textile
Animation Film Design and Directing
Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Music Sciences
Film Design and Directing
Musicology
Art of Calligraphy
Carpet-Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Film Design and Directing
Graphic Arts
Painting
Graphic Design
Cartoon Film and Animation
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Ceramic and Glass
Illustration and Printmaking
Sculpture
Art Theories
Film Design and Screenwriting
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Film Design and Screenwriting
Digital Arts
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Photography
Music Technology
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Textile Design
Tile Design and Restoration

Course Objective

The course introduces the stages of art starting from Prehistoric Times and continuing into Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Anatolian Civilizations, Crete, Mycenaean, Greek, Hellenistic, Etrucian, Roman, Eastern and MiddleEastern cultures before the Middle Ages.The course also presents the influence of cultural processes among these civilizations such as cultural diffusionism on stylistic characteristics using visual material and examples of architecture, architectural-plastic handicrafts and architectural monumental plastic artwork.
The aim of the course is to enable students to accurately use the concepts petaining to art and history of art starting from the first years of their education. It also targets to create a thorough understanding of how the concept of art originated and the understanding of art in different cultures. In order to achieve this, visual materials are used to introduce the stylistic traditions of cultures so that students can make a comparative analysis of the understanding of art then and today. Another objective of the course is to teach the concepts of history of art and enable students to comprehend, analyze, synthesize and evaluate the stylistic characteristics of the period being studied.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   By the end of the semester students are expected; to be able to identify stylistic characteristics according to period
2   to be able to classify descriptive traditons of cultures
3   to be able to explain the stages of art
4   to be able to define the concepts of art
5   to be able to explain the effects of prehistoric and ancient art on contemporary art
6   to be able to differentiate betweenthe artistic styles of the cultures covered throughout the course

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the sources to be used throughout the course.Defining basic concepts and terminology pertaining to history of art . The similarities and differences between art,history,history of art, aesthetics, culture, civilization, abstraction, the presence of the material culture, work of art . The invention of art
2 Geological periods and the biological evolution of man.His place among other species, migrations and how he spread throughout the world.
3 the ability to establish a causal relationship with biological evolution of man and the ability to the establishment of the relationship between creativity,. The importance of abstraction in terms of image and depicted, the effect of the emergence of art in the process of abstraction and the emergence of culture, art and cultural evolution of the connectivity analysis.
4 The emergence of civilization, the differences and relationship between civilization and culture. Lifestyles and their relationship with art.
5 Prehistoric descriptive traditions as a form of cultural production Paleolithic, Mezolithic, Neolithic lifestyles; architecture, art, sculpture styles and the proccess of cultural diffusion. Europe, Anatolia, Levant, Asia Minor and the Far East
6 Europe, Anatolia, Asia Minor and the Far East as a cultural activity in the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age and styles in the context of emerging modes of production of material culture works.
7 Europe, Anatolia, Asia Minor and the Far East as a cultural activity in the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age and styles in the context of emerging modes of production of material culture works.
8 Mid-Term
9 Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, forms and artistic styles in the production of cultures and examination of the existence of material culture. After general information related to the Hittites, the architecture and work of arts will be examined with visual examples
10 Greek culture and civilization; social life; cities and states, Aegean migration and Anatolia, the links between mythology, philosophy and art. Greek art and chronology.The perception of art in Greeks, philosophers, philosophy, aesthetics, understanding of the image and portray.
11 Theories of Katharsis and Mimesis Septem arbes liberales; What is art and not art in Greeks. Reneissance reflections of the Greeks understanding of aesthetics and art its present effects. Archaic and classic period architecture, tample hewer, tekhnoslar. Canons of architecture and sculpture, harmonies and system
12 Beginning of the Hellenistic Period. Philippos s son Alexandros and Eastern conquests expansion of Grecian culture and Anatolia. Styles and production of architecture, sculptues, paintings and mosaics in Hellenistic Period.
13 The relationship between early Christianity and Roman Art
14 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

AKURGAL, E.Anadolu Uygarlıkları,Istanbul, Ney yayınları Istanbul 1986
AKURGAL, E Hatti ve Hitit Uygarlıkları Yaşar Eğitim ve kültür vakfı Izmir 1985
ALEXIOU, Stylianos Minos Uygarlığı Türkçeleştiren:Elif Türk Tulunay Istanbul.1991
BAINES, j,MMALEK.J Eski Mısır Atlaslı Uygarlıklar Ansiklopedisi Türkçeleştiren:Zeynep-Oruç ARIOBA Iletişim yayınları,Cilt:2 Istanbul,1986
BAZIN Germain, Sanat Tarihi, Çev. Üzra Nural, Sebahattin Hilav, Sosyal Yayınları Istanbul, 1998
BOARDMAN, John, Greek Art, London.1987
BOYSAL,Y., Grek Klasik Devir heykeltıraşlığı,Ankara,1966
CLAYTON,P., Antik Dünyanın Yedi Harikası,Türkçeleştiren:Betül AvunçHomer Kitapevi Istanbul.1995
COLLEDGE,M. ,Roma Sanatını Tanıyalım,Istanbul.1982
De La CROIX, H.TNASEY,R.The Art Through The Ages, Washington D.C,1985
GOMBRICH Ernst, Sanatın Öyküsü, Çev. Bedrettin Cömert, Remzi Kitapevi Istanbul 2000
IPŞIROĞLU, U,N.IPŞIROĞLU, M., Oluşum Süreci Içinde Sanatın Tarihi,Cem Yayınları,Istanbul.1983.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is conducted theoretically. Perception of art and traditional styles of cultures are presented by the instructor through exemplifications using visual materials and comparative analysis. Discussions and debates are encouraged in class in order for students to exchange their opinions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

There will be two written exams throughout the term and 90% of the students yearly total will be assessed by these exams. Each exam will cover the class material and the questions will cover the course subjects.
In Mıd-terms and final questions comprise either closed or open ended questions or both depending on the instructor s prevision.
Mid-term and final exams are less than average of 50 students must take the condition examination.

Assessment Criteria

Exams:
Exams are geared towards assessing whether the students have gained the skills described in the programme outcomes based on the measurement techniques mentioned above.

Participation in class:
Students are assessed according to, (a) their attendance records, (b) the level of kowledge displayed in their answers to the questions adressed to them by the instructor and (c) their contribution to the creation of a positive learning environment.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1- To follow the course by using the suggested materials,
2- To attend 80% of the lectures,
3- To attend the field trips planned by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Dr. Yalçın Mergen
yalcin.mergen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Course date and times.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Before and after the lecture (reading texts, articles, etc.) 14 1 14
Preparations for mid-term exam 1 2 2
Preparations for final exam 1 4 4
Other (please indicate) 1 1 1
Mid-term Exam 1 1 1
Final Exam 1 1 1
Condition Examination 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 52

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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