COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANCIENT MOSAIC ART

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKI 5019 ANCIENT MOSAIC ART ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

ARCHAEOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI KAZIM ÖZ

Offered to

ARCHAEOLOGY

Course Objective

Comparison of mosaics to other examples of art, especially in Anatolia and Aegean basin starting with Classic to the end of the Roman Imperial period in the context of structural, material and sytilistic aspects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   specify examples of mosaic
2   explain differences in technical development and style of mosaic throughout ages
3   classify the correct terminology for mosaics.
4   compare mosaics to other types of art
5   date mosaic examples

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Lesson objects Presentation
2 Mosaic Techniques Presentation Discussion
3 Mosaic Techniques Presentation Discussion
4 Early Mosaic Examples Presentation Discussion
5 Archaic Mosaic Examples Presentation Discussion
6 Hellenistic Mosaic Examples Presentation Discussion
7 Hellenistic Mosaic Examples Presentation Discussion
8 Midterm Exam Exam
9 Roman Mosaics Presentation Discussion
10 Roman Mosaic Examples: Roman States Presentation Discussion
11 Roman Mosaic Examples: Greece Presentation Discussion
12 Roman Mosaic Examples: Asia Minor Presentation Discussion
13 Roman Mosaic Examples: Asia Minor Presentation Discussion
14 Historical Environment Examples Presentation Discussion
15 General Evaluation Discussion
16 Final Exam Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Budde 1972 L. Budde, Antike Mosaiken in Kilikien, Band II: Die heidnischen Mosaiken, Recklinghausen, 1972.
2. Campbell 1991 S. D. Campbell, The Corpus of Mosaic Pavements in Türkiye: The Mosaics of Aphrodisias in Caria, Toronto.
3. W. Jobst, 1977. Römische Mosaiken aus Ephesos I, die Hanghäuser des Embolos, FiE VIII/2, Wien.
4. Décor I, 1985. C. Balmelle M. Blanchard-Lemee J. Christophe J.-P. Darmon A. M. Guimier-Sorbets H. Lavagne R. Prudhomme H. Stern, Le décor géométrique de la mosaïque romaine I: Repertoiregraphique et descriptif des compositions lineaires et isotropes, Paris,.
5. Decor II, 2002. C. Balmelle M. Blanchard-Lemee J.-P. Darmon S. Gozlan M.-P. Raynaud, Le Décor Géométrique de La Mosaïque Romaine II. Répertoire graphique et descriptif des compositions linéaires et isotropes, Paris.
6. Dunbabin 1999 K. M. D. Dunbabin, Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World, Cambridge.
7. Levi 1947 D. Levi, Antioch Mosaic Pavements, Vol II, Princeton.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lesson
Presentation
Discussion

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1, 2, 5: Midterm and final exam will be assessed with questions to ask.
LO 3,4: Group Works will be assessed with questions to ask.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. ALI KAZIM OZ
Dokuz Eylul University
Faculty of Literature
Department of Archaeology,
Division of Restoration
Campus of Tınaztepe - Buca - Izmir, TR-35160 TURKEY
Tel: +90.232.3018726,
Fax: +90.232.4534188,
E-mail: ali.oz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10:30 - 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 3 30
Practice (Care Plan) 4 3 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparing assignments 1 28 28
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555555
LO.2555555
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555