COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY FROM ANTIQUITY TO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 1812 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY FROM ANTIQUITY TO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HALIL IBRAHIM ALPASLAN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

This course, which is a continuation of the Introduction to Architectural History course, aims to outline the main developments and characteristic periods in the history of architecture, starting from Ancient Greek architecture, in the context of their social, economic and geographical backgrounds, institutions, settlement styles, building types and construction techniques. The chronological period covered by the course is from Ancient times to the Industrial Revolution.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the historical meaning of architecture,
2   Gaining a theoretical background on architectural history concepts and terminology,
3   To understand the characteristic periods in the history of architecture in outline,
4   Examining and evaluating the historical environment from different dimensions,
5   Understand the major developments in the history of architecture from ancient times to the Industrial Revolution

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information on the subject, scope and operation of the course
2 Roman Civilization and Architecture
3 Roman Civilization and Architecture
4 Roman Civilization and Architecture
5 Early Christian Period and Architecture
6 Early Christian Period and Architecture
7 Midterm Exam
8 Eastern Roman Civilization and Architecture
9 Eastern Roman Civilization and Architecture
10 Architecture in the Romanesque Period
11 Architecture in the Gothic Period
12 Renaissance and its Architecture
13 Renaissance and its Architecture
14 Baroque Architecture
15 Baroque Architecture

Recomended or Required Reading

Books
Gombrich, E. H. Sanatın Öyküsü, Remzi, 1999.
Panofsky, E. Gotik Mimarlık ve Skolastik Felsefe, Kabalcı, 1991.
Roth, L. Mimarlığın Öyküsü: Öğeleri, Tarihi ve Anlamı, Kabalcı, 2000.
Thorpe, M. Roma Mimarlığı, Homer, 2002.

Web sites
Halil Ibrahim Alpaslan personal web site: www.arkeogezi.com

Podcast / Youtube
H. Ibrahim Alpaslan personal youtube channel
Kültür Tarihi Sohbetleri youtube channel
Prof. Dr. Ata Özdemirci, Uygarlık Tarihi courses
Prof. Dr. Diana E. E. Kleiner Roma Mimarlığı courses

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in the form of lectures and in-class discussions accompanied by projected visuals.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam (%50) : ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4, ÖÇ5
Final Exam (% 50) : ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4, ÖÇ5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

In addition to passively listening to the topics explained, the aim is for students to actively participate in the lesson and enrich communication with questions and comments. The general rules of the course are to comply with the entry and exit times of the course and not to engage in any actions that would disrupt the classroom order.

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 4 1 4
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

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.13553
LO.23553
LO.33553
LO.43553
LO.53553

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