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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ARC1028	History and Theory of Architecture I	Fall	2	0	2	4

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SUNA ÇAĞAPTAY
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor ASLI VARON Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖKSUN AKYÜREK ALTÜRK Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SUNA ÇAĞAPTAY
Recommended Optional Program Components:	Site and museum visits, in class and on-site lectures
Course Objectives:	After dicussing the basic relationship between history and architecture, course aims to identify the formal, functional, spatial, technological and symbolic diversity of architecture, that is mainly a historical, social and cultural realm of production, starting from early ages till the 13th century. Evaluate architectural products within a wide range of singular building to urban environment, in regard to their distinct and similar characteristics with a comparative perspective, which are produced in different cultural and historical contexts.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
 Understanding of parallel and divergent canons and traditions of architecture, landscape and urban design including examples of indigenous, vernacular, local, regional, national settings from the Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern hemispheres in terms of their climatic, ecological, technological, socioeconomic, public health, and cultural factors.
 Understanding of the diverse needs, values, behavioural norms, physical abilities, and social and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and individuals and the implication of this diversity on the societal roles and responsibilities of architects.

Course Content

-Discussion of the relationship between architecture and history as a narrative.
-A general discussion on the architectural history belonging to various geographical and cultural contexts from early ages to the 13th century.
-With special emphasis on the Middle East and Turkey, presentation of monuments and urban environments, and their comparative evaluation together with parallel readings.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction: Why do we study architectural history? What is history? In what ways is it related to architecture? How do we record and evaluate them in a historical perspective?
2)	1st cities—Fertile Crescent, Sumer, India, Harappa, Jericho small settlements everywhere, the village as the human habitation	Trachtenberg, Ch 1, pp: 76-84.
3)	Of Kings and Pharaohs: Egypt	Trachtenberg, Ch 1, pp: 62-76
4)	The Greek City: Athens	Trachtenberg, Ch 2, pp: 90-107.
5)	The City Assembled: Hellenistic City Culture	Trachtenberg, Ch 2, pp: 109-114.
6)	The Roman City: From Republic to Empire Roman Empire: Asia Minor and Beyond	Trachtenberg, Ch 3, pp:120-149.
7)	MIDTERM
8)	The Christian City: Early Byzantine City in Asia Minor, Italy and the Near East	Trachtenberg, Ch 4, pp: 161-176.
9)	Middle and Late Byzantine Architecture in Constantinople and the Provinces	R. Ousterhout, ‘An Apologia for Byzantine Architecture,’ Gesta 35 (1996): 21-33.
11)	Islamic Cities and Landscapes: Damascus, Baghdad	D. Fairchild Ruggles, Islamic Gardens and Landscapes, Ch 1.
12)	Islamic Cities and Landscapes: Cairo, Isfahan, Konya	D. Fairchild Ruggles, Islamic Gardens and Landscapes, Ch 2.
13)	Medieval Cities: the Romanesque	Trachtenberg, Ch 5, pp: 185-190
14)	Medieval Cities: the Gothic	Trachtenberg, Ch 5, pp: 185-190; Ch 7, pp: 222-245.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References:	Marvin Trachtenberg and Isabelle Hyman, Architecture from Prehistory to Post-Modernism. 2nd edition. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002. R. Ousterhout, ‘An Apologia for Byzantine Architecture,’ Gesta 35 (1996): 21-33. D. Fairchild Ruggles, Islamic Gardens and Landscapes, Ch 1., University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	13	2	26
Study Hours Out of Class	14	4	56
Homework Assignments	1	8	8
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.