DIGITAL GAME DESIGN
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
GEP0111	Art and Religion	Fall	3	0	3	4

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The impact of religions and cultures on arts is the main theme in this course. Their reflections on architecture and visual arts are taught. In this course Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greek mythology, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam will be examined. Symbols and texts in these religions in art and architecture are discussed in detail.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
•to develop a perspective on the history of the relationship between art and religion and the artworks having this relationship
•to analyze the doctrines and the scripts of Mythologies, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam
•to develop a visual sensitivity to the universal and intercultural dimensions of art
•to illustrate the art trends, the artists and their works
•to comment on a work of art through its topic and context

Course Content

To teach how the religions affected the content, context and the form of the arts from the ancient world to present, through visual material.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Prehistoric Art and Religion	ROSENBERG, Donna, Dünya Mitolojisi, İmge Kitabevi, 1998
2)	Ancient Egypt Art and Mythology	SEYİDOĞLU, Bilge, Mitoloji Metinler-Tahliller, Kayseri 1995
3)	Greek Mythology & Art	HAMILTON, Edith, Mitologya, ERHAT, Azra, Mitoloji Sözlüğü
4)	Ancient Greek Art	CROIX, Horst de la- TANSEY, Richard G., Gardner’s Art, Through The Ages “Ancient, Medivial and Non- Europan Art”, Ninth Edit.
5)	Visit :Istanbul Archeological Museum
6)	Asian Art and Buddhism	CROIX, Horst de la- TANSEY, Richard G., Gardner’s Art, Through The Ages “Ancient, Medivial and Non- Europan Art”, Ninth Edit.
7)	Christianity and Christian Art	DEİCHMANN, F.W., Frühchristliche Kirchen in Rom, Basel 1948 Kitab-ı Mukaddes, İstanbul 2000.
8)	Early Christian Period, Byzantine Art	D.TALBOT Rice, The Byzantines (Ancient Peoples and Places), London 1962 JENSEN, Robin Margaret,Understanding Early Christian Art, 2000
9)	Christiniaty in European Art and Architecture- Middle Age	BORCHGRAVE Helen de, A Journey into Christian Art, 2000.
10)	Visit: Khora Monestry-Kariye Müzesi
11)	Christiniaty in European Art and Architecture -Renaissance	BURCKHARDT JACOB, İtalya’da Rönesans Kültürü, II Cilt, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları. GOMBRICH, Sanatın Öyküsü, Bölüm 12-13
12)	Christiniaty in European Art and Architecture- Baroque	BURCKHARDT JACOB, İtalya’da Rönesans Kültürü, II Cilt, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları. GOMBRICH, Sanatın Öyküsü, Bölüm 12
13)	Islamic Philosophy Art&Architecture Early and Middle Ages	GRABAR, O.,İslam Sanatının Oluşumu, İstanbul,1988 YETKİN, ÇORUHLU, Y.,Türk İslam Sanatının ABC’si,Kabalcı Yayınevi,İstanbul, 2000
14)	Ottoman Art&Architecture	ÇORUHLU, Y., Erken Devir Türk Sanatının ABC’si, Kabalcı Yay., İstanbul,1998 ASLANAPA, O., Türk Sanatı, İstanbul, 2003

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

References:

ASLANAPA, O., Türk Sanatı, İstanbul, 2003
BENTON, Jonetta Rebold- DI YANNI, Robert. Art and Culture, An Introduction to the Humanities, Volume I.
CÖMERT, B., Mitoloji ve İkonografi, Ankara 1999.
CROIX, Horst de la- TANSEY, Richard G., Gardner’s Art, Through The Ages “Ancient, Medivial and Non- Europan Art”, Ninth Edit.
ÇORUHLU, Y., Erken Devir Türk Sanatının ABC’si, Kabalcı Yay., İstanbul,1998

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Project	1	% 15
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 35
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 65
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Project	1	20	20
Midterms	1	15	15
Final	1	20	20
Total Workload			97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
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