GEP0111 Art and ReligionBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL 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
1) Setting up various spaces in national and international contexts, carrying out designs, planning and applications that could satisfy various user groups and respond various requirements in the field of Interior Architecture,
2) Analyzing the information gathered from the framework of actual physical, social and economical constraints and user requirements, and synthesizing these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions,
3) Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts,
4) Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires,
5) Reporting, presenting and transferring the design, practice and research studies to the specialists or laymen by using visual, textual or oral communication methods, efficiently and accurately,
6) Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture,
7) Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature,
8) Being aware of national and international values, following developments and being equipped about ethical and aesthetical subjects in the fields of interior architecture, design and art,
9) Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture,