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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
GEP0113 European Art Fall
Spring
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): Assoc. Prof. LEWIS KEIR JOHNSON
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The course introduces the students the arts and culture of Europe from the middle ages to the modern era. By providing an thorough discussion of the artistic changes and movements this course provides the students with a general understanding of the artistic and cultural life in Europe.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
•To enable students to analyze the artistic production from the middle ages to the modern era.
•To nurture a visual understanding of the international abd cross-cultural artistic production
•To teach the basic terminology of art and the basics of aesthetic theory
•To enable students to analyze, understand, and critique and artwork to write about it, to compare and contrast it with others
•To show how to analyze an artwork, to decode how the meaning is decoded and conveyed and what can be gained from it.

Course Content

Marilyn Stokstad, Art History: A View of the West, Volume 1, (based on Stokstad 3rd edition). Prentice Hall, 2008. ISBN 0131566105.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Jewish and Early Christian art: Catacombs and Dura Europos Constantinople and Early Byzantine Art Mosaics and Manuscripts Reading: Stokstad, Chapter 7: “Early Christian, Jewish and Byzantine Art,” to page 254. On-line sources: Selections from the Bible
2) BYZANTIUM AND ISLAM Byzantine icons Byzantium and Europe Stokstad, Chapter 8: “Islamic Art” On-line sources: Selections from the Qur’an, and from medieval geographers.
3) ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD. Mosque and palace. Luxury arts in the Islamic world. Celtic and Germanic arts of Northern Europe Stokstad, Chapter 9: “Early Medieval Art in Europe” On-line sources: Short selections from Beowulf
4) EARLY MEDIEVAL WEST Sutton Hoo ship burial
5) GOTHIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE The Gothic cathedral Gothic sculpture and decorative arts The Fourteenth Century in Europe Stokstad, Chapter 11: “Gothic Art of the Twefth and Thirteenth Centuries” and Chapter 12, “Fourteenth Century Art in Europe.”
6) Selection of Isms in European art
7) From Gothic to Renaissance: The Fourteenth Century in Italy Chapter 20, “Piety, Passion, and Politics: Fifteenth-Century Art in Northern Europe and Spain
8) Beauty, Science, and Spirit in Italian Art: The High Renaissance and Mannerism” Chapter 22
9) Humanism and the Allure of Antiquity: Fifteenth Century Italian Art” Chapter 21
10) Of Popes, Peasants, Monarchs, and Merchants: Baroque and Rococo Art Chapter 24
11) Neoclassicism and the Industrial Revolution Chapter 25
12) Modernism, modernity, and modern art. Paul Wood, “Introduction: The Avant-Garde and Modernism,” in The Challenge of the Avant-Garde, ed. Paul Wood (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999): 7-31.
13) Sculpture and Photography: From Academy to Arcades Potts, The Sculptural Imagination
14) Revision

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: H.Wölfflin ,Sanat Tarihinin Temel Kavramları,İstanbul,1985
E. Gombrich, Sanatın Öyküsü, Istanbul, 1988
Marilyn Stokstad, Art History: A View of the West, Volume 1, (based on Stokstad 3rd edition). Prentice Hall, 2008.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Quizzes 5 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
Project 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 35
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 45
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Presentations / Seminar 1 3 3
Project 1 10 10
Quizzes 5 2 10
Midterms 1 10 10
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 95

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) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and civil engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, structural and/or structural members to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in civil engineering applications; ability to use civil engineering technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or civil engineering research topics.
6) Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing.
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information to follow developments in civil engineering technology.
9) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; having awareness of the importance of employee workplace health and safety.
10) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of civil engineering solutions.