ARCHITECTURE
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
GEP0801	20th Century History of Thought	Spring	3	0	3	4

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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. Öğr. Üyesi DERYA TARBUCK Assoc. Prof. SONGÜL DEMİR
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to make an introduction to the principles of 20th century thought from a historical perspective.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
After successfully completing this course the student will be able
• to define what 20th century thought is
• to understand the historical dynamics of 20th century thought
• to outline the main principles of 20th century thought
• to think openmindedly within alternative systems of thought
• to communicate effectively with other in figuring out solutions to complex problems

Course Content

• The evolution of 20th century thought
• The rise of history and ideology
• The attack on authority (secularism and individualism)
• Parallel truths

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction	none
2)	Beginnings: Max Planck and Quantum, Picasso in Paris, Nietzsche, Veblen, Spencer	Coursebook
3)	Einstein, Rutherford, Russell and Whitehead, the intellectual consequences of war, Wittgenstein.	coursebook
4)	Spengler, Economic consequences of peace, idea of progress, Whig history	coursebook
5)	Golden Age of Physics, Freud and the West, Jung and Modern Man.	coursebook
6)	Benjamin, Keynes, German Academics in Turkey	Coursebook
7)	Sartre, Merleu-Ponty, Camus, Beckett, Hannah Arendt	coursebook
8)	Wittgenstein, Skinner vs. Chomsky, Hayek, Martin Luther King.	coursebook
9)	Moon Landing, Braudel and Annales Okulu, Pulsars	coursebook
10)	Oil Crisis, The contradictions of Capitalism, Studies on Genetics.	coursebook
11)	AIDS, Susan Sontag, Lyotard, Rorty.	coursebook
12)	Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Edward Said, Culture Wars	Coursebook
13)	Revision	Coursebook
14)	Final Exam	Coursebook

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Peter Watson, The Modern Mind, An Intellectual History of the 20th century (Perrenial, 2002)
References:	None

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 20
Midterms	2	% 40
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	14	3	42
Midterms	2	15	30
Final	1	20	20
Total Workload			92

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)	Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research.
2)	Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods.
3)	Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales.
4)	Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture.
5)	Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work.
6)	Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests.
7)	Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture.
8)	Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies.
9)	Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety.
10)	Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes.