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MIM 218 - History of art and Architecture-II

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Interior Architecture and Environmental Design · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ömer Faruk TEKİN

Course Objective

Recognizing and understanding the development of architecture and art in the historical process, interactions and differences between cultures.

Course Content

Examination of the evolution of the history of architecture, city and art in comparison with the visuals, plans, sections and appearances of the philosophies and understandings on the basis of contemporary designs in the 19th and 21st century time periods

Required Resources

- Beksaç, E. 1994. Avrupa Sanatı, Troya Yayıncılık, İstanbul.

- Thorpe, M. 2002. Roma Mimarlığı, Homer Kitabevi, İstanbul.

Recommended Resources

Kishlansky, M., Geary, P., O’Brien, P. 2006. Civilization in the West, 6th ed. New York: Pearson Inc.

- Samuel, A. 1998, Beauty and other forms of value, Ann Arbor.

- Braudel, F. 1995. A History of Civilization, London.

Explanations

1.      Exam dates will be announced by deanship.  Refer to the syllabus to see the topics that will make up the material for each exam. With a valid written excuse and making immediate arrangements with the instructor, a missed exam might be replaced with the grade of the final exam and/or the average grade of all tests (including final) and/or quizzes.

2.      The final exam is comprehensive.  The date and time of the final exam will be scheduled by the registrar’s office.

Rules

  1. Attendance: It is the university policy that attendance is compulsory.  A student missing more than 30% of the total allocated course hours will receive a WF.
  2. Getting Help: Students are encouraged to consult their instructor during office hours, by appointment, or through the Math Learning Center. However, before seeking help from anyone, make sure you read your lecture notes and textbook. See the examples similar to the problem in question then try to do the problem yourself. It should be emphasized that students who miss a class without a valid written and/or legitimate excuse will not be offered a one-on-one lecture discussion during office hours to substitute the missed class.
  3. Academic Misconduct will not be tolerated.  You are expected to submit your own work. Copying, cheating or plagiarism, when detected, will result in an XF grade in the course for all who are involved (i.e. it does not matter if somebody copied your homework, project etc., you are guilty as well).

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Describes culture and cultural values in different categories
  2. Observes intercultural differences in the process of art formation and change
  3. The student has knowledge about the social history of art and the history of creativity
  4. The student identifies the basic constructive elements of art

Core Area Distribution

(21) Arts%20 (58) Architecture and Building%80

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionPresentation

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)15230
Out of Class Study Period15115
Midterm11010
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final11515

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction: Definition of Art and Relation between Art and ArchitectureReading
2Paleolithic and Mesolithic Period (Cave Period) ArtReading
3Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age Art and ArchitectureReading
4Mesopotamian Art and ArchitectureStudy
5Egyptian Art and ArchitectureStudy
6Hittite Art and ArchitectureStudy
7Minos and Miken Art and ArchitectureStudy
8ExamExam
9Ancient Greek Art and ArchitectureReading
10Roman Art and ArchitectureReading
11Byzantine Architecture and ArchitectureStudy
12European Art and ArchitectureStudy
13Renaissance Art and ArchitectureStudy
14Islamic Art and ArchitectureStudy
15Islamic Art and ArchitectureStudy
16ExamExam