Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / SNT204 - ART HISTORY

Code: SNT204 Course Title: ISLAMIC ART II Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ART HISTORY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ALPER ALTIN (alperaltin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 PO-1 Having theoretical and practical knowledges in Art History
PO-2 Acquiring ability on data collection, analyzing, interpreting, discussing and proposing about the issues of the History of Art.
PO-8 Realizing the meaning and importance of the History of Art in national or international aspects; being capable of evaluation and interpretation of art and architecture products that has survived.
Examination
LO-2 PO-2 Acquiring ability on data collection, analyzing, interpreting, discussing and proposing about the issues of the History of Art.
PO-4 Acquiring objective and consistent interpreting skill via comparing art and architecture products in different geographies.
PO-7 Having ability to practice his/her knowledge on the History of Art in transdisciplinary works.
Examination
LO-3 PO-1 Having theoretical and practical knowledges in Art History
PO-4 Acquiring objective and consistent interpreting skill via comparing art and architecture products in different geographies.
PO-11 To be able to the sensitivity of doing something about art and architecture products, cultural heritage and its environment.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Early Islamic Art and Islamic Art Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
2 Establishment of Islamic States and approaches to art Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
3 Religious Architecture in the Umayyad Period Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
4 Civil Architecture in the Umayyad Period Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
5 The Cultures and Traces of the Umayyad Period Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
6 The characteristics of the Umayyads Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
7 Andalusian Umayyads and Sprawling Areas Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Art of the Andalusian Umayyad Era and its Contribution to Islamic Art Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
10 Abbasid Period and Art Policies Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
11 Establishment of Islamic Cities in the Abbasid Period Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
12 Development of Religious Architecture in Abbasid Period Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
13 Abbasid Palaces Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
14 Comparison of Umayyad and Abbasid Art Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
15 general evaluation Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Oleg Grabar, İslam Sanatının Oluşumu, 1986,
2 Suut Kemal Yetkin, İslam Sanatı, İstanbul, 1965
3 Cresvel, Early Müslim Architecture, Part, I-II, Oxford, 1955
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 5 5 25
       b) Search in internet/Library 5 5 25
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 6 3 18
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 8 4 32
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 144