Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

Information Of Programmes

/ İLH335 - ISLAMİC THEOLOGY

Code: İLH335 Course Title: CALLIGRAPHY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 2
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ISLAMİC THEOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer İDRİS SÖYLEMEZ (idrissoylemez@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Learning historical development of Turkish calligraphy, its position and importance in Islamic arts. Recognizing writing styles applied in calligraphy and aesthetic and artistic characteristics of at least one writing style.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To explain the historical development of Turkish calligraphy PO-2 To have an adequate knowledge of the classical and new religious and political movements in Islamic world.
Examination
LO-2 To recognize writing styles and usage areas PO-2 To have an adequate knowledge of the classical and new religious and political movements in Islamic world.
Examination
LO-3 To recognize materials and methods of their preparation PO-2 To have an adequate knowledge of the classical and new religious and political movements in Islamic world.
Examination
LO-4 To recognize famous Turkish calligraphers and their works PO-2 To have an adequate knowledge of the classical and new religious and political movements in Islamic world.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The emergence and historical development of Turkish calligraphy, writing styles and their usage areas, writing exercises of Sulus calligraphy
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Pre-Ottoman Calligraphy 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
2 Ottoman Period in Calligraphy 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
3 Sheikh Hamdullah and His Contributions to Calligraphy 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
4 Hafiz Osman School 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
5 Exercise Methods for Learning Calligraphy and Introduction of Exercise Examples 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
6 Celi Writings and Exercise Methods 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
7 The Famous Ottoman Calligraphers 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
8 mid-term exam
9 Sulus Exercises and the Characteristics of Sulus Calligraphy 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
10 Calligraphy in Architectural Decoration 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
11 Writing materials and methods of their preparation 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
12 Sulus Exercises and the Characteristics of Sulus Calligraphy 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
13 Compositions in Sulus Calligraphy and Their Characteristics 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
14 Usage Areas of Sulus Calligraphy 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
15 Protection and Renovation of Handwritten Works 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 4: Drilland Practice, 6: Motivations to Show
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Şirikçi, Sevim Beyazıt, Yani Başlayanlar İçin Hat sanatı,İnkılap Yayınları, İstanbul, 2021
2 Yalçın, Murat, Türkçe Hat Sanatı, Murat Yayınevi, İstanbul,2021.
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) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 5 5
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 5 5
       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 1 10 10
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 1 10 10
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 60