Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Philosophy of Art RTS124 Turkish Compulsory 2. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ayla KANBUR
Instructor(s)
Goals The course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of art, to gain a critical perspective, to create awareness about their own creations.
Course Content Art has been one of the main subjects of philosophy since ancient times. Issues such as the nature of creativity, beauty, aesthetic judgment, the function of art, and the need for artistic production still remain controversial and privileged. In this course, the questions of philosophy on art and aesthetics and the approaches of philosophers will be discussed.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Acquires philosophical way of thinking.
2 Knows the history of positioning art of philosophical systems.
3 Discusses the conceptual approaches of art movements and manifestos.
4 Prepares to establish an aesthetic link between cinema and other arts.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Thoughts and assumptions about the birth of art Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Society and art relationship Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
3. Week Art in Plato Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
4. Week Art in Aristotle Research, Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week Art and religious philosophy Interview, Preparation, After Class Study, Research
6. Week The intellectual background that prepared the Renaissance Research, Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week The emergence of aesthetic science Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Research, Interview
8. Week Midtearm Practice
9. Week Changing society, changing artist Research, Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
10. Week The showdown artist: Impressionism debate Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Research
11. Week The outer reality or the inner world? Expressionism Interview, Preparation, After Class Study, Research
12. Week Surrealist philosophy in art Research, Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week What was Dada defending? Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
14. Week The place of cinema tool in art philosophy Research, Interview, Preparation, After Class Study
15. Week Final Preparation, After Class Study, Research, Interview
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students will be able to define the concepts related to cinema and television sectors.
2 Students will be able to discuss the reflections of this information in the fields of application by dominating both basic and new theoretical orientations and concepts in cinema and television fields.
3 Students will be able to comprehends the historical processes of cinema, television, media and communication fields and compares them with today's sectoral trends.
4 Students will be able to have knowledge about the structure and working principle of the technical materials used in the field, follow the current material developed in line with the new orientations and apply this knowledge by reflecting on their own studies.
5 Students will be able to work in the field of cinema and television, they develop appropriate solutions by calculating possible problems.
6 Students will be able to combine the theoretical knowledge related by the cinema and television sectors with the practical methods.
7 Students will be able to develop collaborative work by linking cinema and television fields with other arranged disciplines.
8 Students will be able to questioning the innovations they pursue, they discover their own directions of cinema and television.
9 Students will be able to provide the opportunity to use and share knowledge, skills effectively by participating in national and international film screenings, festivals, contests and similar organizations.
10 Students will be able to recognize the ethical values in cinema and television fields and applies them in the working environment.
11 Students will be able to organize that bring together individuals working in the field of cinema and television organizations and arrange an environment of reflection and discussion.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4
PY1 2 2 2 2
PY2 5 5 5 5
PY3 1 1 1 1
PY4 0 0 0 0
PY5 5 5 5 5
PY6 0 0 0 0
PY7 3 3 3 3
PY8 2 2 2 2
PY9 3 3 3 3
PY10 5 5 5 5
PY11 1 1 1 1
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Nejat Bozkurt, Sanat ve Estetik Kuramları, Ara Yayıncılık
  • Macit Gökberk, Felsefe Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi
  • Cynthia A. Freeland, But is it Art? A Very Short Introduction to Art Theory, Oxford University Press, 2001.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1 14
Research 14 2 28
Other Activities 3 1.5 4.5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0