Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
History of Art II TİY316 Turkish Compulsory 6. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Oral presentation and discusssion that are supported by written and visual sources.
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Ayşe Nahide YILMAZ
Instructor(s)
Goals The course aims to familiarize students with the theoretical perspectives necessary to interpret modern and contemporary art.
Course Content The course covers the period ranging from early modernism to postmodernism and the contemporary. Topics include modernism, the avant-garde, originality, abstract art, formalism and structuralism, popart, minimalism, conceptual art, postmodernism and deconstruction, environmental art, politics of vision, gender, and the contemporary art.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 To be capable of explaining the general characteristics of modernism, postmodernism, and the contemporary.
2 To be capable of applying knowledge of historical, social, and cultural context to interpreting modern and contemporary artworks.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction to the Course Class Hours (14 weeks)
2. Week Post Impressionism Class Hours (14 weeks) Preparation, After Class Study
3. Week Modernism and Formalism Class Hours (14 weeks) Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week Constructivism; Expressionism Preparation, After Class Study Class Hours (14 weeks)
5. Week Avant-Garde and Originality Class Hours (14 weeks) Preparation, After Class Study
6. Week Surrealism and Psychoanalysis Preparation, After Class Study Class Hours (14 weeks)
7. Week Abstract Art, Orientalism, and Alterity Class Hours (14 weeks) Preparation, After Class Study
8. Week MID-TERM EXAM Class Hours (14 weeks)
9. Week Individualism and the Post-Second World War Art Preparation, After Class Study Class Hours (14 weeks)
10. Week Pop Art and Mass Culture Class Hours (14 weeks) Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week The End of Art, Conceptualism, and Institutional Critique Class Hours (14 weeks) Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week Environmental Art Preparation, After Class Study Class Hours (14 weeks)
13. Week Contemporary Art Class Hours (14 weeks) Preparation, After Class Study
14. Week General Overview of the Course Class Hours (14 weeks)
*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 Has the theoretical and practical knowledge related to the methods of theatre and drama criticism, as well as dramaturgy.
2 Having the knowledge related to the theories, history, culture and aesthetics of theatre, internalises the theoretical and practical transformations in the field over time and attains the skill of evaluating these comparatively.
3 Has the theoretical knowledge of the elements, methods and techniques of the art of drama and attains the skill of integrating these with practice.
4 Has the knowledge of artistic and academic research methods and ethics that is related to art in general and theatre in particular.
5 Has the knowledge of the sub disciplines in the field of theatre (acting, directing, dramatic writing, stage design, dramaturgy) and relates these sub disciplines with each other.
6 Has the skill of analytic interpretation, which provides him/her working on a dramatic text towards staging creatively and critically with the director and other partners.
7 Puts forward innovative and original works by turning the knowledge on the art of drama that s/he learns into creative thought.
8 Has the knowledge and aesthetic sensibility, which provide him/her working alone or with his/her colleagues in a concordant and productive manner within project production processes that are related to the art of drama.
9 Has the communicative skill of transmitting subjects and works that are related to the art of drama to not only his colleagues but also to other members of society in an active and correct manner, as well as the analytical power of evaluating the results of this.
10 Following the contemporary developments in the field of performing arts in Turkey and abroad, has the knowledge concerning national and international values.
11 Improves his/her skills in critical and creative thinking, as well as expressing his/her thoughts in oral, embodied and written forms.
12 Has the knowledge of theatre’s connections with other arts (literature, cinema, opera, music, dance, painting, sculpture, etc.), as well as social sciences (philosophy, anthropology, sociology, aesthetics, art history, political sciencee, etc.) and makes research and production in his/her own field by using this interdisciplinary viewpoint.
13 Uses the up-to-date information and communication technologies that are required in the art of drama.
14 Improves the skill of connecting with the social, economical, political and especially cultural heritage of the history of civilisations and spends effort to make these values prevalent within the social environment s/he lives through projects and activities that s/he would prepare.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2
PY1 0 0
PY2 3 3
PY3 0 0
PY4 4 4
PY5 0 0
PY6 3 3
PY7 3 3
PY8 2 2
PY9 4 4
PY10 3 3
PY11 5 5
PY12 4 4
PY13 0 0
PY14 5 5
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Wood, P., Harrison, C., Sanat ve Kuram: 1900-2000 Değişen Fikirler Antolojisi, çev. Sabri Gürses, Küre Yayınları, İstanbul: 2016.
  • Fineberg, J., 1940'tan Günümüze Sanat, çev. Simber Atay Eskier, Karakalem Kitabevi Yayınları, İstanbul: 2014.
  • Wilson, M., Çağdaş Sanat Nasıl Okunur, çev. Firdevs Candil Erdoğan, Hayalperest Yayınevi, İstanbul: 2015.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours (14 weeks) 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2 28
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 12 12
Homework 1 2 3 6
Final 1 14 14
Total Workload 102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0