Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
History of Landscape PEM114 Turkish Compulsory 2. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Required
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Güzide Pınar KÖYLÜ
Instructor(s)
Goals The goal of this course is to enrich the understanding of landscape design by an overview of the history of gardens throughout the centuries, from Eastern and Western origins.
Course Content The concepts of garden and landscape are given in a historical perspective and the understanding of garden and landscape art is explained with examples in the period extending from the Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and until today.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Reasoning, knowledge: • Information about different civilizations, concepts of art and space
2 Hissetme, tutum (duyuşsal): • Farklı uygarlıkların mekan kurgusunu anlama ve yorumlama
3 Perform, skill (psychomotor): • recognize major developments in the history of gardens throughout the centuries. • demonstrate an understanding of the landscape architectural styles as well as the environmental, socioeconomic, and other cultural factors that have shaped them. • evaluate historical influences in spatial design. • understand relationships between past and present designs, and interpret contemporary designs
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Egyptian Gardens, Persian Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Mesopotamian Gardens, Asian Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Hellenistic Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Antique Roman Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Medieval Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Islamic Gardens, Spanish Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Mid term evaluation Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
9. Week Renaissance Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week Baroque Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week English Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Chinese and Japanese Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week The Concept of Garden in the Turkish Culture, Turkish Gardens Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week Contemporary Gardens and Parks Preparation, After Class Study, Other Activities, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
*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 Knowledge: Within the framework of environmental and social sustainability principles (considering the public interest and value), to have the knowledge and understanding to gain and reflect up-to-date information that will carry out planning, design, management activities and research,
2 Knowledge: To have knowledge in planning and design approaches regarding sustainable resource management, healthy living and access to food, resilience, climate change management, rural / urban development and use of technology,
3 Knowledge: To have knowledge about universal, corporate and professional ethical values related to the field,
4 Knowledge: To have knowledge of national and international norms, conventions, professional principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field,
5 Skill: The ability to use the necessary tools for the holistic perception, planning, design and creation of management models of processes within the landscape in the context of spatial / temporal scale, in the effects, pressures and changes faced by the inhabited geography,
6 Skill: The ability to develop alternative constructions and solutions in accordance with field-specific theories and methods in planning and design processes,
7 Skill: The ability to take responsibility in an interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary team, to set goals in a collaborative and inclusive manner, to plan tasks and to work in a participatory manner,
8 Skill: The ability to discuss individual views on field-specific issues and to improve oneself
9 Competence: Competence to act with the awareness of lifelong learning and research by internalizing sustainable, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches,
10 Competence: Competence of foreign language skills at a level to communicate and follow the developments in the field,
11 Competence: Competence to make decisions with a fair and participatory consciousness, with respect to environmental rights, social and cultural rights, showing the necessary sensitivity in the protection of natural environment and cultural heritage, based on universal principles in the field of profession,
12 Competence: Competence to prepare, implement, manage and monitor projects about the field, taking into account of knowledge in Landscape Architecture theory and methodology, open green space planning, green and blue infrastructure, management, protection and interpretation of cultural landscapes and landscape management,
13 Competence: Competence to produce projects in interdisciplinary collaborations in landscape planning, design and materials with the experience of tree nursery, application and office internship by integrating knowledge on the management of landscapes of different scales, planning and design of infrastructure projects, material and construction techniques with information technologies in the field,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3
PY1 5 4 4
PY2 1 1 2
PY3 3 3 3
PY4 2 2 2
PY5 4 4 4
PY6 4 4 4
PY7 3 3 3
PY8 4 4 4
PY9 2 2 2
PY10 3 3 3
PY11 4 4 4
PY12 1 1 1
PY13 1 1 1
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • • Sarkowicz, Hans (der). 2003. Bahçelerin ve Parkların Tarihi. Çeviren: Ersel Kayaoğlu. Ankara: Dost Yayınları.
  • • Toman, Rolf (der.). 2000. European Garden Design. Cologne: Könemann.
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 10 1 10
Research 10 1 10
Other Activities 2 1 2
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 52
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0