HISTORY OF ART AND CULTURE
- Course
- GADS108 - HISTORY OF ART AND CULTURE
- Department
- Digital Game Design - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 5
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
The course focuses on the history of art and culture. In this scope History of Art and Culture introduces the developments and concepts related to development of art and culture. Variety of fields such as painting, sculpture, drama, music, literature and architecture are discussed within a socioeconomic and political context; to give the student a total understanding of a particular time and place in history. Students are expected to have an awareness about the development and chronology of the art-historical periods and of distinctive styles. Within this perspective this course starts with first human being efforts in terms of art and continues towards to the current times where art and culture interactions become more complicated and less immediate.
HISTORY OF ART AND CULTURE
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Art and Culture |
| Week 2 | Prehistoric Art: The Stone Age and Neolithic Period |
| Week 3 | Ancient Mesopotamia |
| Week 4 | Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture, and Religion |
| Week 5 | Ancient Greece: Classical Art, Philosophy, and Architecture |
| Week 6 | Ancient Rome: Art, Engineering, and Empire |
| Week 7 | Art and Culture in Ancient India |
| Week 8 | Ancient China: Art, Philosophy, and the Role of the Emperor |
| Week 9 | Ancient Iran: Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanian Art |
| Week 10 | The Development of Writing and Visual Expression in Ancient Civilizations |
| Week 11 | Classical and Hellenistic Art: The Greek Influence |
| Week 12 | Medieval Art and Culture: The Rise of Christianity |
| Week 13 | The Renaissance: Rebirth of Classical Art and Humanism |
| Week 14 | Baroque and Rococo Art |
| Week 15 | Romanticism and Realism in the 19th Century |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Janson, H. W., & Janson, A. F. (2004). History of Art (7th ed.). Prentice Hall.
- 02 Gombrich, E. H. (2006). The Story of Art (16th ed.). Phaidon Press.
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Program Outcomes
- P01 1. Gained the necessary skills to learn and adopt a spirit of continuous learning in their professional life.
- P02 2. Developed various skills by working independently via specific learned techniques that both triggered individual efforts and encouraged collaborative work.
- P03 3. Acquired the essential knowledge and skills to apply key theories, models and applications within the global business context.
- P04 4. Adopted and applied critical and strategic thinking together with research capabilities for efficient and effective business decisions.
- P05 5. Utilized and managed ethically information technologies required for contemporary business world.
- P06 6. Been equipped with conceptual and analytical skills necessary for team work within global organizations.
- P07 7. Displayed their learnt communication skills that are required to effectively interact in a cross cultural and diverse international work environment.
- P08 8. Applied their acquired knowledge within the changing work environment.
- P09 9. Developed an understanding of ethical perspectives and social responsibilities to be used at work and in personal life.
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