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 Create a user interface in a contemporary object-oriented language to allow users to access business data
- P02 Identify and analyze user needs and take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation and administration of computing-based systems
- P03 Analyze common business functions and identify, design, and develop appropriate information technology solutions
- P04 Design and develop software solutions for contemporary business environments by employing appropriate problem-solving strategies
- P05 Configure and administer database server to support contemporary business environments.
- P06 Administer or mange a relational database for a small to medium size company
- P07 Be able to effectively integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment
- P08 Understand professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities
- P09 Be able to apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment
- P10 Be able to apply effective collaboration skills in teamwork consistent with the professional environment
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