Information Package / Course Catalogue
ARC 222 Architectural History and Theory III
MEF University
Degree Programs
Psychology
General Information For Students
Diploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Psychology
Bachelor Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Course Code ARC 222
Course Title in English Architectural History and Theory III
Course Title in Turkish Mimarlık Tarihi ve Teorisi III
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Lecture
Level of Course Intermediate
Semester Spring
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 2 Recitation: 1 Lab: - Other: -
Estimated Student Workload 238 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To gain a critical overview of major styles and periods from Renaissance to early-modern architecture mainly in the Mediterranean region and to learn to compare individual structures and to revisit architectural history in contemporary design.
Course Description This course offers an overview of the history of architecture, from the Renaissance to the early modern period in selected geographies. The course approaches the buildings as the products of culture and with particular reference to the special problems of architectural design. Materials and building technologies as well as geographies and periods will provide the framework for the course. The course provides a critical viewpoint for comprehending and appreciating architecture in a comparative perspective.
Course Description in Turkish Bu ders mimarlık tarihine Rönesans’tan erken modern döneme kadar seçilmiş coğrafyalarda özet bir bakış açısı sağlamaktır. Ders içinde yapılara kültürel ürünler olarak ve mimari tasarımın kendine özgü problemlerinin perspektifinden bakılacaktır. Coğrafya ve dönemler kadar malzeme ve yapı teknolojileri dersin iskeletini oluşturacaktır. Bu ders mimarlığı karşılaştırmalı olarak anlamak ve değerlendirebilmek için eleştirel bir perspektif kazandıracaktır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) 1. understand that architecture is a sophisticated phenomenon with political, social, economic, and structural dimensions
2) 2. discern stylistic differences among the “major” architectural cultures;
3) 3. recognize iconic buildings of architectural history;
4) 4. differentiate materials and structures in forming space
5) 5. express oneself with basics of writing on architecture.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes.
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences.
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level).
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses.
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning.
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. N
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. N
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. H Exam,HW,Participation
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. N
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. N
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. N
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. N
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). N
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. S Participation
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. S HW,Participation
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. N
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. S Exam,HW
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. H Exam,HW
Prepared by and Date İREM KORKMAZ , March 2020
Course Coordinator AKTS1
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. AYŞE HİLAL UĞURLU

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction, Setting the stage for 15th century
2) The story of the Ottomans: From a State to an Empire
3) Renaissance Art & Architecture
4) Late Renaissance Art & Architecture
5) Gunpowder Empires in the 17th century: Ottomans
6) Gunpowder Empires in the 17th century: Safavids
7) Gunpowder Empires in the 17th century: Mughals
8) Art & Architecture of counter reformation: Baroque (Italy & France)
9) The Age of Reason: Enlightenment - 18th century Istanbul: Ottoman Baroque
10) Industrial Revolution and its aftermath
11) Age of Revolutions
12) New Styles for the new age: Art Nouveau, Art Deco
13) First skyscrapers: Newyork & Chicago
14) 19th century İstanbul
15) Final Assessment Period
16) Final Assessment Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsRecommended Reading: Gülru Necipoğlu, “From Byzantine Constantinople to Ottoman Konstantiniyye: Creation of a Cosmopolitan Capital and Visual Culture under Sultan Mehmed II,” in From Byzantion to Istanbul: 8000 years of a Capital, (İstanbul: Sabancı University, Sakıp Sabancı Museum, 2010), 262-277. Çiğdem Kafesçioğlu, Constantinopolis/Istanbul: Cultural Encounter, Imperial Vision, and the Construction of the Ottoman Capital, (University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2009), 16-53. Julian Raby, "A Sultan of Paradox: Mehmed the Conqueror as a Patron of the Arts." Oxford Art Journal 5, no. 1(1982): 3-8. Henry A. Millon “Models in Renaissance Architecture” in The Renaissance from Brunelleschi to Michelangelo: The Representation of Architecture, eds. H.Millon, V.M.Lampugnani, (Thames and Hudson, 1994), 19-73. Alina Payne - Renaissance Urbanism in Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. Jay Levenson and Julian Raby, A Papal Elephant in the East: Carthaginians and Ottomans, Jesuits and Japan in New Studies on Old Masters: Essays in Renaissance Art in Honour of Colin Eisler, J. Garton and D. Wolfthal eds, (Toronto: University of Toronto, 2011), 49–67. Gülru Necipoğlu, Framing the Gaze in Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Palaces, Ars Orientalis, Vol. 23, Pre-Modern Islamic Palaces (1993), 303-342. Lucienne Thys-Şenocak, The Yeni Valide Mosque Complex at Eminönü, Muqarnas, Vol. 15 (1998), pp. 58-70.
Teaching MethodsAs one of the survey courses in the series of architectural history and theory courses, This course will base on lectures about main architectural styles, periods and geographies. Although most class sessions will take the format of lectures, students will be always encouraged to bring their questions and doubts to initiate discussions. Each week one hour after the lecture will be entirely devoted to discussion.
Homework and Projectsassignments, readings
Laboratory Work-
Computer UseYes
Other Activities-
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Quiz(zes) 1 % 25
Homework Assignments 1 % 35
Presentation 1 % 15
Final Examination 1 % 25
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration ugurlua@mef.edu.tr
A.Hilal Uğurlu, Block A, Floor5,
Student participation will be essential for the course. Attending both submissions including the Final Submission of the assignment are crucial elements in the final grade. Late submissions will not be accepted. 80% attendance is compulsory for a successful outcome. Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 1 3 1 70
Presentations / Seminar 14 2 1 1 56
Project 14 2 1 1 56
Homework Assignments 14 2 1 1 56
Total Workload 238
Total Workload/25 9.5
ECTS 5