Course Details

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY & THEORY 2

ARCH231

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
3	ARCH231	ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY & THEORY 2	3+0+0	3	4

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	ARCHITECTURE
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Architectural History & Theory II course aims to create a critical point of view over cultures and architectures of Afro-Eurasia region from medieval times to the end of the eighteenth century and enable the students comprehend the interactions and conflicts of their social environment, technics and technologies.
Course Content	In this course, architectural and historical backgrounds of the civilizations and ideas will be critically investigated to evaluate their formal characteristics in a contextual approach. The course also generates a research environment to discover not only the impressions or expressions and their artifacts, but also the social order, art and culture of the Afro-Eurasian civilizations. It is also aimed to make students aware of the fact that architecture is the product of social, cultural, religious and political forces and cannot be understood without introducing those issues and studying their place in the civilization or national history being analyzed.
Course Methods and Techniques	F2F courses, Asynchronous activities (discussion board, documentaries etc.), Worksheets, Site visit, Quizzes, Midterm and final exams
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Associate Prof.Dr. Nisa Semiz nisa.semiz@agu.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources
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Course Category

Social Sciences	%0
Field	%100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	1	% 25
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	4	% 16
Ödev	12	% 19
Arazi/Saha Çalışmalası (Teknik Geziler, İnceleme Gezileri vb)	1	% 10
Final examination	1	% 30
Total	19	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Tartışma	12	1	12
Yazılı Sınav	1	10	10
F2F Dersi	1	2	2
Teslim İçin Hazırlık	1	4	4
Kısa Sınav	4	1	4
Araştırma	1	4	4
Kişisel Çalışma	14	1	14
Teknik Gezi	1	10	10
Yüz Yüze Ders	12	3	36
Der Dışı Final Sınavı	1	2	2
Ders Dışı Ara Sınav	1	2	2
Final Sınavı	1	15	15
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 115

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Determine how societies and lifestyles define cultures.
2	Compare the effects of the local characteristics on the development of architecture.
3	Criticize historical continuity and architectural development.
4	Determine ‘the building’ as an architectural artifact formed by social, economic, and cultural aspects.
5	Create an intellectual opinion and a personal reflection on the history and culture of the architectural discourse.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction of the course. course policies, syllabus. Lecture 1: Art and architecture of south and southeastern Asia, China and Japan until the 14th c.
2	Lecture 2: Western Asia after the first millennium
3	Lecture 3: Mongol Legacy and Rise of the Muslim Empires I: Ottomans from Frontier Warriors to Empire Builders
4	Lecture 4: Early Modern Interactions I: Rebirth of Classical Thought in the Western World
5	Lecture 5: Early Modern Interactions II: the rise of the Ottomans
6	Lecture 6: Early Modern Interactions III: the Ottomans at apex
7	Midterm exam
8	Fall break
9	Site trip
10	Lecture 7: Early Modern Interactions IV: Mongol Legacy and Rise of Muslim Empires : Timurids, Safavids and Mughals
11	Lecture 8: Early Modern Interactions V: Transformation of the Europe: culture and commerce
12	Lecture 9: Early Modern Interactions VI: Ottomans &Mughals in the 17th century.
13	Lecture 10: Early Modern Interactions VII: Architecture of wealth and splendor in the Europe, 17th & 18th centuries
14	Lecture 11: Becoming Modern I: Transformation of the Europe, the scientific revolution
15	Lecture 12: Becoming modern II: Ottoman Experience of modernization in the 18th century.

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	P2	P4	P5	P9	P10	P11
C1	5	3	4	3	5	5
C2	5	3	4	3	5	5
C3	5	3	4	3	5	5
C4	5	3	4	3	5	5
C5	5	3	4	3	5	5

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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