COURSE SYLLABUS

EARLY ISLAMIC ART

1	Course Title:	EARLY ISLAMIC ART
2	Course Code:	ITS5121
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. HICABI GÜLGEN
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hicabi Gülgen
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To get students comprehend the emergence of the Islamic art, its characteristics, its new form which is took shape during in accordance with the interactions during Umayyads and Abbasids, causes and results of the influences, their effects on art works and styles created in other Islamic countries afterwards.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	The ability to comprehend the place and significance of the art in Islam and other religions.;
2	The ability to recognize the place of Masjid al-Nabawi in Islamic art as a prototype for Islamic architecture. ;
3	The ability to show originalities of and influences on the Umayyad artchitecture.;
4	The ability to analyze the understanding of decoration in Umayyad period in accordance with the architectural background influenced it.;
5	The ability to comprehend differences of Abbasid architecture from that of Umayyads.;
6	The ability to recognize the place of Samarra Grand Mosque in the Abbasid architecture.;
7	The ability to comprehend Umayyad architecture in Andalusia and its effects on European art.;
8	The ability to comprehend the place of Cordoba Grand Mosque in Islamic art.;
9	The ability to realize the importance of Umayyad period in Islamic decorations.;
10	The ability to comprehend main artworks and characteristics of Islamic art in North Africa.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Islamic Art within the framework of Religion-Art Relations
2	Masjid al-Nabawi as a prototype
3	Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of Rock-Saharan
4	Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and local effects on it
5	The palaces of Umayyad era and the ornamental style of the period
6	Art of the Abbasid era, and the Change
7	The Approach to city in Islam and, the Bagdad
8	Great Mosque of Samarra, and its effects
9	The ornamental style of the civil architecture in Samarra
10	The first Islamic art works in North Africa
11	Kayrawan Seydi Ukba Mosque, and the archaic plan
12	Andalusian Islamic Art
13	The Grand Mosque of Cordoba between West and East
14	Medina al-Zahara: As an example of civil architecture

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Suut Kemal Yetkin, İslam Sanatı Tarihi, Ankara 1954. 2. Islam Art and Architecture, Markus Hattstein and Peter Delius, Cambridge 2007. 3. Oleg Grabar, İslam Sanatının Oluşumu (Çev: Nuran Yavuz), İstanbul 1998. 4. Robert Hillenbrand, İslam Sanatı ve Mimarlığı (Çev: Çiğdem Kafescioğlu), İstanbul 2005. 5. K. A. Creswell, Early Muslim Architecture, ys. 1968.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High