Contemporary Art (MTT293) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Contemporary Art MTT293 Area Elective 2 0 0 2 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Erdem Ünver
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To be able to comprehend contemporary art movements
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Tells the reasons that prepare contemporary art
  • Explain contemporary art movements
Course Content The new world order in the aftermath of WWI and the relationships between social developments and art movements resulting from scientific and technological advancements; Dadaism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Cubism, Pop Art, Hepening, Conceptual Art, Video Art, Action Painting, Art and Craft, Installation, Constructivism, Kinetic Art, and other contemp

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 The reasons causing contemporary art At the end of each course, students will be informed about the next subject and students will be provided with the necessary preparations.
2 Dadaism "
3 Suprematism, surrealism "
4 Kubism "
5 Pop-art "
6 Op-art "
7 Mid term --
8 Happening "
9 Conceptual Art "
10 Video Art "
11 Action painting "
12 Art and craft "
13 Installation Art "
14 Constructivism, Kinetic Art "
15 Final --

Sources

Course Book 1. BATUR, Enis (Der), Modernizmin Serüveni, Yapı Kredi Yayınları
2. LYNTON, Norbert, Modern Sanatın Öyküsü, Remzi Kitabevi.
Other Sources 3. BENJAMIN, Walter, Pasajlar, Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
4. SMITH, Edward Lucie, Art Today, Phadion Press

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To acquire extensive theoretical and applied knowledge about the field of art and design. X
2 To conduct academic research on the terms, notions, cases and issues related to the field; to identify, comprehend, design and apply them through proper/correct methods and techniques.
3 To transform the field knowledge into creative thinking skills.
4 To be able to plan and carry out projects, related to the field, in conceptual and production process both as an individual and as a member of a group. To evaluate and share the results with society.
5 To specify the field competencies and to develop a lifelong social responsibility and critical thinking ability.
6 To be able to use information technologies in the field effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level.
7 To have a good command of a foreign language at European Language Portfolio B1 Level and to be able to communicate with the colleagues and to follow the developments in the field.
8 To produce and carry out projects by using quantitative and qualitative data in the field and to share them with the professionals or non-professionals.
9 To be aware of national and international values in art and design and to acquire professional ethics. X
10 To transform the abstract and concrete concepts into creative thoughts and authentic works.
11 To gain knowledge about culture and history of art and acquire an esthetical consciousness. X
12 To acquire sufficient knowledge and develop an awareness of the universal justice, cultural, ethical and natural preservation, and occupational health and safety.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 5 2 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 5 5
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 6 6
Total Workload 125