ECTS - - Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Compulsory Departmental Courses

ICM500 - Seminar (0 + 0) 5

Evaluation of research topics in terms of content, methods and presentation techniques; acquisition of effective presentation skills.

ICM502 - Design and Communication (3 + 0) 5

Communication and theories used in design, theories and methods in order to understand the formation of the language of design; interdisciplinary semantic studies and emerging trends in contemporary designs in order to understand and interpret the formation of the communicative criteria in design; design language created by cultural codes, design a

ICM599 - Thesis (0 + 0) 80

Evaluation of thesis.

ISL555 - Research Methods (3 + 0) 5

Research designs, probability theories, hypothesis tests, reliability and validity of measurement, model construction, multiple regression, multivariate variance analyses, correlation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and econometric models.

Elective Courses

ICM501 - Reality and Virtuality in Design (3 + 0) 5

Factors that form the environment in which a design is a representative, unnatural and an imaginary existence and is no longer seems to be a real product; the relationship between revealed communication style and design by the investigation of the identity created by the produced design; product, the main theme, communication, evolving environment

ICM503 - Urban Design (3 + 0) 5

The comparative analysis of the developments of city and urban design in Turkey and throughout the world in the context of formation of socio-spatial, cultural, social, political and economic terms in its chronological order.

ICM504 - Advanced Color Theory (3 + 0) 5

Color dimensions and perception; psychological and physiological impacts of color; color systems such as Munsell, CIE XYZ and NCS in terms of their properties and differences; conducting scientific research and presenting it as a scientific manuscript about color theory.

ICM521 - Social Change, City and Architecture (3 + 0) 5

Changes in the field of architecture and city both in Turkey and in Europe; spatial transformations/changes and social relationships in the historical process; the terms of time and space, factors in spatial formation.

ICM522 - Housing and Culture (3 + 0) 5

The relationship between housing-culture and identity by researches conducted on the residents (slum houses in various settled areas, closed housing settlements, high apartments etc.) of different dwellings in terms of quality and the user profile.

ICM523 - Interior Design in Public Buildings: Libraries (3 + 0) 5

The user group of library, reinterpretation of libraries after computer-communication revolution; various methods of library usage from the past to the present; contributions, opinions, innovations, interpretations and suggestions for rescuing librarires from being a virtual interior space to establish a contemporary understanding of interior space

ICM524 - Research Methods for Historical Buildings (3 + 0) 5

Restoration in historical structures and research into the restitution report to be completed prior to restoration; the legal status of the structure, how to access to information as to the protection status, protected sites, and international protection theories; the history of the site, its archaeology, historical geography, the restorations whic

ICM525 - Space Production Process (3 + 0) 5

The relationship between spatial theories and spatial practices; various ideologies in the space production discussions; critical perspective.

ICM526 - Evolution of Urban Space in Anatolia (3 + 0) 5

The spatial evolution of civil architecture examples and public buildings in the context of traditional and vernacular architecture of Anatolia; the relation of space with the interiors and its nearest environment, the potential of formation and transformation of the data coming from different territories; the role and influences of social, economi

ICM527 - Management of Cultural Heritage (3 + 0) 5

The topics of investigation, protection, promotion and management of resources within the scope of cultural heritage; international and national agencies, relevant laws and decisions that affect the management of these resources; the theoretical and methodological approaches related to the definition and management of cultural heritage and social a

ICM528 - Architecture, Art and Propaganda (3 + 0) 5

The way architecture and art were used in the course of history since the ancient era for various beliefs, objectives and ideologies as a tool of propaganda with theoretical information and examples; the relation of architecture, art and politics; architecture and images used in architectural works, examinations of pictures, photos, posters, films,

ICM529 - Interior Space and Landscape (3 + 0) 5

The historical process of using of greenery in interior spaces, investigation and final evaluating of the physical, psychological, physiological and socio-cultural effects of the greenery used in the interior.

ICM531 - Theory of Building Acoustics (3 + 0) 5

Building acoustics, interior acoustics and noise control; the usage of acoustics materials; the integration of principles of acoustics with the design principles.

ICM532 - Theory of Building Acoustics II (3 + 0) 5

Building acoustics, interior acoustics and noise control in special buildings with the principles and implementation techniques; the usage of acoustics materials; the integration of principles of acoustics with the design principles.

ICM533 - Acoustic Planning in Design (3 + 0) 5

The basic principles of acoustics and the usage of these principles in architecture and urban design; using the geometry in architectural design; experimental and theoretical studies that integrate acoustical principles and design principles.

ICM534 - Sustainability in Interior Architecture (3 + 0) 5

Sustainability and sustainable design criteria with design principles and design methods that shape the interior design process; building and interior design compatible with the nature, developing with sustainable design approach and environmental awareness data; in line with the sustainable design, examining the concepts such as ecological design, ecological environment, green structure, environmental friendliness, zero emission.

ICM535 - Design and Futurism (3 + 0) 5

The change in today of the manifesto that is put forward in the 20th century of the concept of futurism which has transformation and critical perspective; conducting scientific research on the concept of futurism seeking to respond to needs such as flexibility, growth, transformation and mobility in interior design; analyzing today's design projects in this context and discussion of future design approaches and evaluation of results.