FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Department of Sociology

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GEAR 302 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
World Museums
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
GEAR 302
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to introduce examples of different forms of cultural and artistic expressions in museums.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to discuss the cultural and artistic development of human history in the context of museums.
  • will be able to define different museums with aesthetic sensitivity.
  • will be able to classify museums regarding their purpose.
  • will be able to classify different art objects.
  • will be able to compare museums in different countries.
Course Description This course provides information about the museums established for different purposes.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction to the course. Overview of the Course Syllabus (Assignments, Midterm, Presentations).
2 Introduction to the Four Legs of a Museum Visit: Visitor, Artwork, Artist, Museum.
3 Formal and Contextual Analysis. Slow Looking Techniques. Prehistoric Art. Paleolithic &Neolithic Art. Museums: Lascaux Cave Museum, France. Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Anatolian Civilizations Museum, Ankara Kleiner, Introduction, pp.1-14. Kleiner, Chp.1. Please check Blackboard for additional reading material on Slow Looking and Visual Fundementals.
4 Egyptian Art. Museums: The Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Ancient Near Eastern Art. Museums: Louvre Museum, Paris. Kleiner, Chp. 2. Kleiner, Chp. 3.
5 Greek Art. Hellenistic Art. Roman Art. Byzantine Art. Museums: National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Vatican Museum, Italy. The Getty Villa, USA. Kleiner, Chp. 5. Kleiner, Chp. 10 Kleiner, Chp. 12
6 Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo Periods. Museums: Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Borghese Gallery, Italy. Galleria dell’Academia. Kleiner, Chp. 21 & 22. (For Rococo; pls check Chp. 29)
7 Neoclassicism. Romanticism. Realism. Museums: Tate Gallery, London. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, USA. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. * Short Essay submission on Blackboard on the day of Lecture. Kleiner, Chp. 29 & 30.
8 Impressionism. Post-Impressionism. Museums: Orsay Museum, Paris. Musée Rodin, Paris. Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum. Musée de L’Orangerie, Paris. * Artist choice for the Presentation is finalized on Google Doc. Kleiner, Chp. 31.
9 Fauvism. Cubism. Museums: Museum Of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. Picasso Museum, Paris. * Museum of Modern Art Documentary. Kleiner, Chp. 35.
10 Dadaism. Surrealism. Museums: Baltimore Museum of Art, USA The Art Institute of Chicago, USA. Yale Art Gallery, USA. Kleiner, Chp. 35.
11 Abstract Expressionism. Pop Art. Contemporary Art. Museums: Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain. Kleiner, Chp. 36.
12 Midterm. * Submission of Presentations on Blackboard.
13 Student Presentations (1)
14 Student Presentations (2)
15 Semester Review
16 Semester Review

 

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
25
Presentation / Jury
1
35
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
40
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
30
30
Presentation / Jury
1
30
30
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
30
30
Final Exam
0
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories.

2

To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods.

3

To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology.

4

To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team.

5

To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination.

6

To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions.

7

To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research.

8

To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.

9

To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences.

10

To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research.

11

To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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