Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Mitoloji ve Sanat
	English	Mythology and Art
Course Code	SNT 104E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Çiğdem Özkan Aygün
Course Objectives		1. to provide knowledge about the importance of Mythology as a remarkable source of inspiration, and its role in the formation of culture and civilization, 2. to provide a rich and multi-perspectival point of view to the Art, History and Culture, 3. to provide to get knowledge about different eras and styles in the History of Art, 4. to provide different understandings of Beauty through history of art, in this way to provide a rich and multi dimensional esthetical sensibility and thus to cultivate designing creativity.
Course Description		The Birth of Myths; The sources of Greek and Roman Mythology; Formation of Cosmos in Greek Mythology; The Fundamental Personalities and their Myths in Greek Mythology; Influence of Greek Myths on the myths of other cultures ; Mythological depictions in Ancient Greek, Hellenistic and Roman Art; Stylistic and conceptual differences in Mythological depictions in the artistic periods and art movements like the Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque art, Rococo, Neo-Classical art, Romanticism, Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolism; Mythological depictions in Modern and Postmodern art
Course Outcomes		Students who successfully pass the course will be able to: 1. have profound knowledge about Greek and Roman Mythology and influences of them on cultural history, 2. attain the ability to identify fundamental eras, styles and artists in the history of Western Art , 3. have knowledge about European History and cultural differences between European Nations by means of art works, 4. achieve a profound artistic and esthetical sensibility which they can make use of in the process of professional creativity and designing, 5. As a consequence of an excursion to the Archeological Museum, they have knowledge about the Museum and an experience of a direct contact with the art works.
Pre-requisite(s)
Required Facilities
Other
Textbook
Other References

Courses

Help

About