Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
1RES819SOCIOLOGY OF ART2+0+02621.10.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program Painting Art Major
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Understanding and discussing art as a social process and phenomenon.
Course Content Sociological meaning and importance of art. Basic methodological approaches used in the sociology of art. Institutional structure and social limits of art. Basic social functions of art. The nationality and universality of art. Art and society relationship. The effect of art on the environment and the environment on art. Basics of art. Art and human emotions. The philosophy of art. The social source of art. Religion-art relationship. The place of art in culture. Artist and personality in art. Art movements
Course Methods and Techniques Preparing presentations on the subject, examples from source books
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof. Ali Asker BAL
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Erinç Sıtkı (2013) Sanat Sosyolojisine Giriş. Ankara: Ütopya yayınları.
Course Notes Soykan , Ömer N., Sanat Sosyolojisi & Kuram ve Uygulama, Dönence Yayınları, 2009

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 18 6 108
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Project 5 5 25
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 165

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To be able to apply the knowledge and problem solving skills they have absorbed in the field in interdisciplinary studies.
2 To teach and supervise scientific, social and ethical values ??at the stages of collecting, interpreting and announcing data related to the field.
3 To have sufficient knowledge and skills in the field. Students gain awareness of their development, learning characteristics and difficulties
4 To be able to develop strategies, policies and implementation plans in the fields related to the field and to evaluate the results within the framework of quality processes.
5 To be able to develop new strategic approaches and to produce solutions by taking responsibility in unforeseen complex situations in the field of practice.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Course description, processing and grading, study information Soykan , Ömer N., Sanat Sosyolojisi & Kuram ve Uygulama, Dönence Yayınları, 2009
2 Art as the subject of sociology. Change in art. Preparing Presentations on the Subject, Examples from the Source Books
3 Art and society relationship.
4 Art work and art theories
5 Social function of art
6 Artwork review Examples of Artist Works
7 Midterm Exam
8 Sociological aspect of art; art and culture concepts.
9 Sociological reading of the art object
10 Sociology debates and art. The problem of nationality, universality, locality.
11 Examination of sample works of art as content
12 Examination of sample works of art as content
13 Examination of sample works of art as content
14 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
All 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5
C1 5
C2 5
C3 5
C4 5
C5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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