Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
1	RES819	SOCIOLOGY OF ART	2+0+0	2	6	21.10.2025

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

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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

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:

No	Learning 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

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
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

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

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