Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
3	RES209	Mythology And Iconography	2+0+0	2	4	28.11.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	License
Department / Program	Painting
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	To introduce the concepts of Mythology and Iconography, World and Turkish Mythology, and to plastically analyze the reflections of mythological heroes and symbols in these different cultures in plastic arts.
Course Content	Content of the course; Mythology and Iconography concepts, heroes (gods, goddesses, etc.) of World and Turkish Mythology, mythological symbols, analyzes of plastic arts examples of mythologies of different cultures.
Course Methods and Techniques	Lecture, research-examination, presentation, question-answer
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Associate Prof. Selma ŞAHİN selmasahin@osmaniye.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	1) Cömert, B. (2006). Mythology and Iconography, Ankara: De ki Basım Yayım Ltd. Şti. 2) Gibson, C. (2013). How to Read Symbols? Illustrated Symbol Reading Guide. Istanbul: Yem Publications
Course Notes	Presentations prepared by the course instructor and written and visual documents regarding the course content

Course Category

Social Sciences	%40
Field	%60

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	15	2	30
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	14	6	84
Mid-terms	1	2	2
Final examination	1	2	2
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 118

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	1. Learns the concepts of Mythology and Iconography
2	2. Can distinguish the differences between the concepts of myth, fairy tale and legend and explain them with examples.
3	3. Mythological gods, goddesses, etc. in different cultures belonging to world mythology. learns.
4	4. Learns the heroes of Turkish mythology and the meanings of the symbols
5	5. Evaluate how mythology is reflected in works of art
6	6. Learns the concepts of iconography and iconology and can analyze images

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	1. Introduction of the course, information about the topics and evaluations.	Presentation
2	2. Greek mythology; Creation of the Universe and Gods, Creation of Man, Olympian Elders	Presentation
3	3. Greek mythology; Gods Around Zeus, Sky and Atmosphere Gods, Water Gods, Forest and Field Gods	Presentation
4	4. Greek mythology; Gods of Earth and Hell, Gods, Heroes and Regional Legends Related to Human Life and Destiny	Presentation
5	5. Torah; Creation, Escape from Egypt	Presentation
6	6. Bibles; Life of John the Baptist, Life of Mary	Presentation
7	7. Bibles; Life of Jesus, Passion of Jesus	Presentation
8	8. Egyptian Mythology, Aztecs and Creation Myths	Presentation
9	Midterm Exam
10	10. Mayans and Creation Myths	Presentation
11	11.Incas, Legends of Love and Tragedy	Presentation
12	12. Turkish Mythology, Mythological Heroes	Presentation
13	13. Icon, iconography and iconology concepts	Presentation
14	14. Erwin Panofsky's method of iconographic criticism: Iconography and the History of Iconography)(Analysis of Mythological Heroes and Symbols in Different Cultures in Plastic Arts)	Presentation
15	General Evaluation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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