Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
GSAT1032013147EARLY ISLAMIC ART ICompulsory114
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To teach Umayyad Mosques and their origins and effects in the formation process of art and culture raised with notification of Islam to humanity, is the main purpose of this lesson.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali BAYHAN
Learning Outcomes
1To form an opinion about Islamic mosque architecture in the early period.
2To compare between cultures prior to Islam and after.
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The initial masjids in the Prophet Mohammed, the mosques and masjids in the four caliphate period, the mosques-masjids and Palatial Complexs in the Umayyad Period.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Arise of Islam, Qaaba
2Prophet's Mosque in Medina
3Basra Mosque, Kufa Mosque, Amr Ibn al-As Mosque
4Dome of the Rock, Al-Aqsa Mosque
5Vasıt Mosque, Umayyad Mosque
6Great Mosque of Aleppo, Great Mosque of Hama
7Great Mosque of Baalbeck, Great Mosque of Amman
8Mid-term exam
9Al-Omari Mosque at Busra, Great Mosque of Sana'a
10Great Mosque of Banbhore, Great Mosque of Harran
11Jami' Sidi Uqba (Great Mosque of Kairawan)
12Susa (Khuzistan) Mosque, Qasr Muqatil Mosque
13Great Mosque of Guanqzhou
14Evaluation of Umayyad Mosques
15Sources and effective fields of Umayyad Mosques
16final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Creswell, K. A. C., Early Muslim Architecture, 2 Cilt, Oxford, 1932-40. 2. Creswell, K. A. C. – Allan, J. W., A Short Account of Early Muslim Architecture, Cairo, 1989. 3. Ülken, H. Z., İslam Sanatı, İstanbul, 1948. 4. Yetkin, S. K., İslam Sanatı Tarihi, Ankara, 1954. 5. Yetkin, S. K. İslam Mimarisi, Ankara, 1965. 6. Yetkin, S. K., İslam Ülkelerinde Sanat, İstanbul, 1984. 7. Islam Art and Architecture (Ed.: M. Hattstein – P. Delius), France, 2000. 8. İslam Sanatı ve Mimarisi (Ed.: M. Hattstein – P. Delius), Italy, 2007.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination10220
Individual Study for Final Examination20240
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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