Information Package / Course Catalogue
Islamic Art II
Course Code: SAT112
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To teach the culture and art of this period with examples, laying the foundations of first term Islamic Culture and Art and architecture (the Prophet and the Four Caligraphs), its maintenance during the Umayyad period.

Course Content

The development of Islamic culture and art in the period of the Umayyad Caliphate in the Arabian Peninsula and other land (Africa, Spain, Mediterranean Islands and Asia Minor)

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Osman ÜLKÜ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the emergence of Islamic art and the resources affected by outsiders.
2.To be able to make comparison between pre-and post-Islamic cultures.
3.To be able to comprehend the early Islamic mosque architecture.
4.To be able to gain the ability to present the occurrence and spread of Islamic art in a chronological framework
5.Learn the Effects of Late Eastern Antiquity and Late Western Antiquity on the Development of Islamic Culture and Art.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.AĞIRMEN, Mustafa, Hz. Muhammed Devrinde Mescid ve Fonksiyonları, İstanbul 1997.
2.CRESWEL, K.A.C., Early Muslim Architecture I II, Oxford 1940.
3.CRESWEL, K.A.C., The Muslim Architecture I II, Oxford 1952.
4.ÇAM, Nusret, İslamda Sanat Sanatda İslam, Ankara 2008.
5.EL-FARUKI, İ.R. - EL-FARUKI, L.L., İslam Kültür Atlası, İstanbul 1997.
6.GODARD, Andrea, İsfahan, Londra 1937.
7.GRABAR, Oleg, İslam Sanatının Oluşumu, İstanbul 1990.
8.HAMİDULLAH, Muhammed, İslam Peygamberi Hayatı ve Eseri, İstanbul 2004.
9.KÖNEMANN (Markus Hattstein and Peter Delius), İslam Sanatı ve Mimarisi, İstanbul 2000.
10.ÜNSAL, Behçet, Turkish İslamic Architecture, London 1959.
11.YETKİN, Suut Kemal, İslam Mimarisi, Ankara 1959.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Khirbet al-Minye, Burku Pavilion
Week 2 - Theoretical
Kuseyr Amra Palace
Week 3 - Theoretical
Kasru'l-Hayru'l-Garbii
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mişatta Palace, Kasru't-Tuba
Week 5 - Theoretical
Khirbet al-Mafjar
Week 6 - Theoretical
Kuseyr al-Hallabat, Hammam al-Sarah and Kuseyr El-Hallabat Mosque
Week 7 - Theoretical
Foundation of the City of Samerra (Midterm Exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Cevzak-ul Hakani Palace
Week 9 - Theoretical
Kasru’l-Hayru’ş-Şarki
Week 10 - Theoretical
Kasr’ul-Hayr’ul Garbi
Week 11 - Theoretical
Jerusalem, Umayyad Palace Complex, Kasru'l-Harane
Week 12 - Theoretical
Rusafa, Kastal Palace
Week 13 - Theoretical
Jabal Says
Week 14 - Theoretical
Tululu'ş-Şaiba Palace, the Hillside Pavilion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1819
Reading100220
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
3
5
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026