Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Islamic Art
Course Code: REH337
Course Type: Area Elective
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

The objective of the course is to teach students the development of religious and civil architectures and plan and ornamental features in the civilizations sharing coasting with the Mediterranean; to comprehend the structural characteristics of each period and to teach their interaction with Turkish-Islamic Art.

Course Content

Within the context of the course, development of religious and civil architecture in Islamic Architecture, material cultural artifacts in the geography of Mediterranean, basic knowledge about religious, civil and military architecture and small handicrafts in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Ilhanid Period; influences of aforementioned periods with each other and their impacts on Anatolian Turkish-Islamic Art will be examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.He/ she evaluates the concept of “Islamic Art” in the development process.
2.He/ she comprehends similarities and differences between the architecture constructed in the Islamic countries and other art works depending on the geographical features.
3.He/ she discusses the relationship between human, belief and worship with contemporary insight.
4. Learns the basic concepts and terms about architecture and small handicrafts.
5.He/ she evaluates similarities and differences between the architecture constructed in the Islamic countries and other art works depending on the geographical features.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.S.K.Yetkin, İslam Ülkelerinde Sanat, İstanbul 1984.
2.S.K.Yetkin, İslam Mimarisi, Ankara 1965
3.F. Braudel, Akdeniz ve Akdeniz Dünyası I, II, İstanbul 1989.
4.O. Grabar, İslamic Architecture and its Decoration, London 1964.
5.M.Hattstein, İslam Sanatı ve Mimarisi, 2007 İstanbul. ---İslam Sanatını Keşfet, 2008 Brüksel.
6.M.Hattstein, İslam Sanatı ve Mimarisi, İstanbul 2007.
7.Jean-Marc Castera, Arabesques Art Decoratif au Maroc, Paris 1996.
8.M.Hottstein, İslam Sanatı ve Mimarisi, İstanbul 2007.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Information will be given about the course and method will be explained.
Week 2 - Theoretical
The subjects of structural design and development in religious, civil and military architecture in the Islamic architecture will be discussed .
Week 3 - Theoretical
Information will be given about material utilization varying depending on geography and types of building materials (with visual materials) in Islamic architecture.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Information will be given on the subjects of religious, civil and military architecture (architectural and ornamental features with the examples, interaction with cultural artifacts from different geographies) in the period of Fatımids.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Information will be given on the subjects of religious, civil and military architecture (architectural and ornamental features with the examples, interaction with cultural artifacts from different geographies) in the period of Abbasids.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Information will be given on the subjects of religious, civil and military architecture (architectural and ornamental features with the examples, interaction with cultural artifacts from different geographies) in the period of Ayyubids.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Information will be given on the subjects of religious, civil and military architecture (architectural and ornamental features with the examples, interaction with cultural artifacts from different geographies) in the period of Ilkhanids.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Arts of Fatimid, Abbasid, Ayyubid and Ilkhanid Periods will be evaluated by comparing with each other.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Evaluations will be done about the architecture of Nasiriyah and Merinies Period (architectural and ornamental features with the examples)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Information will be given on the subjects of religious, civil and military architecture (architectural and ornamental features with the examples, interaction with cultural artifacts from different geographies) in the period of Mamluk.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Information will be given on the subjects of religious, civil and military architecture (architectural and ornamental features with the examples, interaction with cultural artifacts from different geographies) in the period of Andalusian Umayyads.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Information will be given about North Africa and South Spain after the period of Andalusian Umayyads (architectural and ornamental features with the examples).
Week 13 - Theoretical
Evaluations will be done about the architecture of Marabout and Almohades Period (architectural and ornamental features with the examples)
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation will be done.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Seminar1415
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination1617
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026