Information Package / Course Catalogue
Visual Culture and Aesthetic
Course Code: GİT417
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to examine visual arts with an aesthetic perspective. It is aimed to present an overview of traditional and digital arts.

Course Content

The course explains the changing visual aesthetic perception in the context of technology and visual arts such as painting, photography, architecture, cinema.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet ÖZBEK
Learning Outcomes
1.Learn about the art and aesthetics.
2.Interpret the relationship between art and technology.
3.Can relate art and digital media.
4.Interpret visual culture.
5.Describe the concepts of aesthetic view, aesthetic life, anxiety, art and crafts.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.BARNARD, M., Sanat, Tasarım ve Görsel Kültür, Ütopya, 2010.
2.ARNHEIM, R., Görsel Düşünme, Metis, 2007.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Informing about the content of the lecture, introducing written and visual sources
Week 2 - Theoretical
Estetik bakış, sanat ve görsel sanatlar
Week 3 - Theoretical
Art and technology
Week 4 - Theoretical
Photography, reality and representation of reality
Week 5 - Theoretical
The aesthetics of cinema
Week 6 - Theoretical
Visual culture and society
Week 7 - Theoretical
Visual perception and visual aesthetic elements
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Avant-garde aesthetics
Week 10 - Theoretical
New media and digital culture
Week 11 - Theoretical
Digital art and aesthetics
Week 12 - Theoretical
Project Presentations I
Week 13 - Theoretical
Project Presentations II
Week 14 - Theoretical
Project Presentations III
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130339
Assignment1224
Term Project1527
Individual Work118220
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
5
4
3
5
4
4
3
4
2
3
5
4
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
4
3
5
4
4
3
4
2
3
5
4
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
4
5
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4
4
4
2
4
3
3
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
5
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4
4
4
2
4
3
3
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026