Information Package / Course Catalogue
Art and Communication
Course Code: İLT308
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to examine forms of expression in various artistic disciplines within the context of communication theories. It focuses on the interaction between art and communication, exploring modes of representation and meaning-making processes through a conceptual framework. The course aims to equip students with critical thinking, analytical skills, and the ability to interpret visual and audiovisual communication tools through works of art.

Course Content

This course explores how art functions as a form of communication within historical, social, and cultural contexts. It examines the relationship between visual and symbolic expression in artworks and media channels. The course discusses the intersections of art and communication disciplines through concepts such as art movements, the role of art in communication, propaganda, representation, ideology, aesthetics, and mass culture.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the concepts of art and communication within a theoretical framework.
2.Evaluates artworks within their historical and social contexts.
3.Analyzes the function of art as a medium of communication.
4.Discusses representation, meaning-making, and ideology through art.
5.Interprets artistic and visual media examples from a critical perspective.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yücel, A. (2012). Sanat ve İletişim İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
2.Mutlu, E. (2005). İletişim Sözlüğü Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları.
3.Duro, P. (Ed.). (2010). Sanatın Sosyolojisi İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
4.Gombrich, E. H. (2007). Sanatın öyküsü (B. Cömert, Çev.). Remzi Kitabevi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the concepts of art and communication.
Week 2 - Theoretical
The function of art as a form of visual expression.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cave paintings, Mesopotamia and symbolic narratives.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Hieroglyphs and divine systems of representation.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Proportion, ideal beauty, and the role of form in communication.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Iconography and church-centered art.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Perspective, individualism, and human-centered narratives.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Dramatic communication through light and shadow. - Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Emotion, nature, and the individual.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Impressionism, cubism, and new modes of expression.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Communicating through art: posters, caricatures, ideological art.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Semiotics and meaning-making in art.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Communication aspects of video art, installation, and digital media.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Critical theories of art and media critique.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures5%5
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Reading101120
Quiz1000
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)122
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
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
OÇ-1
5
3
2
3
3
3
OÇ-2
4
5
4
4
5
4
OÇ-3
4
5
2
4
2
OÇ-4
5
3
5
2
5
2
OÇ-5
4
2
3
5
2
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026