COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE I
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
ARCH 124 A 2 3 0 0 3 4
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Edmond Manahasa , Tuesday 14:00-15:00
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time: A-127, 09:30 – 12:30 Friday
Course Description: History of architecture from prehistory to the end of Roman period. (Prehistory, Egypt, Mesopotamian, Hittites, Minos, Mykenian, Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman).
Course Objectives: Making the student able to understand the developments of History of Architecture beginning from Prehistory until to Roman period
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 PREHISTORY -Introduction
2 Early Begginings, Neolythic Age; Jericho, Çatalhöyük, Khirokitia
3 Ancient Egypt: Society, settings and rituals
4 Egyptian Architecture: Building for afterlife
5 Mesopotamia: First Cities
6 Aegean Architecture :The Minoans: Daily life and religion and Mycenaean architecture: Monumental tradition
7 Mid-term Examination
8 FIELD TRIP
9 CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY: Early Greeks: Emergence of the Temple+ Classical Greek Art: The Parthenon
10 The Helenistic Era: Didactic and scenographic attitudes
11 Roman Engineering: Innovations in structure and form
12 Augustan Art and Architecture: A new Iconography
13 Provinces in the Roman Empire: Local synthesis
14 Prehistoric and Classical Antiquity Sites and Cities in Albania/Student Presentations
Prerequisite(s): No
Textbook:
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 To learn artistic and architectural values of the periods mentioned above
2 To encourage the skill of creating new designs by using the ancient experiences
3 To understand and interpret architecturally a historical site
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Homework
0
0
Midterm Exam(s)
1
35
Project
1
15
Final Exam
1
45
Attendance
5
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 6 6
Assignments 1 6 6
Final examination 1 12 12
Other 0
Total Work Load:
100
Total Work Load/25(h):
4
ECTS Credit of the Course:
4