Master's Degree
History
The program was established in 1986 by Prof. Dr. Semra Ögel, who was then the Chair of the History of Architecture department, with the help of ITU Architecture Faculty’s History of Architecture professors. It has been established with the aim of providing students with a broad perspective on art and its history.
Graduates of our program carry on their profession in notable domestic and international positions. Most graduates work as writers, art gallery specialists, and academic staff in state and private universities.
Objective of the Programme
The objective of Art History Graduate Programme is to establish a critical art history education in broad perspective with interdisciplinary approach. For this reason, the programme includes in its syllabus art history courses starting from the Ancient periods, continuing with Byzantine, Seljukian, Ottoman, Turkish Republican and modern arts. It is also aimed not only to provide the students with a historical background, but also to help them grasp theoretical approches.
The graduate programme accepts candidates who hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in art history, as well as other disciplines such as archaeology, sociology, philosophy, psychology, history, literature, journalism and communication, industrial design, law, architecture, visual and performing arts and others that can be related with art history. The programme follows the interdisciplinary approach as an educational method and encourages students to develop an analytical and critical view in order to combine their undergraduate knowledge together with the language, concepts and methods of history of art into the production of an original M.A. thesis.
PhD
Overview
The objective of Art History Graduate Programme is to establish a critical art history education in broad perspective with interdisciplinary approach. For this reason, the programme includes in its syllabus art history courses starting from the Ancient periods, continuing with Byzantine, Seljukian, Ottoman, Turkish Republican and modern arts. It is also aimed not only to provide the students with a historical background, but also to help them grasp theoretical approches.
Audience
The graduate programme accepts candidates who hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in art history, as well as other disciplines such as archaeology, sociology, philosophy, psychology, history, literature, journalism and communication, industrial design, law, architecture, visual and performing arts and others that can be related with art history.
Objective of the Programme
The objective of Art History Graduate Programme is to establish a critical art history education in broad perspective with interdisciplinary approach. For this reason, the programme includes in its syllabus art history courses starting from the Ancient periods, continuing with Byzantine, Seljukian, Ottoman, Turkish Republican and modern arts. It is also aimed not only to provide the students with a historical background, but also to help them grasp theoretical approches.
The graduate programme accepts candidates who hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in art history, as well as other disciplines such as archaeology, sociology, philosophy, psychology, history, literature, journalism and communication, industrial design, law, architecture, visual and performing arts and others that can be related with art history. The programme follows the interdisciplinary approach as an educational method and encourages students to develop an analytical and critical view in order to combine their undergraduate knowledge together with the language, concepts and methods of history of art into the production of an original PhD thesis.
ProgrammeOutcomes
- Grasping and interpreting the interaction between the area of Art History and different disciplines and forming new types of knowledge by combining knowledge from the area and from various other disciplines
- Assessing and using theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the Art History area with a critical view, directing one’s own learning process; developing and intensifying knowledge in Art History , and solving the problems faced in the area by making use of the research methods
- The ability to carry out a specialistic study related to Art History independently; developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of the area and coming up with solutions while taking responsibility and fulfilling the leader role in the area
- Transmitting the latest developments and their own studies both to the area of Art History and other disciplines orally, written and visually
- Developing capacity to communicate verbal and written forms in a foreign language and ability to use information and communication technologies required by the area of political studies
- Conducting, interpreting, and applying data in the area of Art History by considering social, scientific, cultural and ethical values ; using the area knowledge, competency in problem solving and applying in interdisciplinary studies
- Preparing an independent and original doctorate thesis in the area of Art History and bring innovation to Art History. The ability to present ones own work within the national and international environments orally, visually and in written forms.