AH602 SURVEYING ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
| Course Code: | 8010602 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | History of Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. TOMRİS ELVAN ALTAN ALTUĞ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, students will:
- comprehend limits and problems of writing architectural history
- learn refined research and interpretation strategies for surveying architectural history
Course Content
Complimentary to AH 601: Critical Review in Architectural History, and preparatory for the Ph.D. qualification exam, this course is directed towards overviewing architectural history and historiography by focusing on the topic of survey as a critical enterprise. It aims to equip students with the tools of studying the topic comprehensively to develop their own research and interpretation strategies.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students, who passed the course satisfactorily, will be able to:
- use a critical approach in writing architectural history
- conduct new perspectives on surveying architectural history
- develop a firm basis for the Ph.D. qualification exam