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Last Updated: 07/10/2026

Code - Course Title	Course Type	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
RSM218 - Conceptual Thinking Practices	IV. SEMESTER	2 +1	3.0

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s)	ARAŞ. GÖR. DR. MERVE ÖZCAN
Mode of Delivery	The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
Place of Delivery	On Campus
Used Educational Platforms	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended	There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources	Aysan, Ş. (1980). Kavramsal sanat. Sanat Tanımı Topluluğu (Ed.), Sanat olarak betik içinde. İstanbul: Sanat Tanımı Topluluğu Yayını.
Work Placement	Not suitable for this course.
Aims of the Course	This course aims to introduce students of the painting department to conceptual art history, its theoretical foundations, and contemporary forms of application. Students will experience conceptual thinking practices—where the idea is placed at the center of the artwork—both theoretically and practically, and will achieve the competence to employ conceptual approaches in their own artistic production.

Weeks	Learning Outcomes	Topics	Teaching Methods
Week - 1		Introduction to concepts and conceptual thinking.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 2		The definition of Conceptual Art.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study
Week - 3		The historical development of Conceptual Art.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 4		Conceptual Art and Postmodern art movements in the 1960s–70s.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 5		Sol LeWitt and Conceptual Art.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Brain Storming Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 6		Joseph Kosuth and language philosophy-based art.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Brain Storming Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 7		Language, meaning, and semiotics.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Case Study Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 8		Project pre-evaluation and presentations.	Question & Answer Brain Storming
Week - 9		Body, space, and time concepts.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Brain Storming Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 10		Memory and identity concepts.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Brain Storming Practice/Practical Work/Workshop Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 11		Conceptual art practices in Turkey.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Brain Storming Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 12		Visualization and textual presentation of the concept.	Question & Answer Discussion Practice/Practical Work/Workshop Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 13		Conceptual project development.	Practice/Practical Work/Workshop Research and Inquiry Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 14		Project presentation and evaluation.	Question & Answer Discussion Document/Text/Data Analysis

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