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Design: History, Theory Criticism Track
Design: History, Theory Criticism Track
Design: History, Theory Criticism Track
Design: History, Theory, Criticism track addresses the researchers who aim to explore issues about design as a social concept from a critical, conceptual, and historical perspective and to specialize in a specific context.
The track focuses on different fields such as design, technology, society, aesthetics, art, and visual culture from a holistic perspective, with a multidisciplinary and innovative approach.
It offers researchers from different disciplines the opportunity to specialize in a historical, critical and theoretical context and produce original studies on issues related to area of interest.
Design: History, Theory, and Criticism, students will take at least four (4) of the courses listed in the elective course list and one (1) field elective course in addition to the two (2) compulsory courses of the Design, Technology and Society Master's Program (with thesis):
DIS 505 Academic Research Techniques and Publication Ethics
DIS 502 Social Theory of Science and Technology and complete the program with one (1) conference paper, Seminar, and Master's Thesis.
For further academic information about the Design: History, Theory, Criticism Track:
Associate Prof. Dr. Alpay ER
0216-564 9340, 0216 564 9802
Course Code |
Course Name |
DIS 501 |
Design in Social Context |
DIS 516 |
Ways of Seeing |
DIS 518 |
Design Anthrolology |
DIS 522 |
Political Economy of Design in Turkey |
DIS 551 |
The Exhibitionary Complex |
DIS 552 |
Cultural Heritage and Material Culture |
DIS 558 |
Film Theory |
DIS 559 |
Critical Reading of History of Design |
DIS 560 |
Independent Studies |
DIS 561 |
Special Topics in Design |
DIS 565 |
Crafts in History |
DIS 567 |
Food Culture and History |
DIS 570 |
Political Ecology |
DIS 571 |
Qualitative Research in Cultural Context |
DIS 574 |
Spatial Imagination of Cities in Films |
DIS 578 |
Design Culture |
DIS 579 |
Modernity and Spatial Design |
DIS 580 |
Crafts and Artisanship from a Historical Perspective |
DIS 581 |
Technology in the Early Modern Period |
DIS 582 |
Designing Criticism |
DIS 583 |
Effects of Multiculturalism in Urban Culture |
DIS 584 |
Formation of Modern Visuality in Turkey |
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