The course aims to study Islamic art and the reasons for the spread of this art in the Arab Islamic countries and non-Arab countries such as Persia and Turkey. The student is also able to know the major arts such as city planning and architecture, both civil and military. He also studies the types of mosques, minarets and their decorations.The student can distinguish between Islamic art schools in the Maghreb and the Levant, as well as the countries of Andalusia. The student studies the influence of Islamic arts on European arts, and the influence of Western artists on Arabic calligraphy and Islamic decoration. The student is also able to know the spiritual dimensions of Islamic art and what it carries regarding the Creator’s relations with the universe, space, and others. Among other creatures and attempts by the Muslim artist to embody these relationships.
Intended learning outcomes
The student will be able to know the history of Islamic art, and link it to previous arts. He will also be able to know the reasons for its spread among civilizations accompanying it, and the extent of its impact on them.The student is provided with all information about the identity of Ghaslami art, its characteristics, and its Islamic philosophy.The student will be able to know the distinction between Islamic arts and other arts in terms of architecture, cities, palaces, mosques, houses, decorations and other minor arts that characterize Islamic art.The student can read the works of art left by Muslims in the Islamic world, such as pottery, ceramics, wood and metal artifacts, ivory, decorative arts, Arabic calligraphy, binding, gilding and embellishment of manuscripts.
Teaching and learning methods
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Methods of assessments
Midterm and final written examshomeworkscientific researches
