SD0652 Nature Arts

3 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 0. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Unit
Code SD0652
Name Nature Arts
Term 2026-2027 Academic Year
Term Spring
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 3 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Üniversite Dersi
Label UCC University Common Course
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör. Aysen KALENDER
Course Instructor
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.


Course Goal / Objective

To increase students' awareness of nature and to enable them to establish a deep connection with nature through art. It aims to provide students with in-depth understanding and skills on the following subjects. To enable students to be more sensitive to the natural world around them and to encourage them to understand the importance of nature. To give them the opportunity to establish an emotional and creative bond with nature by using different art techniques. To develop their creative thinking skills by taking inspiration from nature and to increase their skills in creating works of art. To raise students' awareness about the protection and sustainability of nature. To provide students with a holistic learning experience by combining nature awareness and art, to develop multidisciplinary skills and to encourage them to think about the social effects of nature and art and to convey messages to society.

Course Content

By addressing the topics of nature awareness and promotion of art, nature walks and observation, art with natural materials, ecosystems and art, sounds of nature and music, art performance in nature, photography and nature, recycling and art, biomimicry and nature, nature and sustainable art; It offers students the opportunity to explore nature more deeply and express it through art.

Course Precondition

Resources

The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs, Tristan Gooley, Destek Publications 2. NATURE SYMPHONY WITH ITS SOUNDS, MUSIC AND PHOTOS Cüneyt Budak - Elvan Uysal -Sultan Polat 3. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN NATURE / Practical Guide for Travel and Adventure Photographers JAMES MARTIN 4. Nature and Innovation Arif Gökhan Rakıcı, Yekta Özcan Özözer KİTAPYURDU DIRECT PUBLISHING (KDY)

Notes



Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 1. Increasing awareness of nature and raising environmentally sensitive individuals
LO02 2. Expressing nature and developing creativity through art
LO03 3. Understanding the importance of nature and creating conservation awareness
LO04 4. Deeply connecting with nature through various art disciplines
LO05 5. Learning to convey social and environmental messages and raising social awareness


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Nature and Art Concepts, What is nature awareness? Why is nature conservation important? The relationship between art and nature and the place of nature in art, Examination of nature and art examples Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
2 Nature Walks and Observation, Nature Walks and Observation, Observation techniques, Notes and drawings about observations Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
3 Observation and Art Work, Making art work based on the observations of the previous week, Collage work with materials collected from nature Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
4 Art with Natural Materials, Natural Paints and Materials, Making paint from natural materials (plants, soil, etc.) Simple art works with these paints Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Gösterip Yaptırma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
5 Searching for Leaf Fossils in Nature, Seeing Fossil Effects in Nature Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
6 Art on Fossils found in nature, Natural Paints and Materials, Art works on fossils using natural materials Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
7 Ecosystems and Art, Ecosystem Study Introduction and examination of ecosystems, Observation of a specific ecosystem (forest, lake, river, etc.) Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
8 Mid-Term Exam Evaluation of projects Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Proje / Tasarım
9 Sounds of Nature and Music, Discovering the Sounds of Nature, Recording sounds in nature and working with these sounds, Relationship between natural sounds and music Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
10 Age Determination from Forest Trees in Nature Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
11 Obtained from trees Learning about the tree species around us Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
12 Explaining and applying the mandala technique from leaves in nature Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
13 Explaining and applying the mandala technique consisting of materials in nature Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
14 Making figure works with materials found in nature Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
15 Creating a great work with group work Reading Resources on the subject Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
16 Term Exams Evaluation of exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Performans Değerlendirmesi
17 Term Exams Evaluation of exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Performans Değerlendirmesi


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 16 16
Total Workload (Hour) 80
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,20
ECTS 3 ECTS

Update Time: 29.07.2026 04:27