Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190500404107ART AND SOCIAL WORKElective242
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to provide social worker candidates with the ability to use the rehabilitative features of art, as a means of regulating life, improving group bonds and activating the creative problem-solving process.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özkan Aydar
Learning Outcomes
1Understands what art means in all its aspects.
2Realizes that art can be a source of professional work.
3Learns to benefit from the developing, changing and therapeutic functions of art in social work practices.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Concept of art and historical background of art
2art and aesthetics
3art and society
4Art and Social Change
5Art and social stratification
6Different fields of art
7Art and Communication
8Midterm Exam
9he Healing Effect of Art in Social Service Applications - Music
10The Healing Effect of Art in Social Work Practices - Theatre-Cinema
11The Healing Effect of Art in Social Work Practices - Literature
12The Healing Effect of Art in Social Work Practices - Handicrafts
13Social work themed Movies 1
14Social work themed Movies 2
Recommended or Required Reading
Nathalie Heinich (2013). Sanat Sosyolojisi, Bağlam Yayınları. Kagan, M.(1982). Güzellik Bilimi Olarak Estetik ve Sanat, Altın Kitaplar Yayınları.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Case Study248
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination155
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)67
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO15          
LO24          
LO34          
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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