Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Sociology of Communication RTS307 Turkish Compulsory 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Fatma GÜRSES
Instructor(s) Prof. Dr. Fatma GÜRSES (Güz)
Goals The aim of the course is to enable the student to understand and understand how the media affects the social segments, the role and effect of each link in the change and transformation of the social system, and the ability to conduct research and debate in the relevant field, and to develop and support an attitude to produce media products that prioritize the public interest.
Course Content The content of this course consists of the symbolic interaction theory developed from personal communication to social communication, philosophical, psychological, sociological theories, communication models, popular culture and media relations related to the mass society created by modernization.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Students view communication sociologically
2 Students comprehend the relationship between sociology and communication.
3 Students sociologically analyze films
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Communication and Sociology Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
2. Week Theoretical approaches to media Class Hours Research Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study
3. Week Media and Social Change Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
4. Week Media and Social Mobility Class Hours Verbal Expression Research Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week Media as a social system Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research Class Hours
6. Week Culture and media Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Class Hours
7. Week Democracy, politics and media Research Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
8. Week Midterm Class Hours Practice
9. Week Media and Violence Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
10. Week Advertising, Economy and Media Verbal Expression Class Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week Gender and Media Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
12. Week Human Rights and Communication Research Class Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week New Communication technologies and society Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
14. Week International communication and globalization Research Verbal Expression Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study
15. Week Fınal Practice Class Hours
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students will be able to define the concepts related to cinema and television sectors.
2 Students will be able to discuss the reflections of this information in the fields of application by dominating both basic and new theoretical orientations and concepts in cinema and television fields.
3 Students will be able to comprehends the historical processes of cinema, television, media and communication fields and compares them with today's sectoral trends.
4 Students will be able to have knowledge about the structure and working principle of the technical materials used in the field, follow the current material developed in line with the new orientations and apply this knowledge by reflecting on their own studies.
5 Students will be able to work in the field of cinema and television, they develop appropriate solutions by calculating possible problems.
6 Students will be able to combine the theoretical knowledge related by the cinema and television sectors with the practical methods.
7 Students will be able to develop collaborative work by linking cinema and television fields with other arranged disciplines.
8 Students will be able to questioning the innovations they pursue, they discover their own directions of cinema and television.
9 Students will be able to provide the opportunity to use and share knowledge, skills effectively by participating in national and international film screenings, festivals, contests and similar organizations.
10 Students will be able to recognize the ethical values in cinema and television fields and applies them in the working environment.
11 Students will be able to organize that bring together individuals working in the field of cinema and television organizations and arrange an environment of reflection and discussion.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3
PY1 3 3 3
PY2 3 3 3
PY3 3 3 3
PY4 3 3 3
PY5 3 3 3
PY6 3 3 3
PY7 3 3 3
PY8 3 3 3
PY9 3 3 3
PY10 3 3 3
PY11 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Maigret, E. (2012). Medya ve İletişim Sosyolojisi
  • Fatma Gürses (2017). Medya Söylem Demokrasi
  • Fatma Gürses (2011), Kul Tebaa Yurttaş.
  • Kültürel Belleğe Yolculuk, Nilgün Gürkan Pazarcı (der) (2018).
  • Erol Mutlu, İletişim Sözlüğü
Evaluation Method
Güz Dönemi
Responsible Personnel Grup Evaluation Method Percentage
Prof. Dr. Fatma GÜRSES Vize 50.00
Prof. Dr. Fatma GÜRSES Final 50.00
Toplam 100.00
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 12 4 48
Homework 2 10 3 30
Final 1 2 2
Classroom Activities 10 2 20
Total Workload 102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0