Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
- STV628 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 8.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)
Goals This course aims to explore different periods, geographies, and movements in world cinema, enabling students to critically engage with global cinematic cultures, aesthetic approaches, and ideological debates. Through case studies of national cinemas, filmmakers, genres, and historical transformations, students will develop original research and gain an advanced academic perspective on world cinema.
Course Content The course covers major trends in world cinema, including national cinema traditions, political filmmaking, Third Cinema movements, and modernist and postmodernist approaches. It will also focus on the historical, cultural, and aesthetic analysis of Asian, African, Latin American, and European cinemas. Students will be expected to conduct in-depth research and develop critical analyses of specific cinematic practices.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Critically analyze theoretical approaches and historical transformations of world cinema.
2 Evaluate national cinemas in their cultural, aesthetic, and ideological dimensions.
3 Discuss identity, representation, and political discourse through world cinema.
4 Develop original research contributing to global cinema studies.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Concept of world cinema and theoretical approaches Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week European art cinema: From modernism to postmodernism Research, Interview
3. Week The French New Wave and auteur debates Research, Interview
4. Week Italian Neorealism and political cinema Research, Interview
5. Week Political cinema Research, Interview
6. Week Asian cinemas: Japan, China, Korea Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week African cinema: Postcolonial representations Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week Midterm Exam Practice
9. Week Middle Eastern cinemas: Identity, trauma, and memory Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week American independent cinema and its global influence Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week American independent cinema and its global influence Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Practice: Comparative film analyses Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
13. Week Student research presentations Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
14. Week General evaluation and critical discussions Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
15. Week Final Exam Practice
*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 Defines concepts related to the 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 DK4
PY1 4 4 4 4
PY2 3 3 3 3
PY3 4 4 4 4
PY4 2 2 2 2
PY5 4 4 4 4
PY6 3 3 3 3
PY7 3 3 3 3
PY8 2 2 2 2
PY9 2 2 2 2
PY10 1 1 1 1
PY11 1 1 1 1
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson – Film History: An Introduction
  • Geoffrey Nowell-Smith (Ed.) – The Oxford History of World Cinema
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 15 3 45
Ders Dışı
Interview 2 1 2
Presentation (Preparation) 2 1 2
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 10 5 50
Homework 2 10 5 50
Quiz 1 10 5 50
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 204
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 8.0