FTV3966 Special Topics in TV and Media Studies IIBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
FTV3966 Special Topics in TV and Media Studies II Fall 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The course will explore key concepts, texts and debates in the field of contemporary cinema and media studies.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Have the knowledge of the main terminology of cinema and media studies.
2. Will be able to analyze films and media products according to official terminology.
3. Have the knowledge of of main theories and movements of cinema and media studies.
4. Will be able to make presentations of films and media products in respect to an academic language and terminology.

Course Content

The central focus of the course will be on the intellectual and material histories of cinema studies and media studies as disciplines (and their recent convergence), including the development of different models of film study (film as art, culture, industry, etc.); the development of classical film theory and film criticism; feminist film theory; and the mutual influence of other disciplines in relation to the study of cinema and media.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Action Movies, Animation, Art Cinema, Auteur Theory, Black cinema, Blaxploitaion, Bollywood, British New Wave.
2) Cinema Novo, Cinema verite (direct cinema), Classical Hollywood cinema, comedy, cult cinema, diegesis, Dogme 95.
3) Ethnographic film, European cinema, Expressionism, Fantasy films, Feminist film theory, Film noir, French poetic realism.
4) Gangster films, Genre, Horror Films, Historical films, Identification, Independent Cinema, Italian Neorealism.
5) Melodrama, Method Acting, Musical, Myth, Narrative, Narration.
6) Parallel sequencing,Plot/ story, Psychoanalysis, Queer cinema.
7) Psychoanalysis (cont.) Oral presentations.
8) Realism, Representation, Resolution, Road movie.
9) Science fiction, Scopophilia, Semiotics, Soviet Cinema/Montage.
10) Spacial and temporal continuity, Star/Star System, Structuralism/Post-Structuralism, Subjective Camera, Surrealism.
11) Third Cinema, 3-D Cinema, Thriller, Transition, Travelling.
12) Underground Cinema, Vampire Movies, Variation, Violence/ Censorship.
13) War Films, Westerns, World Cinema/ 3rd World Cinema.
14) In class fim analyses.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: 1.Hayward, Susan, Cinema Studies, The Key concepts, Routledge, London and New York, 2013

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 20
Quizzes 3 % 30
Presentation 1 % 20
Final 1 % 30
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 30
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 12 3 36
Presentations / Seminar 1 2 2
Homework Assignments 2 8 16
Quizzes 3 9 27
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 133

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Setting up various spaces in national and international contexts, carrying out designs, planning and applications that could satisfy various user groups and respond various requirements in the field of Interior Architecture,
2) Analyzing the information gathered from the framework of actual physical, social and economical constraints and user requirements, and synthesizing these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions,
3) Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts,
4) Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires,
5) Reporting, presenting and transferring the design, practice and research studies to the specialists or laymen by using visual, textual or oral communication methods, efficiently and accurately,
6) Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture,
7) Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature,
8) Being aware of national and international values, following developments and being equipped about ethical and aesthetical subjects in the fields of interior architecture, design and art,
9) Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture,