BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| FILM AND TELEVISION | |||||
| 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 |
| GEP0510 | Contemporary Germany History, Politics and Society since 1945 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 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: | GE-Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course will explore the development of Germany since the end of the Second World War. It will focus on the evolution of Germany as two separate societies after the war, on the process of Germany’s reunification, and finally on current developments since 1990 |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; -to acquire an insight and thorough understanding of the crucial topics in the history of 20th century Germany (totalitarianism, the rise and development of National Socialism and the Third Reich), the legacy of the Nazi experience in postwar national culture - to acquire an insight and thorough understanding of postwar historical culture in Germany - to acquire an insight and thorough understanding of modern and contemporary German history as integral part of European and global history - to acquire an insight and thorough understanding of the central theoretical and historiographical debates in present-day Germany |
Course Content
| The course will include short excursions to relevant local sites that are readily available in the capital region of Berlin (Federal Parliament, Turkish Embassy, EU Representation in Berlin, etc.), as well as to local sites of historic interest (Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Memorial + Documentation Center, etc.). Also included will be short trips to other German cities, to give students an impression of the diversity and differences within Germany. Field trips shall include cities like Hamburg (for the North of Germany), Munich (for the South of Germany), Dresden (for the East of Germany), and Bonn (for the West of Germany, and as the former German capital city). |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | Complied Material |
| 2) | the German political system(s), | Complied Material |
| 3) | Germany’s postwar history, | Complied Material |
| 4) | its emerging role in the European Community/Union | Complied Material |
| 5) | European Union's recent and current regional and global role and impact | Complied Material |
| 6) | the changes in German society | Complied Material |
| 7) | German people’s collective psyche, memory, and national sentiment(s), | Complied Material |
| 8) | Midterm | |
| 9) | Field Trip: capital region of Berlin (Federal Parliament, Turkish Embassy, EU Representation in Berlin, etc.) | Complied Material |
| 10) | Field Trip: local sites of historic interest (Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Memorial + Documentation Center, etc.). | Complied Material |
| 11) | Field Trip: Hamburg (for the North of Germany), | Complied Material |
| 12) | Field Trip: Munich (for the South of Germany) | Complied Material |
| 13) | Dresden (for the East of Germany) | Complied Material |
| 14) | Bonn (for the West of Germany, and as the former German capital city). | Complied Material |
Sources
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Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 5 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 97 | ||
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) | Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society | 4 |
| 2) | Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art | 3 |
| 3) | Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area | 1 |
| 4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | 1 |
| 5) | Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | 2 |
| 6) | Being able to write a script ready to be shot | 2 |
| 7) | Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment | |
| 8) | Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations | |
| 9) | Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages | |
| 10) | Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage | |
| 11) | Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white | 3 |
| 12) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility | 5 |