| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to the course |
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| 2) |
Approaching media criticism: Reflections on motives, materials and methods |
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| 3) |
Manufacturing Consent: How free is our freedom of speech and press? |
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| 4) |
Being critical consumers of the news |
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| 5) |
Way of seeing |
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| 6) |
Discussion: Black Mirror |
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| 7) |
Discourse analysis as ideology analysis |
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| 8) |
Midterm |
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| 9) |
Gender, race and media representation |
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| 10) |
Post-colonial critic: Post-colonial theory |
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| 11) |
Douglas Kellner: Reflections on Modernity and Postmodernity in McLuhan and Baudrillard |
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| 12) |
Approaches to visual communication media criticism and their application to TV genres |
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| 13) |
2 examples of media bias |
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| 14) |
Evaluation of the term before final exam |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. |
2 |
| 2) |
To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. |
2 |
| 3) |
To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. |
3 |
| 4) |
To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. |
2 |
| 5) |
To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. |
1 |
| 6) |
To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. |
1 |
| 7) |
To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. |
2 |
| 8) |
To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. |
2 |
| 9) |
To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. |
2 |
| 10) |
To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. |
2 |
| 11) |
To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. |
2 |
| 12) |
To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. |
3 |