INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
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
FTV4931	Film Genres	Spring 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 :	Prof. Dr. OSMAN KAYA ÖZKARACALAR
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. OSMAN KAYA ÖZKARACALAR
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course is directed towards the comprehension and evaluation of popular cinema and popular films within a historical and cultural context.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Recognize the conception of popular cinema.
2. Identify the conception of genre.
3. Analyze the conflict between originality and genre.
4. Define different genres
5. Discuss the history of sci-fi genre
6. Analyze genre movies with a social perspective
7. Analyze genre movies with a historical perspective
8. Analyze genre movies with a political perspective
9. Evaluate the history of horror genre
10. Analyze genre movies with with an emphasis on genre issues
11. Analyze genre movies with an emphasis on desire.
12. Analyze genre movies with an emphasis on class issues.

Course Content

The course will start with the problems of definition of genre, with special emphasis given to specific iconographies of genres. Then, the course will deal with the issue of originality within the context of genre. Finally, case studies of two specific genres, science-fiction and horror, will be covered.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the class	-
2)	Problems of definition; iconography	reading
3)	Science-Fiction	reading
4)	Mad scientists – fantastic voyages	reading - watching film
5)	Alien invasions	reading - watching film
6)	Alien encounters	reading - watching film
7)	Dystopias	reading - watching film
8)	Horror	reading
9)	Monsters as Return of the Repressed	reading - watching film
10)	Battle of the genders	reading - watching films
11)	Onjects of desire	reading - watching film
12)	Horrors with political agenda	reading - watching film
13)	Other others	reading- watching film
14)	presentations	presentation preparation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References:	1.Michael Ryan and Douglas Kellner, Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Presentation	1	% 45
Final	1	% 45
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 45
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	5	70
Presentations / Seminar	1	6	6
Final	1	4	4
Total Workload			122

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)	To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions	2
2)	To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems of finance	1
3)	To understand and grasp the full details of theoretical arguments and counter arguments	2
4)	To be fully prepared for a graduate study in finance and to have lifelong learning awareness	2
5)	To be able to apply theoretical principles of finance to the realities of practical business life	1
6)	To develop solutions for managerial problems by understanding the requirements of international financial markets	2
7)	To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations	3
8)	To be able to make decisions both locally and internationally by knowing the effects of globalization on business and social life	2
9)	To have the competencies of the digital age and to use the necessary financial applications	2
10)	To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes	1
11)	To understand the importance of business ethics and to take decisions by knowing the legal and ethical consequences of their activities in the academic world and business life	2
12)	To develop an objective criticism in business and academic life and having a perspective to self-criticize	2