FTV4931 Film GenresBahçeşehir 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
FTV4931 Film Genres 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) 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,