NEW MEDIA
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
LAW3103	Environmental Law	Fall	0	2	1	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:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. AHMET YAYLA
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	Environmental Law is the result of the search for legal solutions to environmental problems which became a global threat. The term of environment, the causes of environmental problems and solutions, the sources and the theoretical framework of the environmental law, the right to a healthy environment, the role of the law to the environmental protection, the environmental impact assessment, civil and criminal liability in environmental law will be examined in the light of national and international regulations.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Becomes more sensitive to the environmental problems.
Knows the national and international regulations according environmental issues.

Course Content

Introduction
The term of Environment and its components
The Environmental Problems
The Causes and the Solutions
The theoretical framework of the environmental law
The sources of the environmental law
The characteristics of the environmental law
Midterm
The right to a healthy environment
The Environmental Protection and Law
The role of the Administration to the Environmental Protection
EIA
Civil Liability
Criminal Liability
Review
Final

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	The term of Environment and its components
3)	The Environmental Problems
4)	The Causes and the Solutions
5)	The Theoretical Framework of the Environmental Law
6)	The sources of the environmental law
7)	The characteristics of the environmental law
8)	The right to a healthy environment
9)	The Environmental Protection and Law
10)	The role of the Administration to the Environmental Protection
11)	EIA
12)	Civil Liability
13)	Criminal Liability
14)	Review

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Nükhet Turgut, Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku İbrahim Özden Kaboğlu, Çevre Hakkı Abdurrahman Saygılı, Çevre Hukuku Açısından Çevresel Etki Değerlendirmesi Daniel M. Steinway, Kevin A. Ewing, David R. Case and Karen J. Nardi, Environmental Law Handbook
References:	Mevzuat

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Total		%
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 0
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		%
Total		%

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Homework Assignments	1	20	20
Midterms	1	15	15
Final	1	30	30
Total Workload			93

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 be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.