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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
ACL2052 Introduction to Film Studies Spring 3 0 3 6
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 : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course is a survey of the discipline of Film Studies, its methodologies, genres and histories. Through an examination of various cinematic forms, styles, and genres, roughly following a historical chronology, the course aims to develop the critical skills crucial to the discourse of Film Studies.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1-Trace the historical developments of world cinema and identify the causes and effects of those developments.
2-Demonstrate how the individual histories of national cinemas have affected international trends in producing, distributing, and exhibiting films.
3-Describe how the uses of the film medium have changed and standardized over time.
4-Explain how sociopolitical, technological, economic, and cultural circumstances have influenced the aesthetics of cinema at given junctures in history.

Course Content

Films and reading material related to history of cinema.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course. Film terminology.
2) Birth of the narrative form- D.W. Griffith – Birth of a Nation 1915 Reading.
3) Soviet Silent Cinema and the Theory of Montage Eisenstein: Battleship Potemkin 1925 (scene: The Odessa Steps) Reading.
4) German Cinema of the Weimar Period Robert Weine – Das Kabinet des Dr. Caligari 1920 Reading.
5) Golden Age of Hollywood – Charlie Chaplin Modern Times 1936
6) Classical Hollywood Cinema – Casablanca 1942
7) A Major Figure of the Studio Era: Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock – The Birds 1963/or Psycho
8) Review and discussion.
9) Italian neorealism - De Sica– The Bicycle Thieves 1948 Reading.
10) La Dolce Vita - Federico Fellini Reading.
11) 1970’s era of cynicism: A nervous romance Woody Allen – Annie Hall 1977
12) Midterm, 2nd essay.
13) A German Horror: Das Experiment - Oliver Hirschbiegel 2001
14) Turkish cinema
15) Final.
16) Final.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: History of Film / C. Ellis and Virginia Wright Wexman
A History of Narrative Film / David A. Cook
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 16 % 10
Presentation 1 % 15
Midterms 2 % 40
Final 1 % 35
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 65
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 35
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 16 48
Study Hours Out of Class 10 50
Midterms 2 40
Final 1 20
Total Workload 158

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 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