COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLOGY OF FILM I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTB 2115 SOCIOLOGY OF FILM I COMPULSORY 4 0 0 4

Offered By

Department of Film Design and Directing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURTAZA TALHA ALTINKAYA

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Course Objective

Objective of this course is to make cinema as a mean of communication, and its ways of association with a society understandable on aesthetical, historical, political,economical and cultural aspects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student is able to obtain detailed knowledge about association of cinema and society.
2   Student is able to understand key role of cinema both as popular cinema and art cinema in a society.
3   Student, at the end of this course,is expected to understand role of films in a communication process.
4   Student is to be able to obtain any detailed knowledge how films could affect individulas perceptions, thoughts, judgments, and behavours in a society.
5   Student is expected to be able to analyze films and other media products critically.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Roles of cinema as a way of communication in a society
2 Roles of cinema as a way of communication in a society
3 Roles of cinema as a way of communication in a society
4 Connections between cinema and sociology.
5 Connections between cinema and sociology.
6 Categorizing films by cinema sociology.
7 Categorizing films by cinema sociology.
8 Categorizing films by cinema sociology.
9 Categorizing films by cinema sociology.
10 Connections between art cinema and popular cinema.
11 Connections between art cinema and popular cinema.
12 Analyzing films sociologically.
13 Analyzing films sociologically.
14 Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Robert Kolker, Film, Biçim ve Kültür, Ankara, De Ki Yayınları, 2011.
Andras Balint Kovacs, Modernizmi Seyretmek, Ankara, De Ki Yayınları, 2011.
Mike Wayne, Politik Film, Istanbul, Yordam Kitap, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Courses are given in accordence with a weekly syllabus, which is determined by lecturer.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

In the exams,it is expected that students answer questions related to the subjects during any term through their original comments.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Participation to the %80 of the courses is compulsory.
All the attempts of plagiarism results in disciplinary punishment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 3 5 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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