MEDIA STUDIES

ACL380

Course Code: ACL380
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Become familiar with key issues and ideas in Media Studies.
Understand media as a system of interrelated forces including globalization, commercialization, and mass culture.
Apply a variety of media theories to critique media content.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course aims to provide students with the theoretical and conceptual foundations to analyze the role of the media and communication in everyday life. Students learn how to apply critical ideas to media texts and to reflect upon the roles that various media play in daily life.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	What is media? What is everyday life? How do they interrelate with each other?
2^nd Week	How are people affected by forms of media?
3^rd Week	How do media industries construct consumers?
4^th Week	How can we study mediated texts?
5^th Week	How does news impact upon our views of the world?
6^th Week	How powerful is advertising in creating false needs?
7^th Week	Midterm
8^th Week	How do forms of media empower/disempower individuals and groups?
9^th Week	Do media make us closer to, or further away from reality?
10^th Week	What are the effects of globalization on media?
11^th Week	How does social media shape identity?
12^th Week	Should we view digital culture with a utopian or dystopian lens?
13^th Week	What is the role and impact of media in everyday life?
14^th Week	Revision

Recommended or Required Reading

Markham, Tim. Media and Everyday Life. Red Globe P, 2017.
O'Shaughnessy, Michael, Jane Stadler, and Sarah Casey. Media & Society. Oxford UP, 2016.
Burton, Graeme. Media and Society: Critical Perspectives. Open UP, 2010.
Marris, Paul, and Sue Thornham, eds. Media Studies: A Reader. New York UP, 2000.
Laughey, Dan. Key Themes in Media Theory. Open UP, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	20
Quiz	1	10
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	3	3
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	10	10
Total Work Load			121
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X
K2			X
K3			X
K4			X
K5			X
K6		X
K7
K8	X
K9		X
K10			X
K11
K12	X	X	X
K13
K14	X	X	X