PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIA

RTS606

Course Code: RTS606
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 15

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Familiarize with the basic concepts and theories within media psychology
Comprehend main concepts, theories and methods of media psychology

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No.

Course Description

At the end of this course, students comprehend psychology of media, basic dynamics of media and their sociological and personal influences.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Understanding media psychology
2^nd Week	Theoretical issues in media pyschology
3^rd Week	Research methods in media psychology
4^th Week	Cognitive Processing of media
5^th Week	Media, influence and persuasion
6^th Week	Media and violence
7^th Week	Media and Pornography
8^th Week	---midterm---
9^th Week	Prosocial media
10^th Week	Media and advertising (the role of psychology in advertising)
11^th Week	Media, child and adolescent
12^th Week	Media and discrimination
13^th Week	Media and gender roles
14^th Week	The future of media psychology

Recommended or Required Reading

Anderson et al. (2012). Facebook psychology: Popular questions answered by research. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 1, 23-37.
Bandura, A. (2001). Social cognitive theory of mass communication. Media psychology, 3(3), 265-299.
Dill, K. E. (Ed.) (2013). Oxford Handbook of Media Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
Giles, D. (2003). Media psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Giles, D. (2010). Psychology of the media. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
Harris, R. J., & Sanborn, F. W. (2014). A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication. NY: Routledge.
Larson, C. U. (1995). Persuasion: Reception and responsibility. Belmont: Wadsworth.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Practice
Problem Solving
Lecture

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Presentations 35% Final paper 60% Class participation 5%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1		X
K2	X
K3	X