Information Package / Course Catalogue
Film Theory
Course Code: STV524
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Discussing the theories of cinema on the present-day cinema by looking at the past from the past.

Course Content

Analyzing the literary debates on the day-to-day cinema from the first theories written on cinema.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Having knowledge about the theory of phenomena
2.To have information about cinema theories
3.To look at cinema from the perspective of theoretical approaches
4.To have information about the prominent theorists of country cinema
5.To be able to analyze cinema industry and theoretical ties
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Meeting and sharing of course content
Week 2 - Theoretical
Discussion on the theory of what is the theory
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cinema and theoretical ties
Week 4 - Theoretical
Information on leading cinema film theorists
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sergei Eisenstein
Week 6 - Theoretical
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Week 7 - Theoretical
Dziga Vertov
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Cinema and psychoanalysis
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cinema and feminist theory
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cinema and queer theory
Week 12 - Theoretical
Frankfurt School and cinema relation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Film analysis
Week 14 - Theoretical
Film analysis
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory170351
Assignment121122
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
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2026