Information Package / Course Catalogue
Human Rights and International Law in the Press
Course Code: GZ514
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

It is aimed that the student will have knowledge about media practices and methods on an international and national scale, first on the issues of being human and then on the rights they have.

Course Content

All current media practices and methods will be addressed on an international and national scale, first in terms of being a human being and then in terms of their rights.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Have knowledge about the concepts of ethics, morality and human rights.
2.Have knowledge about the emergence and history of human rights.
3.Understands the concepts of media and freedom of expression.
4.Understands the responsibilities of the media in the context of human rights.
5.Establishes a relationship between human rights and various minorities and disadvantaged groups.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İnsan Hakları, Demokrasi ve Medya - Nurullah Aydın
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Human Rights history and today
Week 2 - Theoretical
Responsibilities of the media and intersections with Human Rights
Week 3 - Theoretical
Human Rights protection institutions and mechanisms
Week 4 - Theoretical
Media's historic human rights challenges
Week 5 - Theoretical
Human rights violations against the media
Week 6 - Theoretical
Media: Freedom of expression
Week 7 - Theoretical
edia and its limits: Private life and insult, denigration
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
The media's achilles' heel: Minority rights
Week 10 - Theoretical
Poor record of the media: Women's rights
Week 11 - Theoretical
Subject of exploitation by the media: Children and their rights
Week 12 - Theoretical
Segments ignored by the media
Week 13 - Theoretical
Confessions of the media: Migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and the displaced
Week 14 - Theoretical
Sample readings
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 - Theory152375
Term Project28220
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
5
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026