Information Package / Course Catalogue
Public Relations and Media
Course Code: HİRY509
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

To discuss the theories and methods of media and communication studies at an advanced level. To provide a framework for researches in the related field.

Course Content

This course provides a theoretical and methodological background on the general field of media and communication. In this context, it focuses on the current literature of the field in which these studies are conducted.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognize the advanced theoretical and research background of media and communication. Evaluate the basic concepts of social and humanities with a media-centered perspective
2.Evaluate the basic concepts of social and humanities with a media-centered perspective.
3.Will be able to relate the studies in the field of media and communication with different disciplines of social and humanities
4.Will be able to define the current dynamics on the basis of media and communication studies.
5.Will be able to discuss the prominent texts in the current literature of the field.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aydemir Okay ve Ayla Okay
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Culture, Ideology & Identity
Week 2 - Theoretical
Media & Nationalism I
Week 3 - Theoretical
Media & Nationalism II
Week 4 - Theoretical
Media, Modernity & Orientalism I
Week 5 - Theoretical
Media, Modernity & Orientalism II
Week 6 - Theoretical
Media & Democracy
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
mid term exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Globalization, Media and Identity I
Week 9 - Theoretical
Globalization, Media and Identity II
Week 10 - Theoretical
Globalization, Media and Identity III
Week 11 - Practice
Student Presentations
Week 12 - Practice
Student Presentations
Week 13 - Practice
Student Presentations
Week 14 - Final Exam
final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132365
Midterm Examination129130
Final Examination129130
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
4
5
4
4
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5
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4
OÇ-3
4
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4
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4
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4
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4
5
OÇ-5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026