Information Package / Course Catalogue
Communication and Society
Course Code: STV503
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 gain the ability to recognize the basic relationship between communication and society

Course Content

Explain the basic elements of the mass media after the Industrial Revolution and its relationship with the society

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Aynur ÖRNEK
Learning Outcomes
1.To have knowledge about the relationship between communication and society
2.To be able to analyze the era through communication and social theories
3.Explain the mass dimension of the phenomenon of communication
4.To be able to explain individual observations and experiences with the help of acquired theoretical knowledge
5.To explain the relationship between society and communication within the framework of the historical development of mass media
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Social change and Industrial Revolution
Week 2 - Theoretical
Mass society and mass media
Week 3 - Theoretical
The birth of mass media and the effects of the printing press
Week 4 - Theoretical
The appearance of public opinion and newspaper
Week 5 - Theoretical
History of radio
Week 6 - Theoretical
Radio as a means of mass communication and propaganda
Week 7 - Theoretical
Cinema and cinema as a mass media
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mass communication and television as an ideological device
Week 10 - Theoretical
New media and Network Society
Week 11 - Theoretical
New communication technologies and social change
Week 12 - Theoretical
Consumer culture and advertising
Week 13 - Theoretical
Public relations and society
Week 14 - Theoretical
The effect of changing forms of communication on social life
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
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
5
5
4
5
4
4
OÇ-2
5
4
5
5
5
4
OÇ-3
5
5
4
4
5
4
OÇ-4
5
4
4
5
4
5
OÇ-5
4
5
5
5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026