TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) learns that humour is not humiliation or teasing 2) recognizes that humour means an act of thinking, 3) learns that humour is the most effective communication tool if it is preferred and the cultural infrastructure is appropriate,
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None.
COURSE DEFINITION	Theoretic studies about humour; unveiling literature about humour; humour- funny- (wag) relationship; the relationship between philosophy, literature, politics, pyschology and humour; the reflections of social structure features to humour; different usage forms of humour and templets chosen from varied channels of media will be discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General Knowledge About The Course 2nd Week Humour and Phylosophy : Analysis of chosen texts 3rd Week Humour and Phylosophy : Analysis of chosen texts 4th Week Humour and Phsycology : Analysis of chosen texts 5th Week Humour and Phsycology : Analysis of chosen texts 6th Week Humour and Sociology : Analysis of chosen texts 7th Week Humour and Sociology : Analysis of chosen texts 8th Week Mid-Term 9th Week Humour and Literature : Analysis of chosen texts 10th Week Cinema and Humour: Analysis about national examples 11th Week Cinema and Humour: Analysis about national examples 12th Week Cinema and Humour: Analysis about international examples 13th Week Cinema and Humour: Analysis about international examples 14th Week General evaluations about term.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Aamodt, S. ,Wang, S. (2011). Beyninize Hoş Geldiniz (B.Erkan,Çev.). İstanbul: NTV (2. Baskı ). Aydoğan, A. (2015). Düşüncenin Çağrısı : Kant ,Schopenhauer, Heidegger. İstanbul : Say yayınları (4. Baskı). Bergson, H.(2013). Gülme ( T.Güner , Çev.).İstanbul : Mitra. Duran, R.(2002). PiereBourdieu: Sosyolog Bir Militan.Cogito, 31 , 327. Erentay, S. (2012). Mizahi Mizaç Her Derde İlaç. Psikeart, 22, 36?38. Feneglio,I.,Georgeon, F. (2007).Doğu'da Mizah. (A.Berktay, Çev.). İstanbul :YKY(2.Baskı). Frankl, V.E., (2012). İnsanın Anlam Arayışı. (S.Budak,Çev.). İstanbul: Okuyan (6.Baskı). Güleç, C. , (2012). Anadolu?dan Yükselen Humanist Kahkaha.Psikeart, 22, 47. Heller, A., (2006). Bir Ahlak Kuramı. (A.Yılmaz,K.Tütüncü&E.Demirel,Çev.)İstanbul: Ayrıntı. Isıyel, T., (2012). Kahkaha Kimden Yana; Psikeart, 22, 123. Scott, J.C., (1995). Tahakküm ve Direniş Sanatları Gizli Senaryolar.(A.Türker, Çev.).İstanbul : Ayrıntı. Kara, H., (2014). Yöneticilerin Mizah Tarzlarının Uygulamadaki Durumunun Kuramsal ve Uygulamalı Olarak Açıklanması. Tarih Okulu Dergisi, XVII, 705. Kierkegaard, S., (2013) Kahkaha Benden Yana. (N.Çatlı, Çev.). İstanbul : Ayrıntı (3.Baskı). Önder, E., (2012 ) Mizah.Psikeart, 22, 5. Öz, F. &Hiçdurmaz, D., (2010). Stresle Başetmede Önemli Bir Yol: Mizahın Kullanımı.Anadolu Hemşirelik Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 13: 1, 85. Saydam, M.B., (2012). Bir Muzip GnostikMutasavvıf Nasreddin. Psikeart , 22,41-45. Sutherland, S., (2009). İrrasyonel.( G.EKİNCİ,Çev.). İstanbul : Domingo. Şahin, A.R.,(2012).Mizah Duygusu. Psikeart, 22,11. Üstündağ , M., (2010). Denemeyenler. İstanbul : Sel.(2.Baskı). Yazgan,Y., (2012). Güleriz Ağlanacak Halimize. Psikeart, 22 , 35. Kutlu, P., (1972, 30 Eylül). Oğuz Atay?la Ropörtaj. Yeni Ortam Gazetesi
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Questions/Answers,Discussion,Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Attendance 1 25 Presentation of Case Study 1 25 Total(%) 90 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 90 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 10 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No