TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand basics of the press law 2) Explain the elements of media 3) Describe the varieties of media 4) Analyze the importence of media 5) Analyze press law in light of the freedom of thought and expression 6) Describe and explain liability conditions and varieties in press law 7) Describe statute of RTUK and TRT 8) Explain right to controvert and rebut
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this Course, media law is held in legal aspects.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Intorduction to Press Law 2nd Week Elements of Media 3rd Week Varieties of Media 4th Week Importance of Media 5th Week Press Law and Freedom of Thought and Expression 6th Week Principles of Publishing in Press Law-I 7th Week Principles of Publishing in Press Law-II 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Liability Conditions and Varieties in Press Law-I 10th Week Liability Conditions and Varieties in Press Law-II 11th Week Liability Conditions and Varieties in Press Law-III 12th Week RTÜK and TRT 13th Week Correction and The Right of Reply 14th Week Overall assessment
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	İÇEL, ÜNVER: Kitle Haberleşme Hukuku, Beta, 2009.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No