TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Get the knowledge about genre which is all important in cinema studies 2) Comprehend the artistic, commercial and industrial background of film genres within the scope of genre-based approach 3) Enhance writing abilities about the genre-based film critics
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	As an outcome of this course, students will gain knowledge about ?genre? which is very important in cinema studies. They comprehend the artistic, commercial and practical background of film genres, film production processes in specific approach. They improve their ability to write genre specific criticism by using film genres.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction of the course / Genre concept in Arts / Genre concept in Cinema / Basic film genres 2nd Week Beginning to notice the conventions / Relation between film genres and studio system: Star system in films, ideological guidance / myth, genres and culture / presentation of stereotypes 3rd Week Western movies, Spaghetti westerns 4th Week Movies about the unknown: Horror movies, Slasher movies 5th Week Another look at the unknown: Fantasy-Sci-Fi movies / Age of superheroes / Aliens among us 6th Week Looking back at life with musical films 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Drama-Melodrama films, Comparison of Yeşilçam and world cinema 9th Week Comedy films, a look at Turkish comedy films, Slapstick comedy: a gift from the early years of cinema, Comedy examples from today's world cinema 10th Week Crime, Film-Noir; Curiosity is an emotion that needs to be kept alive 11th Week Romance: Most movies are about love, but some movies are just about love 12th Week Animation: Nothing left to explain 13th Week Action-Adventure: Experiencing another life, Thematic adventure movies 14th Week Other Film Genres and General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Nilgün Abisel. Popüler Sinema ve Türler. Alan Yayıncılık. Seçil Büker & Y. Gürhan Topçu. Sinema: Tarih-Kuram-Eleştiri. Kırmızı Kedi. David Bordwell & Kristine Thompson. Film Sanatı. (Çev. E. Yılmaz). De Ki Veysel Atayman & Tuncer Çetinkaya. Popüler Sinemanın Mitolojisi. Ayrıntı Mark Bould. Sinemaya Giriş: Bilimkurgu. Kolektif Kitap Susan Hayward. Sinemanın Temel Kavramları (Çev. U. Kutay & M. Çavuş). Es Yayınları. Torben Grodal. ?Film Türleri Nasıl Biyoloji, Evrim ve Kültürün Ürünleri Oldu?? (Çev. N. Bayraktar & S. Usubütün). Sekans, e10.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 164 Total Workload / 30 5,46 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No