TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Nurcan Pınar Eke
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Can recognize and define the study area of the communication sociology, 2) Learn the theory and theorists in the context of the communication sociology, 3) Can critically analyze the relationship between communication and society, 4) Can comment on mass media and propaganda techniques.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Within the scope of the course, it is aimed to discuss the connection between society and communication through theories and theorists, starting from the basic concepts of communication sociology. The relationship between communication and sociology, the fields of the communication sociology, the sociological dimension of the mass media are among the main topics of the course. Communication on a wide scale from capitalism to feminism will be discussed with its sociological dimension.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Meeting and General Information About the Course. Relationship between Sociology and Communication. Definition and Field of Study of Communication Sociology. Mass Communication and Mass Media. 2nd Week Mass Media Theories Overview and Propaganda Techniques 3rd Week Structuralist Theorists: Pierre Bourdieu ? Habitus, Capital and Field. Noam Chomsky - Propaganda, Manipulation, Consent and Persuasion. 4th Week Structural History Theorists: Fernand Braudel ? Material Civilization and Capitalism 5th Week Post-Structuralist Theorists: Jacgues Derrida ? Deconstruction. Michel Foucault ? Power, Discourse, Subjectivity and Sexuality. 6th Week Semiotic Theorists: Roland Barthes- Myths, Bourgeois Society and Fashion. Julia Kristeva ? Love, Melancholy, Depression and Alienation. 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Second Generation Feminist Theorists: Luce Irigaray ? Freedom, Linguistic Order and Gender Order. Carole Pateman ? The Ideal Citizen and the Sexual Contract. 9th Week Post-Marxist Theorists: Hannah Arendt ? Power, Violence, and the Public Space. Alain Touraine ? Social Movements. 10th Week Modernist Theorists: Friedrich Nietzsche ? Power, Collectivism and Individualism. George Simmel ? Conflict as a Form of Social Interaction, Money, Indirect Being Human 11th Week Postmodernist Theorists: Jean Baudrillard ? Culture of Consumption, Simulation, Mass Communication. Jean F. Lyotard ? Metanarratives, Language Games and the New Position of Knowledge. 12th Week Communication Sociology in Turkey I: İdris Küçükömer ? Civil Society, Culture and Ideology, Media and Cultural Imperialism. 13th Week Communication Sociology in Turkey II: Behice Boran ? Freedom of Thought, Expression and Press, Dialogical Persuasion Method. Objects and Stories. 14th Week Final
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Mandatory Reading List: - Medya ve İletişim Sosyolojisi, Eric Maigret, İletişim Yayınları. - Türkiye?de İletişim Sosyolojisinin Kaynakları, Serdar Öztürk, Siyasal Kitabevi. Reccomended Resources: - Kitle İletişim Kuramları, Levent Yaylagül, Dipnot Yayınları. - Kitle İletişim Kuramları, Erol Mutlu, Ütopya Yayınevi.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Practice,Project,Presentation
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 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 8 8 Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 26 26 Total Workload 90 Total Workload / 30 3 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No