Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION UHİL1305 5. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Halise KARAASLAN ŞANLI
Assistants
Goals To examine political communication in its historical development process and in different paradigms with its normative dimensions. To introduce the institutionalization of political communication in modern democracies and its important actors.
Course Content A content that uses existential concepts for political communication has been prepared.In addition, the ways in which social developments shape this area are emphasized.
Learning Outcomes 1) 1. Explain the relation between the concepts of politics and communication.
2) 2. Knows the important actors and basic concepts of political communication.
3) 3. Evaluates the concepts in political communication in the context of mainstream and critical theory.
4) 4. Evaluates political communication and concepts in terms of their role and function in modern democracies.
5) 5. Participates in discussions about the future of political communication.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction of the course, expectations from students

2. Week History and culture of political communication

3. Week Academic organization of political communication

4. Week Theoretical approaches to political communication

5. Week Press Freedom and Historical Arguments

6. Week From Freedom of the Press to Freedom of Communication

7. Week Public, Public Opinion and Public Sphere

8. Week Rhetoric

9. Week Propaganda

10. Week Elections and Election Campaigns

11. Week Americanization, Modernization

12. Week Mediatization

13. Week Professionalization

14. Week Digital Political Communication

15. Week The Future of Political Communication


Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Fatih Keskin, Politik İletişim sözlüğü, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara, 2014.
Thomas Meyer, Medya Demokrasisi, çev. Ahmet Fethi, Köprü Kitapları, 2014.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4DK5
PY1500000
PY2500000
PY3500000
PY4500000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 1 4
Quiz 2 2
Time to prepare for Quiz 2 4
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 15
1 1
1 1
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 5
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload