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POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MEDIA COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
THY419 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MEDIA 5 3 3 5

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)

Evaluate the approach of political economy on culture industries in the world by defining the importance, subject and method of political economy.
Discuss media content in the context of economy, politics and cultural dynamics.
Interpret media content within framework of political economy approach by considering media policies and structural transformations in Turkey.
Analyze the media policies showing tendencies of monopolization by considering the ownership problem in media.