CRITICAL MEDIA LITERACY COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Code |
Name of the Course Unit |
Semester |
In-Class Hours (T+P) |
Credit |
ECTS Credit |
| THY105 |
CRITICAL MEDIA LITERACY |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
Objectives and Contents |
| Objectives: |
This course aims to critically evaluate media texts, to raise awareness of media messages, and to ensure that students are not passive but active readers. |
| Content: |
Contents of the course include revealing the meaning of the messages and sub-texts by analyzing the production process and components of media texts through sample media texts from the Turkish press, questioning the relationship between media and audience and examining the effects of media on social, cultural and economic life. |