Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
IRDU0080		Literature, Media and Politics	2/0/0	EL		2

Course Goals	The aim of the course is to develop students' ability to understand and interpret political events and developments through media, critical literature readings and communication theories. For this reason, the course aims to provide students with a basic formation by the means of the founding texts and case studies that establish relations between political science and critical media and literature.
Prerequisite(s)	-
Corequisite(s)	-
Special Requisite(s)	-
Instructor(s)
Course Assistant(s)	Arş. Gör. Bozkurt Toral
Schedule	The course is not offered for this term.
Office Hour(s)	The course is not offered for this term.
Teaching Methods and Techniques	To learn main approaches through the selected texts   To evaluate perspectives provided by the main texts based on the related sections of the litarary artifacts.   To discuss contemporary t.v series episodes and movies after watching them during or before/after the classes.
Principle Sources	-
Other Sources	-

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Course Introduction	Lecture and Discussion
2. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
3. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
4. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
5. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
6. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
7. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
8. Week	Mid-Term Week	Mid-Term Week
9. Week	Mid-Term Week	Mid-Term Week
10. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
11. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
12. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
13. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
14. Week	-	Lecture and Discussion
15. Week	Final Week	Final Week
16. Week	Final Week	Final Week
17. Week	Final Week	Final Week

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Midterm(s)	1	30
Attendance	1	20
Final Exam	1	50

Program Outcomes PO-1 To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations. PO-2 To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations. PO-3 To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication. PO-4 To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations. PO-5 To use a second language at an intermediate level. PO-6 To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations. PO-7 To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields. PO-8 To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions. PO-9 To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions. PO-10 To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.

Learning Outcomes LO-1 To identify the main theories of political science, media and literature. LO-2 To discuss the contemporary issues through the perspectives provided by the course. LO-3 To analyze the literary artifacts in their historical and cultural context with the support of political science theories. LO-4 To develop case analysis skills with theoretical and methodological approaches presented by this course. LO-5 To evaluate various ideas, opinions and approaches with the benefit of deliberative atmosphere collectively constituted in the class.

Course Assessment Matrix:

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10
LO 1
LO 2
LO 3
LO 4
LO 5