Undergraduate
Architecture Faculty
Interior Architecture & Environmental Design (English)
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Film Culture

Course CodeSemester Course Name LE/RC/LA Course Type Language of Instruction ECTS
DGDU0003 Film Culture 2/0/0 EL English 3
Course Goals
The Film Culture course aims to provide students with a critical understanding of visual storytelling by exploring key periods in cinema history, technological developments, and cultural transformations. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the course examines the artistic, industrial, and social dimensions of cinema. Open to all departments, it seeks to enhance students’ media literacy and appreciation of film as a cultural form.
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Instructor(s) Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Orhan Göztepe
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule Wednesday, 14:00-16:00, AK 4B-0709
Office Hour(s) Wednesday. 11:00-13:00, AK 1D-08
Teaching Methods and Techniques Interactive lecture supported by audiovisual materials (film clips, documentary excerpts, archival footage)
Principle Sources -David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson – Film Art: An Introduction

-James Monaco - How to Read a Film: The Art, Technology, Language, History, and Theory of Film and Media
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Course Schedules
Week Contents Learning Methods
1. Week Course Introduction and Overview Lectures and discussions
2. Week Cinema Before Cinema: Pre-Cinematic Forms Lectures and discussions
3. Week The Birth of Cinema and the Silent Era Lectures and discussions
4. Week Film Language and Narrative Structure Lectures and discussions
5. Week Genres and the Popularity of Cinema Lectures and discussions
6. Week The Golden Age of Hollywood Lectures and discussions
7. Week The Transformation of Hollywood (Post-1960) Lectures and discussions
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Cinema in Europe Lectures and discussions
10. Week Turkish Cinema: Yeşilçam and Beyond Lectures and discussions
11. Week “World” Cinema Lectures and discussions
12. Week Audience & Star Studies Lectures and discussions
13. Week New Media Platforms and Course Evaluation Lectures and discussions
14. Week Extra Sessions Lectures and discussions
15. Week Final Exam
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools Quantity Weight(%)
Midterm(s) 1 40
Final Exam 1 60