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Ders Kodu	Ders Adi	( Teorik - Pratik ) Kredi
1.Yıl - Güz Dönemi
GEP1005	History of Civilization I	( 3 - 0 ) 3
ENG1003	Communications Skills & Academic Writing I	( 3 - 0 ) 3
JOR1903	Introduction to Journalism	( 3 - 0 ) 3
SOC1003	Introduction to Sociology I	( 3 - 0 ) 3
PRL1511	Principles of Communication and Media	( 3 - 0 ) 3
INF1023	Intr. to Comp.&Info.Tech.	( 2 - 2 ) 3
1.Yıl - Bahar Dönemi
PSY1001	Introduction to Psychology	( 3 - 0 ) 3
INF1026	Computer for Art and Communication	( 2 - 2 ) 3
ENG1004	Communication Skills & Academic Reporting II	( 3 - 0 ) 3
GEP1006	History of Civilization II	( 3 - 0 ) 3
POV1115	Photography	( 2 - 2 ) 3
JOR1002	Economics	( 3 - 0 ) 3
2.Yıl - Güz Dönemi
TLL2021	Turkish Language & Literature I	( 2 - 0 ) 2
JOR2019	News Gathering and Writing I	( 2 - 2 ) 3
JOR2023	Desktop Publishing I	( 2 - 2 ) 3
JOR2029	Introduction to Political Science	( 3 - 0 ) 3
JOR2025	Photojournalism I	( 2 - 2 ) 3
JOR2027	Print Journalism	( 2 - 2 ) 3
2.Yıl Bahar Dönemi
JOR2128	News Gathering and Writing II	( 2 - 2 ) 3
TLL2022	Turkish Language & Literature II	( 2 - 0 ) 2
JOR2022	Turkish Legal System	( 3 - 0 ) 3
JOR2134	Desktop Publishing II	( 2 - 2 ) 3
JOR2024	Photojournalism II	( 2 - 2 ) 3
JOR2026	Broadcast Journalism	( 2 - 2 ) 3
3.Yıl - Güz Dönemi
JOR2037	Multimedia (Online) Journalism	( 2 - 2 ) 3
JOR3033	Creative Writing	( 2 - 2 ) 3
JOR3025	News Editing I	( 2 - 2 ) 3
	Departmental Elective	( 3 - 0 ) 3
JOR3029	Interview Journalism	( 2 - 2 ) 3
JOR3031	Theories of Mass Communication	( 3 - 0 ) 3
HIST3051	Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic I	( 2 - 0 ) 2
3.Yıl Bahar Dönemi
HIST3052	Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Republic II	( 2 - 0 ) 2
JOR3032	Sociology of Mass Communication	( 3 - 0 ) 3
JOR3026	News Editing II	( 2 - 2 ) 3
JOR3040	Investigative Journalism	( 2 - 2 ) 3
	Departmental Elective	( 3 - 0 ) 3
	GE Elective	( 3 - 0 ) 3
VCD1111	Art,Culture and Society	( 3 - 0 ) 3
4.Yıl - Güz Dönemi
ADV4629	Media Ethics	( 3 - 0 ) 3
	GE Elective	( 3 - 0 ) 3
JOR4311	Graduation Project I	( 2 - 4 ) 4
	Departmental Elective	( 3 - 0 ) 3
	Departmental Elective	( 3 - 0 ) 3
4.Yıl Bahar Dönemi
ADV4634	Media Law	( 3 - 0 ) 3
	Departmental Elective	( 3 - 0 ) 3
	GE Elective	( 3 - 0 ) 3
	Departmental Elective	( 3 - 0 ) 3
JOR4312	Graduation Project II	( 2 - 4 ) 4

Ders Listesi

Ders Tanımları

JOR1002

Economics

Main principles of economics, market forces of supply and demand, elasticity, consumers, producers and efficiency of markets, costs of production and market structures, national income accounting, inflation, production, growth and unemployment, saving, investments and the financial system, the definition and the role of money.

JOR1903

Introduction to Journalism

The aim of this course is to give students essential tecniques and background knowledge about the print media. From hard news to features, students will learn how to develop news judgement, how to write accurately and fairly, how to organize a story and write it clearly.

JOR2019

News Gathering and Writing I

Aiming to train students in the fundamentals of gathering information and presenting it as journalism, this course offers students the opportunity to learn and practice basic news gathering and writing in conditions intended to a newsroom. It provides training in news gathering, writing and editing and introduces students to a culture of journalism that stresses accuracy and ethics. The course develops skills in headline writing, layout, and newspaper production with experience on student newspaper or area print publications. Field trips and careers are explored.

JOR2022

Turkish Legal System

This is an introductory course in which basic concepts and general principles of law and the preliminary issues in Turkish Legal system are studied in order to provide an introduction to the legal concepts and institutions and to build a sound basis for the other courses dealing with legal studies. This course discusses some of the fields of Turkish positive law administered by Turkish courts and other agencies. The course will also cover the basic institutions, principles and rules of Turkish law and the Turkish legal system.

JOR2023

Desktop Publishing I

This course aims to introduce to the realm of contemporary publishing methods and technology specified under the title of desktop publishing. Students would build a sound understanding of what the role of computer is in print design production. In addition to theoretical knowledge and terminology, practical projects will help students to figure out the production and their position in contemporary design world. Along with the practical knowledge and skills, the student is expected to gain a culture of digital print production through the recent developments in computer aided design technology. A good understanding of desktop publishing design will help student to distinguish within the production line in most of the companies. During the course, students will also be introduced to print news media design process and gain the basic concepts of newspaper and magazine design.

JOR2024

Photojournalism II

As a continuation of ?Photography for Journalism I?, this course provides students with experience in print or online newspaper and magazine assignments. In this course students learn how to photograph news stories, people and major current events in natural lighting conditions. Organization, printing techniques, and layout are also covered. It is aimed to develop photographic skills on specific areas of photojournalism including sports, general news, travel, documentary and picture editing.

JOR2025

Photojournalism I

This course aims to introduce students with the medium of photography. The short history of photography: Cameras; 35 mm, medium and large format cameras; lenses; standard, wide angle, narrow angle and zoom lenses; exposure control mechanisms; aperture, shutter; stop motion; depth of field; film types; light: light measuring; exposure modes, filters and asset accessories; image design; developing and printing black and white films.

JOR2026

Broadcast Journalism

This course introduces the students to the basic tools, techniques and vocabulary of broadcast journalism. The focus is on the skill of producing news stories for television and radio using different techniques as well as broadcast news history, criticism, writing, research and reporting. Ethical issues will also be reviewed and analyzed. Students will examine, analyze and critique the development of broadcast news productions including documentary length projects and segments produced for distribution across convergent technologies. In this course students will study the essentials of broadcast journalism practicing the processes through which news is gathered and prepared for reporting for broadcast.

JOR2027

Print Journalism

This course will cover the basics of traditional newspaper and magazine journalism. Students will get practice in writing in the kind of feature approach favored by print newspapers and magazines for longer articles. Students are expected to write articles both as quick in-class exercises and as homework assignments that require interviews. The course includes demonstrations, lectures and discussions on print as a news medium. Students will study production of both features and daily news stories in traditional print format.

JOR2029

Introduction to Political Science

General knowledge of the nature of the state; theories of the source of the state; political systems and forms of governments, political parties; pressures groups and public opinion; political institutions and political philosophies.

JOR2128

News Gathering and Writing II

This course is a continuation of ?News Gathering and Writing I?. Additionally to basic news gathering and writing skills this course aims to train students in advanced news gathering and writing techniques. Students are encouraged to intensify on more serious news stories and report in a more complex way. The course also includes basics of investigative and interview journalism since the students are expected to produce interviews and comprehensive investigative news?.

JOR2134

Desktop Publishing II

Being acquainted with the basic concepts of desktop publishing and periodical publication designing, and practicing the digital equipments used for this process students will gain theoretic information on news media design in this continuation course. Students will also bring this theoretic information into life designing periodical news media elements such as newspaper, magazine and book pages. During the session professionals will participate the courses, design workshops and share their experiences with students in order to help them establish the links between the education they received and the professional world.

JOR3021

Multimedia (Online) Journalism

The literature exploring multimedia is expanding rapidly but it is clear that it means many different things to different people. Research into what multimedia in news work means for journalism and journalists is proliferating. In this course the social and cultural context of multimedia in journalism, its meaning for contemporary newsrooms and media organizations, and its current (emerging) practices in Europe and the United States are analyzed. The goal: to answer the question in what ways ?multimedia? impacts upon the practice and self-perception of journalists, and how this process in turn shapes and influences the emergence of a professional identity of multimedia journalism. Review of on-line reporting techniques, advanced multimedia skills, and current issues in new media.

JOR3025

News Editing I

In this course, students focus on the fundamental elements of writing, style and copy editing which form the basis of all journalism. In order to develop basic skills for preparing copy for publication, students identify and fix common spelling, grammar and syntax errors in their own and colleagues? writing and communicate the needed changes in a clear and positive manner using standard editing symbols. An understanding of news values aids in the selection and ranking of stories for front and inside pages.

JOR3026

News Editing II

As a continuation of News Editing I, this course covers the skills of editing and rewriting copy for the mass media including new media, with emphasis on the daily newspaper. The course also includes other fundamentals of editorial process such as news judgment, headlines and makeup as well as ethical problems. In addition to editing news the course provides an introduction to theories of design and graphics. Newspaper design principles, headline and cut-line writing, and knowledge of the readability and legibility of typographic and design elements help students create complete newspaper pages.

JOR3029

Interview Journalism

This course suggests a contextual introduction to the journalistic interview. It covers the processes of preparation and realization of any interview, on print or in audiovisual format and provides knowledge about methodical, strategic, contextual and argumentative nature of the interview. The aim of the course is to enable students to understand and solve satisfactorily the elaboration process of an interview ?current, topic or character based, on print or audiovisual means, that is to say: learn to ask. During the course students will gain practical interviews experiences. At the same time students will have to be able to analyze and evaluate, beyond the impression or unfounded comment, that is, any type of interview, to be able to see the adequacy and efficiency of each question and the strategy in order to identify and understand the mistakes and skills of the interviewer.

JOR3031

Theories of Mass Communication

The purpose of this course is to trace the evolution and structure of the major social scientific theories of mass communication. A variety of areas of theory and research will be surveyed including: the evolution of mass communication thought; models of mass communication, theories of media effects, theories of intended social change, audience-based approaches, effects of sexual and violent media content, social construction of reality, media and politics and public opinion, news and public knowledge, global communication theories, and social impact of new communication technologies.

JOR3032

Sociology of Mass Communication

The course introduces to the main concepts of mass communication, both those recognized classical for this discipline and recent ones. The evolution of ideas about characteristics, functions, and constituent elements of mass communication, as well as the power of its influence on society are discussed. In particular, theories on the impact of mass communication on social movements and on sectors of the social structure are described. During the course period, the review of sociological theories of mass communication - theories of popular culture, diffusion of innovation, social changes, and population dynamics - are made for analysis of news production and organization of media work. The course offers examples of mass communication messages, provides an interpretation of their constituent symbols, this activity seeking to demonstrate how mass communication should be organized to be effective.

JOR3033

Creative Writing

In this introductory course it is intended students to develop their writing skills. In this course students explore the art and craft of creative writing including poetry, short story, essay, memoir, drama and other narrative forms. It is aimed to develop observation, interpretation, and expression skills. The Creative Writing course focuses on a study of various forms and genres of prose and poetry apart from, though not excluding, expositive and persuasive essays. Literary works will serve as models through analysis, application, and imitation. Composition exercises will reflect an understanding of studied forms and an application of creative techniques.

JOR3040

Investigative Journalism

This course introduces students to a particular style of reporting which probes deeper than most daily journalism. The subject is designed first, to demonstrate a variety of practical research techniques, especially the use of public records; second, to show the distinctiveness of investigative reporting; and third and most importantly, to give students a chance to practice the skills and approaches of investigative journalism through developing stories of their own. This course offers students the opportunity to develop skills on recognizing what distinguishes investigative journalism from other journalism, developing their own ideas for investigative projects, finding and interviewing a wide range of sources, employing a range of investigative research techniques, developing appropriate narrative and presentation techniques necessary to produce compelling in depth journalism and demonstrating an understanding of the role of investigative journalism in a democratic society and an appreciation of its practical link to the concept of the ?public right to know.?

JOR3221

Research Methods

This course provides an introduction to various theories and methods of social science research. Students discuss the importance of research, explore different types of social research methodologies and techniques as well as go through the process of creating an actual research design or proposal. The course will help sharpen students' ability to evaluate and critique research, to think logically and critically, to express their own ideas and implement many of the concepts we will explore in class. Additionally students will practice many of the skills they are introduced to as a means of understanding and experiencing the processes involved in conducting research.

JOR3222

Art and Culture Journalism

In this course, students are expected to gain the basics of writing on cultural and art events. The main purpose of the course is to provide knowledge on cultural correspondence, its examples in the prestigious media organizations in the world, specific writing and telling techniques and cultural environment in Turkey.

JOR3223

Editorial Layout

This course aims to train students on advanced newspaper typography, layout, and editing. Due to requirements of print media, students are aimed to gain the skills of both news editing and page design together. The course provides the basic information about graphics techniques and production processes; planning content and format of newspapers; copydesk management as well as the opportunity of practicing editing and designing.

JOR3224

Financial Journalism

This is a course designed to give students practical skills and an in-depth understanding of economic, business and financial issues at the global, national and local levels. This will be accomplished through classroom lectures and discussion, extensive individual study, case study assignments and projects. The outcomes of the course are to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of macroeconomics, business and financial concepts, and their application to everyday life; to provide an awareness of the pragmatic aspects of economics, business and financial reporting; and an insight into the operations of an economics news-desk. The course is designed to meet other objectives, e.g., economics writing techniques, new media issues and statistics.

JOR3225

Documentary

This course examines how the documentary works in different media such as newspaper, radio, print, film, photography, graphic arts, and the web. Students are wanted to look at the documentary as a form of storytelling and consider the technological developments that contributed to changes in documentary representation. By focusing on the documentary in different forms of media, this course offers a comparative perspective that will lead to a greater understanding of the genre as well as of communications media. The course provides the basic information on information gathering, planning and presenting.

JOR3226

Sports Journalism

This is an advanced course in reporting and writing on sports journalism for the print, broadcast and Internet media. Topics of study include coverage of sports events, interviews, profiles, columns, investigative stories, and analysis and commentaries. The course has two primary objectives: Providing a basic writing foundation for students interested in sports journalism and an examination of the role of sports in our society. With regards to the first, students cover five basic areas of sports writing?feature writing, pre-event (advance) coverage, game/event writing, column writing and ?take-out?? writing, the latter being an in-depth and therefore more lengthy look at a sports subject or personality.

JOR4221

Civic Journalism

This course is based on a new concept of journalism and politics: civic journalism. The main purpose of the course is to introduce the basic characteristics of civic journalism such as democracy, polyphony, pluralism, peace journalism, media interactivity, audience/reader as participator etc. The fundamental method is the media analysis and the course offers a perspective to develop a critical approach and sight on media in terms of democracy. New media and promises of Internet for the participatory journalism are also discussed during the course.

JOR4222

Opinion Writing

This course is a theoretical and practical study of the editorial and column in the news media. It emphasizes analysis of current public issues and writing about those issues. The key point is the critical thinking and writing about current problems and techniques for understanding, analyzing, and reporting on complex events and issues. Students will be introduced the opinion functions of the mass media ?print and broadcast and will write editorials, columns, critical reviews, and news analysis pieces and will study current public issues.

JOR4223

Feature Writing

This course aims to help to participants to look beyond the obvious, identify, develop and write about the numerous stories unfolding around them daily. The course includes identifying topics; exploring various forms of feature writing; gathering information; writing clear, catchy and concise copy; and pitching stories to editors. These are done through lecture, discussions, assignment, critique and analysis. ?Feature Writing? helps students learn the effective use of dialogue, development of narrative techniques, including vivid description and detail, and comparison and contrast in developing the feature story. The purposes of the course are developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals for newspaper and magazine feature stories, developing creative capacities in writing feature stories by encouraging original ideas and design, developing the students? skills in expressing themselves and their ideas through writing and learning how to find and use resources for answering questions or solving problems related to the reporting, writing and design of the feature story.

JOR4224

Magazine Editing & Publishing

Advanced magazine design and layout; critical analysis of the magazine in society. Classroom instruction and individual coaching in the reporting and editing of articles for the student-produced weekly campus magazine. Students in the course develop the magazine's content, write department and articles for the magazine, and work with artists, photographers and the magazine's student editor. Students receive individual coaching and written feedback on their work from the course instructor.

JOR4225

History of Press

This course covers the history of press in the world and specifically in Turkey. During the course students will be introduced the first steps taken in order to communicate with other people, the first written records, the pioneers of newspapers: information letters, first periodical publishing, invention of the printing technology, the first newspapers in Ottoman Empire, press during the 1st World War and War of Independence, press movements in Turkey and press in modern Turkey etc.

JOR4226

International Journalism

A survey of how foreign coverage helps Turkish citizens better understand their nation's culture, economy and role as a world leader. Examines political influences on foreign coverage, media technology and the emerging influence of the Internet. The focus of the class may vary geographically from one semester to another with the semester timetable listing the part of the world to be covered.

JOR4227

Media Regulation Bodies

This course will cover advanced topics in media regulation bodies and control mechanisms in Turkey. In order to introduce students the self-control in journalism profession and the basic principles that are the subject of a professional consensus, the major journalism associations and their ethic codes for the profession will be taken into consideration.

JOR4228

Case Studies in News

An advanced course in editing print and new media. Working with actual manuscripts as case studies, students practice "micro" editing skills of grammar, punctuation and refined word usage while addressing issues at the "macro" editorial level, including crafting content according to specific audiences, angles and messages. Students study tools with which they can turn raw copy into publishable content that works within the larger context of editorial philosophies and communication needs. Students compare editorial decisions with published versions to enhance the learning process. Editorial duties such as direction of writers and management of copy processes in the non-news environment also are practiced.

JOR4229

Public Relations for Journalism

This course aims at introducing students to the basic concepts of the Public Relations, in theory as well as in practice. Research, planning, campaign communication and evaluation phases of public relations will all be examined, with a special emphasis on the relationship between journalism and public relations. Also, different kinds of PR practices will be discussed using case examples.

JOR4230

Documentary and Corporate Video

The study of the field and functions of non-broadcast television: the use of video by business, educational, medical, governmental and non-profit organizations. Students plan and produce typical video materials, such as training tapes, employee orientations, community relations, new product demonstrations and self-paced instructional programs, designed for both internal and external audiences.

JOR4231

Critical Approaches to Media

In this graduate seminar students will examine the range of approaches and associated research tools used to address critical questions about the role of media institutions in public life. At their core, critical approaches to media research are concerned with questions of power, justice, and equity. During the course the sociology of mass media will be taken into consideration in terms of media critique. Frankfurt School, mass culture approach, structuralism and semiotics, Cultural Studies School, Postmodern and Post-structural approaches, critical political economy are the critical approaches that will be introduced in this course.

JOR4311

Graduation Project I

This course will be for the supervision and guidance of the senior year students in JOR as they produce their final graduation projects (photography projects or short films). Individual students will meet with the instructor weekly as they write and plan their projects. At the end of the semester, students will be prepared to shoot their projects.

JOR4312

Graduation Project II

This course will be for the supervision and guidance of the senior year students in JOR as they produce their final graduation projects (digital newspaper projects or online projects). Individual students will meet with the instructor weekly as they write and plan their projects. At the end of the semester, students will finish the project and there will be a screening/exhibition of the works.

JOR4990

Summer Training

The objective of summer training is for the student to get to know different sectors and expertise areas of his profession, to start building up a CV, and to get the kind of work experience that will put him/her ahead of his peers when he/she goes out looking for a job after graduation.