Course Details Language of Instruction Turkish Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree Department / Program Economics Type of Program Formal Education Type of Course Unit Compulsory Course Delivery Method Face To Face Objectives of the Course To enable students to have basic knowledge in the fields of mass media, mass culture, and the history of communication sociology so that they can understand the socio-economic structure and be effective in their fields. At the same time, gaining a sociological perspective in the field of communication and teaching discourse analysis, to increase professional skills. Course Content The relationship between communication and sociology, the fields of the sociology of communication, the sociological dimension of the mass media are the main subjects of the course. The emergence of the concept of mass communication and the social transformations it has created and in this context, the concept and emergence of mass communication, the historical development of mass communication studies, liberal and critical approaches in mass communication, identity and representation in the media, globalization and consumer society, social expansions brought by the internet are covered in the course. will be examined. Course Methods and Techniques Prerequisites and co-requisities None Course Coordinator None Name of Lecturers Instructor Batu DURU Assistants None Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources Eric, Maigret, Medya ve İletişim Sosyolojisi, İletişim Yay., 2019. Course Notes There are no prerequisites. Course Category Social Sciences %100