Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2RTS124Visual Culture2+1+03218.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Radio, Television and Cinema
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course With this course, students will gain the ability to analyze works of art through their historical, social and cultural context. Students will also have information on the relationship between visuality and culture by watching films from different cultures.
Course Content Throughout the course, all kinds of visual products, especially the art of cinema, will be evaluated in accordance with their cultural context. The information power of the image will be analyzed, and the importance and power of the image will be emphasized through the works that have left their mark in the history of cinema. During the course, films that have been awarded in international festivals will also be discussed in terms of their visual use.
Course Methods and Techniques Anlatım, tartışma, görsel çözümleme, örnek olay incelemesi, karşılaştırmalı inceleme, öğrenci sunumları.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Bülent Bahri Küçükerdoğan
Assistants Research Assist. Melike ÇELİK
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources “Visual Thinking” (Rudolf Arnheim/Metis Publications/2015) “On Photography” (Susan Sontag/Agora Library/2008) “Visual Culture and Global Mass Culture” (Mukadder Çakır/Ütopya Publishing House/2014)
Course Notes “Cinema and Television Culture” (Oğuz Adanır/ Hayalperest Publications/2012)
Exams 1 Ara Sınav - 1 Final Sınavı

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 1 14
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2 58

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To be able to define and interpret visual symbols.
2 Ability to manage visual communication processes.
3 To be able to analyze media productions.
4 To be able to evaluate works of art according to the period in which they were produced.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 What is visual culture? Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
2 The relationship between visual culture and cinema. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
3 Image, framing and framing in cinema. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
4 Discussing the relationship between cinema and reality, based on Jean-Luc Godard's quote "Photography is real, cinema is real at 24 frames per second". Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
5 Semiotics and cinema. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
6 Semiotics and cinema. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
7 Semiotics and cinema. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
8 Midterm.
9 Cinema and visual analysis: Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
10 Cinema and visual analysis: The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011) Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
11 Cinema and visual analysis: Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, 2014) Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
12 Cinema and visual analysis: Avatar (James Cameron, 2009) Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
13 Cinema and visual analysis: Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012) Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
14 General evaluation and discussion. Readings on the topics and watching sample movies
15 Genel Değerlendirme Final Sınavına Hazırlık

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
C1 3 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
C2 3 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
C3 3 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
C4 3 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant