Social Problems and Communication
Communication Sciences
Institute of Social Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Problems and Communication | ILB119 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Mehmet ARSLANTEPE
Associate Prof. Dr. Meral ÇİFTER
Associate Prof. Dr. İhsan KARLI
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Understand major sociological perspectives in the study of social problems.
1) Understand major sociological perspectives in the study of social problems.
2) Critically evaluate systems of power and how they intersect to create social problems.
2) Critically evaluate systems of power and how they intersect to create social problems.
3) Analyse the connections between social structures, social forces, and individual circumstances.
3) Analyse the connections between social structures, social forces, and individual circumstances.
4) Discuss the relationships between communicative apparatus and the socio-political construction of social problems.
4) Discuss the relationships between communicative apparatus and the socio-political construction of social problems.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 1 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | Low | High | Low | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Low | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | Middle | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The course focuses on theoretical approaches to the understanding of social problems and the analysis of issues commonly defined as problems within contemporary societies such as poverty, migration, ethnicity and environmental (in)justice. It is designed to provide an understanding of how major systems of power such as racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism, among others, are interrelated, and result in numerous social problems.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to course2) Major sociological perspectives in the study of social problems I
3) Major sociological perspectives in the study of social problems II
4) Major sociological perspectives in the study of social problems III
5) The role of power relations in the creation of social problems
6) The role of power relations in the creation of social problems
7) Evaluation and discussion about course.
8) Midterm Examination/Assessment
9) The connections between social structures, social forces, and individual circumstances
10) The connections between social structures, social forces, and individual circumstances II
11) The connections between social structures,social forces, and individual circumstances III
12) The relationships between communicative apparatus and the socio-political construction of social problems
13) The relationships between communicative apparatus and the socio-political construction of social problems. II
14) The relationships between communicative apparatus and the socio-political construction of social problems III
15) Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Lecture
3) Question-Answer
4) Question-Answer
5) Question-Answer
6) Discussion
7) Self Study
8) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Quiz to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required