| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Semiotics | RTS139 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Saadet Zeynep VARLI GÜRER
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Evaluate visual material on the various basis.
2) Define the concepts and terminology of visual semiotics.
3) Explain various symbols, signs, icons within the communicational and linguistic base depending on the originated discipline.
4) Develop a general knowlede about mythological symbols and icons.
5) Recognize the major theories of semiotics with its theoreticians.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||
| 1 | Low | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Low | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Low | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | Low | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 5 | Low | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
This course introduces students to the semiotic analysis methods used in communication sciences, the major semoitic theories and theorists (Peirce, Saussure, Propp, Barthes, Kristeva, Eco, Derrida, Sebeok, Jacobson, Morris, Hjemslev, Mucorovsky, Buyssens, Cassirer, Levi- Strauss, Bakhtin, Todorov, Ricoeur, Martinet, Eyhembaum), iconology and iconography.
Weekly Schedule
1) -general information about the course, resources that will be utilized, course evaluations requirements-2) The pioneers of contemporary semiotics - Charles Sanders Peirce
3) The pioneers of contemporary semiotics - Ferdinand de Saussure
4) General definitions and core concepts of visual semiotics
5) Major theories and theorists of visual semiotics
6) Semiotics, art and visual perception.
7) Language and communication relations of various visuals such as symbols, icons, signs
8) Midterm Examination/Assessment
9) Mythologic and contemporary symbols
10) Analysis of symbols used in visual media in cultures around the world
11) Visual semiotical analysis methods: examples from Turkish mass media
12) Student Presentations-Group 1
13) Student Presentations-Group 2
14) Student Presentations-Group 3
15) Student Presentations-Group 4
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Seyide Parsa ve Alev Fatoş Parsa, Göstergebilim Çözümlemeleri, 2013, İzmir Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları
2- Doğan Günay ve Alev F. Parsa, Görsel Göstergebilim, 2012, İstanbul, Es Yayınları
3- Önal Sayın, Göstergebilim ve Sosyoloji, 2014, Ankara, Anı Yayıncılık
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Quiz to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required