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YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN MEDIA STUDIES (FROM UNDERGRADUATE TO DOCTORATE)
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
FIRST SEMESTER (FALL)
Code
Courses
Prerequisite
T
A
L
Y
E
RTC
501
Communication Studies and Society
 
3
0
0
3
9
RTC
531
Visual Culture
 
3
0
0
3
9
 
 
Free Elective I
 
3
0
0
3
10
 
 
Free Elective II
 
3
0
0
3
10
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
12
38
SECOND SEMESTER (SPRING)
Code
Courses
Prerequisite
T
A
L
Y
E
RTC
522
Film Theory
 
3
0
0
3
9
RTC
532
Television Criticism
 
3
0
0
3
9
 
 
Free Elective III
 
3
0
0
3
10
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
9
28
THIRD SEMESTER (FALL)
Code
Courses
Prerequisite
T
A
L
Y
E
MES
601
Theories of Media and Culture
 
3
0
0
3
10
MES
661
Advanced Communication Research and Scientific Ethics
 
3
0
0
3
10
 
 
Free Elective IV
 
3
0
0
3
10
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
9
30
FOURTH SEMESTER (SPRING)
Code
Courses
Prerequisite
T
A
L
Y
E
MES
600
Seminal Works in Media Studies
 
3
0
0
3
10
MES
626
Media Industry and Political Economy Approach
 
3
0
0
3
10
 
 
Free Elective V
 
3
0
0
3
10
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
9
30
FIFTH SEMESTER (FALL)
Code
Courses
Prerequisite
T
A
L
Y
E
MES
680
Seminar
 
2
0
0
0
20
 
 
Free Elective VI
 
3
0
0
3
10
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
3
30
SIXTH SEMESTER (SPRING)
Code
Courses
Prerequisite
T
A
L
Y
E
MES
699
Thesis
 
3
0
0
0
150
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
150
 
DEPARTMENT ELECTIVE COURSES
Code
Courses
Prerequisite
T
A
L
Y
E
MES
622
Persuasion and Propaganda
 
3
0
0
3
10
MES
627
Digital Media and Culture
 
3
0
0
3
10
MES
628
Representation and Power in Media
 
3
0
0
3
10
MES
641
Media Ethics and Criticism
 
3
0
0
3
10
MES
682
Special Topics in Media Studies
 
3
0
0
3
10
 
 
 
Minimum Graduation Requirements
 
 
 
Credit
42
 
 
 
ECTS
306
 
 
 
Number of Courses
14 + 1 Seminar + Thesis