The main scope of the Department of Journalism is to train qualified individuals who possess the relevant theoretical and practical knowledge, are obedient to the ethical principles, have social responsabilities and critical thinking skills, are investigative and research-oriented in order to work in the sector of news publication and journalism. Within this scope, in the first terms, students are offered courses that aim at providing them with a general social science formation, such as sociology, political science, etc. In the successive years, other courses that lead to the professional training of the students and related to communication science and the profession of journalism are offered, such as the main principles of journalism, techniques of news reporting, applied journalism, communication theories, sociology of communication, communication law, communication ethics, etc. The program aims at the compability with and adaptation to the publication and printing corporations that use the technologies related to desktop publishing, radio and television publishing, and investigative journalism about which the students must be trained and introduced to the contemporary publishing applications. The department of Journalism where the theoretical and practical knowledge are studied in parallel allows students to gain practical experience within the Center of Media Investigation and Practice by working at the GAU Radio and TV and the monthly Chancellor Gazette where the students apply the theoretical knowledge they have acquired. Our department,making an effort for finding the new and novelties for training more qualified manpower in parallel to international developments, while providing the sector of media with qualified staff, provides the students with the faith and qualification to practice their jobs abroad via an adequate foreign language level together with the most satisfying knowledge and skills in Journalism. Our aim is to provide all of our students with a quality education that will open the doors of a position in the sector after their graduation and reaching a perfect level in education in the field.
Assist. Prof. Dr. Muharrem Özdemir
Head of Journalism and Broadcasting Department
CODE | COURSE NAME | T | P | C | ECTS | Prereq. | Syllabus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JRB101 | Basic Concept of Journalism I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB103 | Introduction to Communications | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
PSYC100 | Intro to Social Sciences I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
COMP103 | Intro to Computer & Info. System I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
EGL101 | Development of Reading Skills I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
NH001 | National History I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 |
CODE | COURSE NAME | T | P | C | ECTS | Prereq. | Syllabus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JRB104 | Media Ethics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB106 | History of Communciation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
COMP104 | Intro to Comp & Info System II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
EGL102 | Development of Writing Skills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
NH002 | National History | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB102 | Basic Concepts of JRN II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 |
CODE | COURSE NAME | T | P | C | ECTS | Prereq. | Syllabus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JRB201 | News Report Writing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB203 | Economics of Journalism | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB205 | Creative Writing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB207 | Basic Photography | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB209 | International Communication | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TURK001 | Turkish I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 |
CODE | COURSE NAME | T | P | C | ECTS | Prereq. | Syllabus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JRB202 | Writing & Debate for JRN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB204 | Media Law | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB206 | Sociology of Communication | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB208 | Practices of Basic Photography | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB210 | Practices of Journalism | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TURK002 | Turkish II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB001 | Internship I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 |
CODE | COURSE NAME | T | P | C | ECTS | Prereq. | Syllabus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JRB301 | Human Rights and Journalism | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB303 | Research Methods for Social Science | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB305 | Philosophy of Communication | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB307 | Radio & TV Broadcasting I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB309 | New Communications Paradigms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 |
CODE | COURSE NAME | T | P | C | ECTS | Prereq. | Syllabus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JRB302 | Theories of Mass Communication | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB304 | Interactive Communication & Education | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB306 | Media Planning | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB308 | Radio & TV Broadcasting II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB310 | Media & Culture | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB002 | Internship II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 |
CODE | COURSE NAME | T | P | C | ECTS | Prereq. | Syllabus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JRB401 | Journalism & Manipulation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB403 | Political Communciation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB405 | Desktop Publishing I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
ELECTIVE | Elective Course | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
ELECTIVE | Elective Course | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 |
CODE | COURSE NAME | T | P | C | ECTS | Prereq. | Syllabus | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JRB402 | Graduation Project (Seminar) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB404 | Ethics and Research in JRN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
JRB406 | Desktop Publishing II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
ELECTIVE | Elective Course | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
ELECTIVE | Elective Course | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 |