B.A. in Communication and Design
Modern media is a leading force in the contemporary process of globalization. The Department of Communication and Design aims to educate media professionals, with a special emphasis on visual communication and visual technologies, specifically in the fields of filmmaking, video and TV production, journalism, visual design, interactive media, and advertising.
Students are provided with a wide range of courses in media studies, theories and practice, like interpersonal communication and individual presentation, forms and techniques of public and mass communication, visual design and visual studies, basic computer and Internet knowledge, advertising, marketing and public relations. The visual design and communication courses in practical fields such as photography, television, computer, and video are conducted in computer labs with the most developed visual design programs, photography studios, and a very well equipped digital video production studio. Since the department’s philosophy is to educate both creative and responsible media professionals, it also includes several must and elective courses on the ethical, legal and social problems related to mass communication.
CURRICULUM
| FIRST YEAR Fall Semester COMD 101 Visual Communication Design I FA 171 Introduction to Art and Culture I CS 153 Introduction to Computer Graphics I SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology ENG 101 English and Composition I TURK 101 Turkish I GE 100 Orientation Spring Semester COMD 102 Visual Communication Design II FA 172 Introduction to Art and Culture I CS 154 Introduction to Computer Graphics II ENG 102 English and Composition II PSYC 102 Introduction to Social Psychology TURK 102 Turkish II |
SECOND YEAR Fall Semester COMD 281 Media and Design Studio I COMD 203 Media Studies I COMD 210 Introduction to Screenwriting CS 155 Interactive Media Design & Development HUM 111 Cultures Civilizations and Ideas I GE 250 Collegiate Activities Program I Spring Semester COMD 282 Media and Design Studio II COMD 204 Media Studies II COMD 207 History of Film and Media HUM 112 Cultures Civilizations and Ideas II MAT 103 Introductory Mathematics GE 251 Collegiate Activities Program II |
THIRD YEAR Fall Semester COMD 381 Media and Design Studio III COMD 321 Analysis of Moving Image COMD 341 Media and Society ECON 103 Principles of Economy COMD 290 Summer Practice I Restricted Elective Spring Semester COMD 382 Media and Design Studio IV COMD 356 Digital Culture ENG 312 Introduction to Creative Writing HIST 200 History of Turkey Restricted Elective |
FOURTH YEAR Fall Semester COMD 481 Visual Communication Project COMD 471 Media Ethics COMD 390 Summer Practice II Restricted Elective (2) Social Science and Humanities Elective Spring Semester COMD 482 Visual Communication Project II COMD 422 Advanced Issues in Comm. Studies Restricted Elective (2) Social Science and Humanities Elective |
Restricted Electives
| AMER 303 Film Studies in Amer. Culture to 1960 AMER 304 Film Stud. in Amer. Culture Since 1960 COMD 212 Principles of Visual Comm. Design COMD 305 Intermediate Film Production I COMD 306 Intermediate Film Production II COMD 308 Multi-camera Prod. & Live-Recording COMD 310 Screenwriting COMD 322 Film Theory and Criticism COMD 331 News Reporting and Writing COMD 335 Science Writing and Journalism COMD 342 Popular Culture COMD 346 Introduction to Advertising |
COMD 350 Radio Programming and Production COMD 354 Game Design and Research COMD 355 Social Media Marketing COMD 357 Multimedia Journalism COMD 361 Sound Design I COMD 362 Sound Design II COMD 363 Music and Media COMD 365 Character Anim. & Seq. Storytelling COMD 409 Advanced Broadcast Studio COMD 424 Media Theory and Methods |
COMD 433 Gender and Media COMD 434 Special Topics in Journalism COMD 435 Documentary COMD 436 Television Genres COMD 437 Post-production Techniques COMD 438 Adaptation in Media COMD 439 International Public Relations COMD 442 Special Topics in Visual Studies COMD 451 Creative Project Design & Development COMD 461 Public Rel. & Comm. Campaigns |
COMD 462 Special Topics in Advertising ENG 312 Introduction to Creative Writing GRA 215 Computer Graphics for Film and TV I GRA 217 Motion Graphics GRA 218 Essentials of Photography GRA 315 Info. Design and Data Visualisation GRA 324 Photographic Practice GRA 335 Computational Design Methods MAN 333 Marketing Principles MAN 432 Consumer Behavior |
Social Science and Humanities Electives
| ECON 432 Turkish and World Economy in the 20th Century EDEB 401 Introduction to Turkish Literature I EDEB 402 Introduction to Turkish Literature II EDEB 415 Sources of Literature: Nature and Culture EDEB 408 Sources of Literature II: From Mimesis to Catharsis FA 361 Philosophy of Art I FA 421 Analysis of Art Work I HART 225 Cultural Anthropology HUM 331 Humanities and Social Science Honors Seminar |
IR 101 Introduction to World Politics IR 236 20th Century World Politics LAW 101 Introduction to Law PHIL 201 Epistemology PHIL 401 Metaphysics PHIL 402 Aesthetics POLS 101 Introduction to Political Science I POLS 104 Introduction to Political Science II POLS 201 Fundamentals of Social Research |
POLS 240 Social Transformation in Turkey POLS 306 Contemporary Turkish Politics POLS 323 Political Anthropology PHYS 200 Physics for Poets PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology PSYC 103 Introduction to Psychology II / Social and Developmental PSYC 200 Cognitive Psychology PSYC 240 Developmental Psychology |