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Eskişehir Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, founded in 1958, formed the basis of Anadolu University. The Academy was replaced by Anadolu University in 1982, which has gained a well-deserved place as a modern, dynamic and innovative institution among the largest universities not only in Türkiye, but also in the world.
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Anadolu University Open Education System plays an essential role in overcoming educational problems of Türkiye not only by providing open and distance education to 1 million active students and 3.5 million graduates but also by developing specific projects. Besides with those numbers, the system is among the mega universities of the world. By the constantly renewing method of open and distance education, it implements many initiatives and innovations in the Turkish Higher Education System.
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Kısa adıyla BAP (Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri), yüksek öğretim kurumlarındaki bilimsel araştırmaların desteklenmesi amacıyla geliştirilmiş bir uygulamadır. Bu uygulama YÖK'ün 01.01.2002 tarihinden geçerli olmak üzere yürülüğe aldığı Yükseköğretim Kurumları Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Hakkında Yönetmelik uyarınca gerçekleştirilmektedir. Üniversitemizin tüm öğretim elemanları BAP Komisyonuna başvurarak bilimsel araştırmaları için kaynak alabilirler.
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At Anadolu University, social and cultural activities are as important as education and scientific research. The University frequently holds scientific events such as conferences, seminars, panels, congresses and symposia, and cultural activities such as exhibitions, stage performances and concerts. In addition to smaller conference halls in each unit, Atatürk Culture and Arts Center, Congress Center and Cinema Anadolu on Yunusemre Campus house many activities throughout the year.

SOCIOLOGY OF MASS COMMUNICATION

Learning Outcomes

explain the main approaches (liberal and critical approaches) that shape the mass communication.
describe the history of the research of mass communication.
explain the main differences between liberal and critical approaches.
explain the critical media studies and expresses their contribution to the area.
explain the phenomena of globalization, background of globalization and the parallelism of the development of media and globalization.
explain the main dynamics that pave the way for globalization and the main characteristics of globalization process.
express the relation between globalization process and media in both global and local/Turkey levels.
analyze the relation between popular culture and media over concrete media contents.
explain the current media milieu in Turkey.
explain the magazine media and the magazination drift in media in Turkey in the context of the production of popular culture.
analyze the sports media in Turkey in the axis of industrializing football and the nationalism discourse.
evaluate the consumption culture and lifestyles, the appearances of wealth and poverty in Turkey over media contents.
explain the consumption culture debates and the lifestyle patterns that media provides in Turkey.
evaluate the appearance of poverty in Turkey and their representation in media.
analyze the relation among public sphere, democracy, politics and media in the axes of both traditional news media and new media.
debate the concept of civil disorder with centralizing on Turkish media.
question the new media milieu and virtual culture in Turkey by concentrating on Internet.
explain the concepts of democracy, public sphere and representation and criticizes the media contents in Turkey in this context.