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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | UNI370 | ||||
Course Name: | Gender Studies | ||||
Semester: | Fall | ||||
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. SELEN YANMAZ | ||||
Course Lecturer(s): | Selen Yanmaz, Ezgi Ildırım | ||||
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Course Objectives: | Course Objectives The aim of this course is to have students approach gender from a sociological and psychological perspective. It aims to familiarize students with the basic issues regarding gender today while teaching them about the historical context. It also aims to have students understand how gender studies have changed over time. |
Course Content: | This course consists of studying basic themes and theories regarding gender studies. Students learn to approach gender from a sociological and psychological perspective, focusing on major issues regarding the social construction of gender, gender socialization and gender inequality. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students learn about the social construction of gender 2) They become aware of gender discrimination 3) They gain knowledge about approaches to gender 4) They gain historical knowledge about feminism and the struggle for women's rights |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | That is Gender? | |
3) | Gender Socializing and Stereotyping I | |
4) | Gender Socializing and Stereotyping II: Role Models | |
5) | Gender Discrimination I | |
6) | Gender Discrimination II | |
7) | Gender Discrimination III | |
8) | Midterm | |
9) | What is Gender and Sexual Orientation, Social Construction of Sex and Gender | |
10) | Gender and Mental Health | |
11) | Doing Gender, Gender Socialization, Perspectives on Gender | |
12) | Gender and Violence | |
13) | Gender Inequality and Feminism | |
14) | Women’s Rights |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | - Giddens, Anthony, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Appelbaum, Deborah Carr. 2021. Introduction to Sociology (12th Edition). Pg 735-750, 755-763(available online on course page) - “Dimensions of Gender” (available online at https://www.diverseandresilient.org/resources/youth-resource-list/dimensions-of-gender/) - “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” (available online at https://operations.du.edu/inclusive-teaching/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity#what) |
References: | - Gilbert, Miqqi Alicia.2009. “Defeating Bigenderism: Changing Gender Assumptions in the Twenty-first Century”. Hypatia. 24(3): pg.93-112. - Bond Stockton, Kathryn. 2022. “Gender Has a History and It’s More Recent Than You May Realize” (available online at https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/gender-has-a-history-and-its-more-recent-than-you-may-realize/) - Steinem, Gloria. “If Men Could Menstruate” in Ms. Magazine. 1978. (available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/23293691.2019.1619050) - The Third Gender and Hijras (available online at https://rpl.hds.harvard.edu/religion-context/case-studies/gender/third-gender-and-hijras) |
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1) By providing both theoretical and practical education, it prepares students for academic and business life. | ||||||||||||||
2) It provides a critical perspective on mass media. | ||||||||||||||
3) With the English curriculum, it allows students to follow the international market and academic studies from original sources. | ||||||||||||||
4) Students will be an expert in front of the camera, behind-the-scenes, news center, light, sound, editing, directing, cinematography, screenwriting. | ||||||||||||||
5) Thanks to the media professionals, the students will be ready for the sector. | ||||||||||||||
6) Acquires production skills such as short and medium films, screenplays, documentaries and TV programs. | ||||||||||||||
7) Have the basic knowledge and experience of image technologies. | ||||||||||||||
8) Thanks to sectoral cooperation, professional business life will be started. | ||||||||||||||
9) Through an applied curriculum, students gain an interdisciplinary perspective on different media studies. | ||||||||||||||
10) With the technical training to be taken in studio environment, students gain experience in the sector. | ||||||||||||||
11) They will have skills such as negotiating with the group, taking initiative. | ||||||||||||||
12) Acquire basic values related to media and business ethics. | ||||||||||||||
13) Follow the developments in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | ||||||||||||||
14) Students use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | By providing both theoretical and practical education, it prepares students for academic and business life. | |
2) | It provides a critical perspective on mass media. | |
3) | With the English curriculum, it allows students to follow the international market and academic studies from original sources. | |
4) | Students will be an expert in front of the camera, behind-the-scenes, news center, light, sound, editing, directing, cinematography, screenwriting. | |
5) | Thanks to the media professionals, the students will be ready for the sector. | |
6) | Acquires production skills such as short and medium films, screenplays, documentaries and TV programs. | |
7) | Have the basic knowledge and experience of image technologies. | |
8) | Thanks to sectoral cooperation, professional business life will be started. | |
9) | Through an applied curriculum, students gain an interdisciplinary perspective on different media studies. | |
10) | With the technical training to be taken in studio environment, students gain experience in the sector. | |
11) | They will have skills such as negotiating with the group, taking initiative. | |
12) | Acquire basic values related to media and business ethics. | |
13) | Follow the developments in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | |
14) | Students use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 70 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 30 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 70 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
Midterms | 1 | 30 | 2 | 32 | |||
Final | 1 | 45 | 2 | 47 | |||
Total Workload | 125 |