Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
3	MİL211	Political Communication	3+0+0	3	4	07.11.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Associate Degree
Department / Program	Media and Communication
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	It is aimed to comprehend the transition from propaganda to digital political campaigns and the relationship between communication and politics together with the concepts related to political communication.
Course Content	Politics and communication concepts; concepts specific to political communication; The role of the relations between the government and the media on political communication will be tried to be explained, by learning today's types and methods of political communication, political campaigns in Turkey will be examined.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Instructor ELİF ÜNALDI elif.unaldi@gedik.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	AZIZ, A. (2010) Siyasal İletişim, Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. BEKTAŞ, A. (2002) Siyasal Propaganda, İstanbul: Bağlam Yayıncılık.
Course Notes	Lecture, Homework, Exam, Case Study, Discussion, Problem Solving
Exams	Ara sınav, Kısa sınav, Final sınavı ve Ödev

Course Category

Social Sciences	%40
Field	%60

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	14	2	28
Assignments	2	6	12
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Final examination	1	15	15
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 107

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Learns the basic concepts of politics and communication studies and uses them orally and in writing.
2	Learns the types, methods, tools and strategies of political communication.
3	There will be awareness of the needs of the digital age; Comprehends the change experienced by political communication.
4	Examines the political campaigns in Turkey and has information about them.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Fundamentals of political thought	Aysel Aziz, Political Communication; Emre Bağce, Politics from Ancient Greece to the Present (11-13); lecture notes	Lecture notes
2	Political thought in the Modern Age	Emre Bağce, Politics from Ancient Greece to the Present (11-13), lecture notes	Lecture notes
3	Political Communication phenomenon and process		Lecture notes
4	Concepts related to Political Communication: Power, Ideology, Legitimacy		Lecture notes
5	Concepts related to Political Communication: Public Opinion, Rhetoric, Ethics		Lecture notes
6	Political Communication and Propaganda		Lecture notes
7	Political Actors		Lecture notes
8	Political Actors		Lecture notes
9	Types of Political Communication		Lecture notes
10	Political Communication Methods and Techniques		Lecture notes
11	Media and Politics	Mustafa Akdag, On Media and Politics	Lecture notes
12	Normative Media Theories	Mustafa Akdag, On Media and Politics	Lecture notes
13	Political Campaign	Anadolu University Political Communication (124-146)	Lecture notes
14	Political Campaign and Voter Analysis in Turkey	Anadolu University Political Communication (146-167)	Lecture notes

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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