1. Education Information System
  2. Journalism
  3. Media and Multiculturalism (2025 - 2026)
Course Name Code Semester T+U Hours Credit ECTS
Media and Multiculturalism GZT 025 0 3 + 0 3 5
Precondition Courses
Recommended Optional Courses

Intercultural Communication
Interpersonal Communication 
Media Ethics and Critique 
Course Language Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type OPTIONAL
Course Coordinator Öğr.Gör. ERDAL HOŞ
Course Lecturers
Course Assistants
Course Category Other
Course Objective

To help student acquire both knowledge about, and sensitivities toward,
other ethnic groups — and to make them more intelligent readers and viewer of the world and US media
Course Content

• Demonstrate an understanding of diversity.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of getting diverse voices and
perspectives in the news.
• Be able to critically evaluate how the news media portray diverse populations.
• Be able to think critically and carefully about how the U.S. media’s portrayals of
diverse groups affect our personal views and professional practices.
• Improve your reporting skills as you learn how to portray more accurately and
fairly individuals, groups
# Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1 Helps student to understand multiculturalism Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming,
2 Explains Media and Ethnicity Relation Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming,
3 Tells basics of Media production Lecture, Brain Storming, Lab / Workshop,
4 Tells how to represent social perspective in the media Lecture, Question-Answer, Observation,
Week Course Topics Preliminary Preparation
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Resources
Course Notes
Course Resources

"Irkçı Değilim Ama…Yazılı Basında Irkçı – Ayrımcı Söylemler", Eser Köker, Ülkü Doğanay, IHOP 2011
Gecer Ekmel, Türkiye Medyasını Anlamak: Demokratik bir Yapı Mümkün mü?
Race, Sexism, and the Media: The Rise of Class Communication in Multicultural
America,” Third Edition, by Clint C. Wilson II, Felix Gutierrez and Lena M.
Chao (a gripping read—in other words, you’ll have to grip your chair to keep
from falling out of it while reading the book).
• “The Authentic Voice: The Best Reporting on Race and Ethnicity,” edited by
Arlene Notoro Morgan, Alice Irene Pifer and Keith Woods.
Order Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students will be able to use their knowledge about communication and social sciences in journalism practices X
2 Students will be able to identify and suggest solutions to the problems professionals in media and communication sectors usually face as well as specific problems in journalism. X
3 Students will be able to identify, report and write different kinds of news. X
4 Students will be able to engage with their profession with ethical approach and report news considering the principles of responsible journalism X
5 Students will be able to communicate with others written and verbally by using a foreign language (English) and observe issues regarding journalism from a diverse, multiple, and international perspective X
6 Students will be able to be open-minded and learn about new concepts and trends in media and new movements and technological developments in journalism X
7 Students will be able to learn theoretical ad methodological knowledge about how to write research paper and projects X
8 Students will be able to realize the monopoly in media and understand the changes media industry goes through due to globalization X
9 Students will be able to employ new technologies and applications in photography when they report and write news. X
10 Students will be able to define and criticize the dynamics of media industry. X
11 Students will be able to learn about different areas of expertise in journalism X
12 Students will be able to define journalism as a profession in terms of political, economical, historical, cultural, and sociological dimensions. X
14 Students will be able to define and analyze communication theories. X
15 Students will be able to report and write the news by using perfect Turkish grammar. X
# Contribution of Course Learning Outcomes to Program Outcomes PÇ 1 PÇ 2 PÇ 3 PÇ 4 PÇ 5 PÇ 6 PÇ 7 PÇ 8 PÇ 9 PÇ 10 PÇ 11 PÇ 12 PÇ 14 PÇ 15
1 Helps student to understand multiculturalism
2 Explains Media and Ethnicity Relation
3 Tells basics of Media production
4 Tells how to represent social perspective in the media
Evaluation System
Semester Studies Contribution Rate
1. Ara Sınav 100
Total 100
1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya 50
1. Final 50
Total 100
ECTS - Workload Activity Quantity Time (Hours) Total Workload (Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 3 10 30
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 4 8 32
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Quiz 2 4 8
Project / Design 3 5 15
Performance Task (Laboratory) 3 8 24
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Workload 115
Total Workload / 25 (Hours) 4.6
dersAKTSKredisi 5