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Communication, Literature and Philosophy
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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GEAR 211
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Service Course
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This module aims to introduce students to analytic thinking and philosophizing via short readings and analysis of literary and media texts. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course will examine Western philosophy in relation to literature, art, and culture and communication fields in general. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses | |
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| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction, getting to know each other, presentation of course learning outcomes and evaluation criteria | |
| 2 | What is philosophy? Why read literature? What is a classic? | Nigel Warburton – Philosophy: The Basics (Introduction) Mario Vargas Llosa – Why literature? Italo Calvino – Why read the classics? |
| 3 | Truth | Nigel Warburton – Philosophy: The Classics, Chapter 1: Plato, The Republic Ray Bradbury – The Veldt The Truman Show (1998) |
| 4 | Love and Beauty | Nigel Warburton – Philosophy: The Classics, Chapter 1: Plato, The Republic Oscar Wilde - The Nightingale and The Rose |
| 5 | Virtue Ethics and Happiness | Nigel Warburton – Philosophy: The Basics, Chapter 2: Right and Wrong Nigel Warburton – Philosophy: The Classics, Chapter 2: Aristotle- Nicomachean Ethics Gabriel Garcia Marquez - A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings |
| 6 | Duty Ethics | Nigel Warburton – Philosophy: The Basics, Chapter 2: Right and Wrong Nigel Warburton – Philosophy: The Classics, Chapter 14: Immanuel Kant - Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals Young Sheldon S1.E3: “Poker, Faith and Eggs” |
| 7 | Utilitarianism and Consequentialism | Nigel Warburton – Philosophy: The Basics, Chapter 2: Right and Wrong Nigel Warburton – Philosophy: The Classics, Chapter 17: John Stuart Mill - Utilitarianism The Good Place S3E06 – “A Fractured Inheritance” |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | 4-12 April 2026 |
| 9 | Freedom | Jean Paul Sartre - Existentialism is a Humanism, The Truman Show |
| 10 | Absurd | Albert Camus - The Myth of Sisyphus Anton Checkhov – The Bet |
| 11 | Absurd Theater | Martin Esslin — The Theatre of the Absurd Samuel Beckett – Waiting for Godot |
| 12 | Boredom | Georg Simmel – The Metropolis and Mental Life Hemingway – Cat in the Rain American Psycho |
| 13 | Alienation | Karl Marx – Estranged Labour American Psycho |
| 14 | Utopia and Dystopia | Ruth Levitas – The Concept of Utopia (Introduction) The Truman Show (1998) Ray Bradbury – The Veldt The Good Place - Season 1, Episode 1: “Everything is Fine” |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam | 6-15 June 2026 |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | *All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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15
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
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15
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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3
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48
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
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14
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14
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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15
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15
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| Final Exam |
1
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25
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25
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| Total |
150
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
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To be able to acquire a sound knowledge of fundamental concepts, theories, principles and methods of investigation specific to the economic field. |
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To be able to apply adequate mathematical, econometric, statistical and data analysis models to process economic data and to implement scientific research for development of economic policies. |
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To be able to participate in academic, professional, regional, and global networks and to utilize these networks efficiently. |
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To be able to have adequate social responsibility with regards to the needs of the society and to organize the activities to influence social dynamics in line with social goals. |
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To be able to integrate the knowledge and training acquired during the university education with personal education and produce a synthesis of knowledge one requires. |
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To be able to evaluate his/her advance level educational needs and do necessary planning to fulfill those needs through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically. |
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To be able to acquire necessary skills to integrate social dynamics into economic process both as an input and an output. |
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To be able to link accumulated knowledge acquired during the university education with historical and cultural qualities of the society and be able to convey it to different strata of society. |
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To be able to take the responsibility as an individual and as a team member. |
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To be able to attain social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis. |
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To be able to collect data in economics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) |
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To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of economics. |
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