Eastern mediterranean university curriculum Committee Program Revision Proposal Form

Part V. Details of Revision

Fill in the appropriate sections (tables) below. Delete any irrelevant (unfilled) tables to save space.

1. Program Title Change Fill in this part if applicable. Write the full titles of old and new programs without any abbreviations.
Existing program title:		New title:
Rationale

2. Program Degree Change Fill in this part if applicable. Write the universally accepted degrees, like “Bachelor of Science, BS” in the row designated as “English” and degrees in YÖK system like “Ön Lisans” in the row designated as “Turkish”
	Old Degree				New Degree
	Full name		Abbreviation		Full name		Abbreviation
English
Turkish
Rationale

3. Teaching Language Change Fill in this part if applicable.
Existing teaching language:						Proposed teaching Language:
Coverage:		Whole program			Only for the courses:
Rationale

4. Course Code Change Fill in this part if only code of a course is modified. Do not include new or deleted courses. Add extra rows for additional courses or remove blank rows.
	Old Code		New Code		Rationale
1.	COM 101		COMM101		This is the new coding device for the FC courses in the new General Education curriculum
2.	COM 412		COMM301		We have adopted “COMM” and moved the semester to accommodate the new AC track
3.	COM 301		RTVF403		Took a previous FC and adapted it for the needs of the RTVF AC in comparative studies in RTVF
4.	RTVF351		RTVF405		Re-coded the course to reflect the advanced level work necessary for successful completion
5.	COM 259		RTVF458		Important course in Media Ethics targeted to the upper division student of RTVF
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5. Course Title Changes Fill in this part if only title of a course is modified. Do not include new or deleted courses. Add extra rows for additional courses or remove blank rows.
	Course		Full Title (No Abbreviation)	Transcript Title
1.	RTVF251	English	Fundamentals of Television Production	Fund. TV Production
	Turkish
	Rationale:		Accentuates the context of television rather than only the “video” aspect
2.	RTVF272	English	Fundamentals of Radio Production	Fund. Radio Production
	Turkish
	Rationale:		Accentuates the context of radio rather than just the “audio” aspect
3.	RTVF262	English	Social History of the Cinema	Social History of Cinema
	Turkish
	Rationale:		Reflects the course emphasis toward cinema as a social institution rather than film as a technology
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	Turkish
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	Turkish
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6. Change in the Course Descriptions Fill in this part if the description (content) of a course is modified. Do not include new or deleted courses. Add extra rows for additional courses or remove blank rows. The new course content shall be attached in the later sections of this form.
	Course			Rationale
1.	RTVF251			To more clearly accent the holistic study of television rather than elements in the video production process
	COMM101			To broaden the scope and clarify the content of the introduction to communication studies
	COMM205			To clarify the focus of theory and theoretical perspectives engaged in the course
	COMM404			To highlight the content of the course more clearly and identify major areas for study and analysis
2.	RTVF272			To more clearly accent the holistic study of radio rather than elements in the audio production process
3.	RTVF262			To more clearly accent the importance of cinema as a social phenomena rather than as a technology
4.	RTVF452			To accent the multimedia opportunities of the course
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Further remarks

7. Change in the Course Credit Descriptions Fill in this part if the description of a course credit (Lecture / Lab / Tutorial / Total) is modified. Do not include new or deleted courses. Add extra rows for additional courses or remove blank rows.

Course Code

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Rationale

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By these changes, the total number of credits on the curriculum …

Didn’t change. Increased by:

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Further remarks

8. Change in the Prerequisites – Co-requisites Fill in this part if the prerequisites / co-requisites of a course are modified. Do not include new or deleted courses. Add extra rows for additional courses or remove blank rows. (Replace “P” with “C” in the second column if a course is a co-requisite of the course specified in the first column.
	Course Code	Pre / Co		Old		New		Rationale
1.			P
2.			P
3.			P
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9. Addition / Replacement / Deletion of Courses in the curriculum Fill in this part if a new course is added to the curriculum as either an additional course, as a replacement for an existing course, or if the course will be totally removed from the curriculum. Add extra rows for additional courses or remove blank rows. The new course contents shall be attached in the later sections of this form. (For additional new courses: leave “old course” column blank. For totally deleted courses: leave “new course” column blank. For courses replaced by a new course: fill in both “new course” and “old course” columns.)
	Semester	New Course					New Course Title					Old Course			Rationale
1.	2			COMM 103			Media Literacy								An orientation to the relationship between reading the media and the development of media literacy skills that was lacking in the original curriculum. May also serve as GE elective course.
2.	1											COM 135			Social Psychology is now a University Elective
3.	1											COM 123			The course has been too general to serve the needs of Students
4.	1											COM 117			Computer Literacy is now a University Core
5.	2											COM 102			This course has not been included as one of the Faculty Core
6.	2											COM 126			Visual Literacy has not been included as one of the Faculty Core
7.	2											COM 128			This course is now a University Elective
8.	2											COM 118			This course is now a University Elective
9.	3											COM 222			Sociology is now a university Elective
10	3											COM 233			English for Communication is now a University Core
11.	3											COM 235			Turkish is now a University Core
12.	3											COM 257			This course has not been included in the Faculty Core
13.	4											JRN 281			This course is now offered by Department of Journalism
14.	4			RTVF458			Media Ethics					COM 259			The focus has changed to ‘media’ ethics and the semester has been adjusted to reflect the target group for the course.
15.	5			RTVF403			Comparative Media Systems					COM 301			The focus and year has changed to accentuate the broadcast emphasis and the target student group for the course.
16.	5			RTVF301			Understanding Television								This course satisfies our Departmental need for a focused analysis of television as an instrument of communication
17.	5			RTVF362			Key Concepts in Film Studies								This is the second in film studies focus that has been missing from our previous program
18.	5											JRN 385			This course now belongs to Department of Journalism
19.	5			RTVF405			Script Writing					RTVF351			The new orientation focuses primarily upon script writing due to the heavy course requirements. The previous pre-production techniques portion is now taken up in other departmental courses.
20.	5											RTVF371			This course is now offered as an AE/RTVF for students in radio production and is no longer a required course.
21.	6											RTVF374			This course is covered across other courses in the curriculum
22.	6											COM 390			This course is now a University Elective course
23.	6			RTVF303			Understanding Radio								This is a course that strengthens the radio studies track.
24.	6			RTVF305			Media Aesthetics								This course overcomes deficiencies in theories of aesthetics
25.	6											RTVF354			This course is now an AE/RTVF rather than a core course
26	6			COMM304			Cultural Studies					COM 412			Refocused in a more appropriate year for the new FC course structure.
27.	6											RTVF372			This course is now an AE/RTVF and no longer required.
28.	7											RTVF455			The content of this course is available in AE/RTVF courses
29.	7			RTVF405			Script Writing					RTVF351			This course replaces, refocuses and restructures RTVF351
30.	7			RTVF403			Comparative Media Systems.					COM 301			Re-written and refocused for RTVF AC course
31.	7											JRN 483			The content of this course is now offered in other courses in the AE/RTVF
32.	7											RTVF451			This course has been replaced by an AE/RTVF452
33.	7											RTVF471			This course has been replaced by an AE/RTVF385
34.	8			RTVF458			Media Ethics					COM 259			This course satisfies a previous deficiency in media ethics
35.	8			RTVF461			Media Analysis Techniques								A capstone course in upper-level media analysis techniques both for those intending on post-graduate studies and those intending toward professional and creative work
36.	8											RTVF454			This course is now in the general education program
Total number of new courses including replacements…											13		And deleted courses including replacements									30
Total number of courses…								didn’t change (check). decreased by:										increased by:
Number…					and list of courses being already offered in EMU
Are there similar courses with overlapping content already being offered in EMU?																	X		NO		YES. If yes, then justify below:
	Code		Similar / Overlapping Course(s)						Justification
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10. Semester Shifts Fill in this part if the semester of a course on the curriculum has changed. Write the sequence number of the semester in the curriculum (1-8) rather than Fall /Spring. Add extra rows for additional courses or remove blank rows.
	Course Code		Old Sem		New Sem		Rationale
1.	COMM301		8		6		(WAS PREVIOIUSLY COM 412) The reorientation of our program to harmonize with the GE program structure and the consequent adaptation our program has gone through.
2.	RTVF403		6		7		(WAS PREVIOUSLY COM 301) Revised and rewritten with a focus on upper division and an emphasis on comparative media systems specifically.
3.	RTVF458		4		8		(WAS PREVIOUSLY COM 259). This is a substantial rewrite to meet the needs of RTVF students in their graduating year as they prepare themselves for media markets and/or graduate studies
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11. Splitting into / Modification of / Merging Streams Fill in this part if the program is splitted into tracks, or the existing streams are modified or merged. Write NONE into “Courses in old curriculum” if the program is split into two or more streams. Write NONE into “courses in new curriculum” column if two or more streams are merged.
	Stream Title	Courses in old curriculum	Courses in new curriculum
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Rationale
RTVF does offer elective “tracks” of courses (film courses, radio studies/practice courses, television studies/production courses, and theoretical/methodological/analytical courses). However these are presented as an open-ended opportunity for students to explore courses in every area – radio, television, and film studies. We encourage students to “cross over” and between areas in order to develop a broader capacity within both academe and the media markets and industries generally. Thus, while we offer courses in each “area” as elective “tracks” these should actually be seen as mutually supportive and complimentary.

12. Unclassified Changes Fill in this part if there is a change which can not be classified in any of the changes described in above sections.
Brief description of the change	We have moved courses out of the “core” of the old program and into the AE-RTVF of the new program – although there is no space here to discuss and document AE courses.
Rationale	We are providing RTVF students with the flexibility to move ‘between’ areas of film, television, and/or radio studies rather than compel all students to take these areas as core courses. We believe this will accomplish at least two goals: 1). To encourage students to engage critically in evaluating the direction their course work might take through a careful selection of complimentary courses, and 2). An emphasis on the inter-relatedness of media studies in general and the multi-media nature of all communication and media studies work.