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KMH 546 - Mass Communication Law

Graduate Education Institute · Public Law · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Muhammed Süheyl KARAKAYA

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to teach the legal rules of mass media such as press, radio-television, cinema and internet.

Course Content

In this course; issues such as written press, radio and television, advertisements, cinema and internet.

Required Resources

Kitle İletişim Hukuku, Kayıhan İçel, Beta, 2018

Mehmet Bedii Kaya, İnternet Hukuku

Recommended Resources

Sinan Bayındır/Özge Apiş/Oğuz Ersöz, Kitle İletişim Hukuku,  Ekim 2018.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Examines the applications in each media in the mass communication with the relevant laws.
  2. Learns the legal rules in the field of mass communication.
  3. Evaluates the legal framework of various activities in the press.

Core Area Distribution

(38) Law%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-Answer

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period168128
Midterm000
Quiz000
Assignment11010
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to Mass Communication LawThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
2Historical Development of Mass Communication LawThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
3Freedom of communication in international law documents and constitutionsThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
4Regulation of freedom of communication, protection area and limitationThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
5Press Law IThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
6Press Law IIThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
7RTÜK and Cinema LawThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
8MidtermMidterm
9Legal regime of radio and television IThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
10Legal regime of radio and television IIThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
11Internet law IThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
12Internet law IIThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
13Internet law IIIThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
14Current problems IThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
15Current problems IIThe relevant sections in the source books will be read.
16Final ExamFinal Exam