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ALANYA UNIVERSITY | DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN

Course Distribution Balance

2024 Curriculum

The following tables present the distribution of courses in the Department of Communication and Design's 2024 curriculum across core professional, specialisation/field, supporting, and transferable skills categories.

Core Professional Courses

Course Category	Course Code	Course Name (English)	Course Name (Turkish)	Course Type
Core Professional Courses	CMD 101	Introduction to Communication	İletişime Giriş	Core Communication / Communication and Management Skills
	CMD 102	Mass Communication Theories	Kitle İletişim Kuramları
	CMD 201	Basic Photography	Temel Fotoğraf
	CMD 205	Public Relations	Halkla İlişkiler
	CMD 206	Journalism	Gazetecilik
	CMD 103	Basic Design I	Temel Tasarım I	Core Design Courses
	CMD 104	Basic Design II	Temel Tasarım II	Core Design Courses

Specialisation / Field Courses

Course Category	Course Code	Course Name (English)	Course Name (Turkish)	Course Type
Specialisation / Field Courses	CMD 105	Introduction to Digital Media	Dijital Medyaya Giriş	Digital Communication Field Courses
	CMD 108	Digital Presentation Skills	Dijital Sunuş Teknikleri
	CMD 301	New Media	Yeni Medya
	CMD 305	Basic Web Design	Temel Web Tasarımı
	CMD 306	Mobile Applications	Mobil Uygulamalar
	CMD 203	Digital Graphic I	Dijital Grafik I	Graphic Design Field Courses
	CMD 204	Digital Graphic II	Dijital Grafik II
	CMD 208	Typography	Tipografi
	CMD 106	Introduction to Motion Picture	Hareketli Görüntüye Giriş	Motion Picture Design Field Courses
	CMD 202	Basic Video Production	Temel Video Uygulamaları
	CMD 303	Scenario	Senaryo
	CMD 304	Video Editing	Video Kurgu
	CMD 401	Graduation Project I	Mezuniyet Projesi I
	CMD 402	Graduation Project II	Mezuniyet Projesi II
	CMD 403	Production and Directing I	Yapım Yönetim I
	CMD 404	Production and Directing II	Yapım Yönetim II

Supporting Courses

Course Category	Course Code	Course Name (English)	Course Name (Turkish)	Course Type
Supporting Courses	CMD 302	Research Methods in Social Sciences	Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri	Compulsory Course
	CMD 261	Design Thinking	Tasarım Odaklı Düşünce	Departmental Elective Courses
	CMD 262	Art History	Sanat Tarihi
	CMD 266	History of Cinema	Sinema Tarihi
	CMD 361	Short Film	Kısa Film
	CMD 363	Storyboard	Storyboard
	CMD 365	Intercultural Communication	Kültürlerarası İletişim
	CMD 367	Radio Production	Radyo Programcılığı
	CMD 369	Digital Advertising	Dijital Reklam
	CMD 371	Communication and Theatre	İletişim ve Tiyatro
	CMD 362	Social Media Management	Sosyal Medya Yönetimi
	CMD 364	Instructional Design	Öğretim Tasarımı
	CMD 366	Informational Design	Bilgilendirme Tasarımı
	CMD 368	Documentary Film	Belgesel Film
	CMD 370	Infographic	İnfografik
	CMD 372	Stop Motion	Stop Motion
	CMD 374	Scriptwriting	Metin Yazarlığı
	CMD 376	Interface Design	Arayüz Tasarımı
	CMD 378	Visual Composition	Görüntü Düzenleme
	CMD 380	Perception Management	Algı Yönetimi
	CMD 382	Society and Technology	Toplum ve Teknoloji
	CMD 461	Visual Aesthetics	Görüntü Estetiği
	CMD 463	2D/3D Animation	2D/3D Animasyon
	CMD 465	Digital Publishing	Dijital Yayıncılık
	CMD 467	Corporate Communication	Kurumsal İletişim
	CMD 469	TV Production	Televizyon Programcılığı
	CMD 471	Artificial Intelligence and Animation	Yapay Zeka ve Animasyon
	CMD 462	Visual Effects	Görsel Efektler
	CMD 464	Brand and Reputation Management	Marka ve İtibar Yönetimi
	CMD 466	Media Analysis	Medya Analizi
	CMD 470	Motion Graphics	Hareketli İnfografik
	CMD 472	Illustration	İllustrasyon

Transferable Skills Courses

Course Category	Course Code	Course Name (English)	Course Name (Turkish)	Course Type
Transferable Skills Courses	GE 113	Computer	Bilgisayar	Common / Compulsory Courses
	ENG 111	Academic English I	Akademik İngilizce I
	ENG 112	Academic English II	Akademik İngilizce II
	TKL 111 / YTO 111	Turkish Language I / Turkish Language for Foreign Students I	Türk Dili I / Yabancı Öğrenciler İçin Türk Dili I
	TKL 112 / YTO 112	Turkish Language II / Turkish Language for Foreign Students II	Türk Dili II / Yabancı Öğrenciler İçin Türk Dili II
	GE 211	Social Responsibility and Ethics	Sosyal Sorumluluk ve Etik
	HIST 211 / YTT 211	Principles of Ataturk and the History of Turkish Revolution I / Principles of Ataturk and the History of Turkish Revolution for Foreign Students I	Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi I / Yabancı Öğrenciler İçin Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi I
	HIST 212 / YTT 212	Principles of Ataturk and the History of Turkish Revolution II / Principles of Ataturk and the History of Turkish Revolution for Foreign Students II	Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi II / Yabancı Öğrenciler İçin Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi II
	ARC 117	University Culture	Üniversite Kültürü	University Elective Courses
	BUS 105	Sustainability	Sürdürülebilirlik
	CSE 359	Philosophy and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence	Yapay Zeka Felsefesi ve Etiği
	GAS 117	Introduction to Gastronomy and Culinary Arts	Gastronomi ve Mutfak Sanatlarına Giriş
	GE 105	Psychology	Psikoloji
	ITL 111	Financial Literacy	Finansal Okuryazarlık
	TRM 109	Social Psychology	Sosyal Psikoloji
	GE 104	Sociology	Sosyoloji
	GE 112	City Culture	Kent Kültürü
	ARC 423	Palimpsest Cities: Alanya	Çok Katmanlı Şehirler: Alanya
	GAS 207	Cultural Legacy	Kültürel Miras
	ENG 211	Academic English III	Akademik İngilizce III
	GER 101	German I	Almanca I
	RUS 101	Russian I	Rusça I
	GE 202	Volunteering Practices	Gönüllülük Çalışmaları
	ENG 212	Academic English IV	Akademik İngilizce IV
	GER 102	German II	Almanca II
	RUS 102	Russian II	Rusça II
	CMD 373	Scientific Research Project Preparation	Bilimsel Araştırma Projesi Hazırlama
	GER 201	German III	Almanca III
	RUS 201	Russian III	Rusça III

Course Distribution Summary

Course Category	Number of Courses
Core Professional Courses	7
Specialisation / Field Courses	16
Supporting Courses	32
Transferable Skills Courses	29
TOTAL	84

Note: The tables include compulsory courses and available courses in the departmental and university elective pools of the 2024 curriculum. Courses with alternative codes are displayed in a single row. The total represents available course options, not the number of courses required for graduation.