General electives can be selected from all the courses offered at Koç University.

MAVA 332 / SCRIPT WRITING
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition: MAVA. 206 or consent of the instructor

Intensive study of screenplay writing for feature length films, short films, television programs. Screenplay structure and screenwriting, including a workshop of student pitches, treatments, screenplays and synopses.

MAVA 334 / GENDER AND VISUAL CULTURE
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

This course examines how gender has been a major factor in shaping our approaches and interpretations of visual culture in the past and present societies. It examines a variety of subjects in visual culture which intersect with gender.

MAVA 335 / EUROPEAN CINEMA
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

European cinema from approximately 1960 to the present. Differences in style and context of European Films, American Films and among national cinemas. British Social Realism movement and the western European Renaissance films of Fellini, Bergman, Bertolucci and Antonioni; the European identity through films.

MAVA 337 / INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING FOR DESIGN
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

Introduction to programming languages such as Java AWT, Swing, .Net that are utilized to create interfaces. Creating applications using programming libraries. The course will focus on utilization of hardware that supports audio, video, gesture, text and drawing. The course will also focus on the basic processing of data derived from such hardware.

MAVA 342 / INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition: PSYC. 100 or consent of the instructor

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the behavior of individuals and groups in organizations. Students will identify and develop the skills needed to make an effective contribution to organization, to manage others, and to maintain a high quality of work life. Topics covered include: motivation, communication, conflict negotiation, group dynamics, leadership, organizational & job design, and change management

MAVA 344 / DESIGN BY TURKISH ARTS
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition: MAVA. 104 or consent of the instructor

Study of Turkish Arts through production with traditional art forms. Utilization of Turkish ceramics, carpets, textiles, miniatures, papercutting, book illustrations as well as folkloric and cultural themes for the design project. Making connections between Turkish culture and another culture. Innovative approach to perceive and interpret Turkish cultural heritage through interdisciplinary media.

MAVA 350 / SELECTED TOPICS IN MAVA
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

MAVA 351 / SELECTED TOPICS IN MAVA
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

MAVA 352 / SELECTED TOPICS IN MAVA
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

MAVA 353 / SELECTED TOPICS IN MAVA
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

MAVA 354 / SELECTED TOPICS IN MAVA
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

MAVA 355 / SELECTED TOPICS IN MAVA
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

MAVA 356 / SELECTED TOPICS IN MAVA
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition: MAVA 205 or consent of the instructor

MAVA 357 / SELECTED TOPICS IN MAVA
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

MAVA 358 / SELECTED TOPICS IN MAVA
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

MAVA 359 / SELECTED TOPIC IN MAVA
Sınıf: Credit: 1.5Precondition:

MAVA 360 / POLITICAL ECONOMY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition: ((SOCI. 100 or SOCI. 101 or SOCI. 102 or SOCI. 103) and (SOCI. 201 or SOCI. 202 or SOCI. 204 or SOCI. 206 or SOCI. 208)) or consent of the instructor

MAVA 390 / INDEPENDENT STUDY I
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

Investigation of one or more topics of interest with the guidance of an instructor. Presentation of a research paper or project at the end of the term.

MAVA 395 / INDEPENDENT STUDY
Sınıf: Credit: 1.5Precondition:

Investigation of one or more topics of interest with the guidance of an instructor. Presentation of a research paper or project at the end of the term.

MAVA 402 / MARKETING STRATEGY
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition: MKTG. 201 or consent of the instructor

Application of strategic marketing planning frameworks to analysis of marketing problems, dynamic study of marketing strategy with a market customer and competitor perspective. In depth examination of strategies for building new brands as well as extending and defending the equity in established brands.

MAVA 405 / CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT II
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

Continuation of ACAH 306. Examination of case studies and specialized topics.

MAVA 406 / MEDIA, CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

Major social scientific theories and concepts that examine mass media and computermediated communication. Use of foundational and contemporary concepts to examine the role of communication and information technologies in shaping interactions among economics, politics, culture, and the broader society. Study of media and communication as objects of social scientific inquiry in relation to issues such as politics of representation, social movements, inequality, affect, and the state.

MAVA 411 / POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

Introduction to the field of political communication, conceptual approaches to analyzing communication in various forms, including advertising, speech making, election campaigns, and candidates' and office-holders' uses of news. Interplay between mass media and politics.

MAVA 412 / Video Game Studies
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

Reviews the field of digital game studies and historically situates the emergence of video games as a medium. Explores the theoretical landscape of contemporary game studies; focuses on topics such as video game theory, political economy and space, video game labor, race, gender, sexuality, design and software, globalisation, pedagogy, resistance, aesthetics, and research methods.