1	Course Title:	CRITICAL THEORY
2	Course Code:	FLS4079
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	No
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Metin BECERMEN
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. A. Kadir Çüçen, Prof. Dr. Işık Eren
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Metin Becermen mbecermen@uludag.edu.tr; metinbecermen@yahoo.com, Uludağ Üniversitesi Felsefe Bölümü Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, 16059 Görükle, Bursa - Türkiye. Tel: +90 224 2941834
18	Website:	http://felsefe.uludag.edu.tr/site/sites/default/files/FLS4079.pdf
19	Objective of the Course:	As a concept of “Critical Theory”, which occupy central place in the studies of human and social sciencies, is a product of thinkings of Frankfurt School’s theorists. In this context, this course aims to investigate their main works from points of philosophical, scientifical, cultural, and aesthetical perspectives.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To be able to attain reading ability of Philosophical texts from the standpoint of critical perspective; 2 To be able to provide an assessment of the intellectual legacy of the Critical Theory; 3 To be able to attain assessment ability of the Critical Theory in the light of history of philosophy; 4 To be able to attain an ability of identification, comprehension and bringing forward a solution for problems of our era by means of the Critical Theory’s thinking perspective ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Discussion essence of the Critical Theory through differences from the traditional theory.
2	Discussion essence of the Critical Theory through differences from the traditional theory.
3	Investigation philosophical foundations of the Critical Theory
4	Investigation philosophical foundations of the Critical Theory
5	Critiques of the Critical Theory over science and enlightenment
6	Critiques of the Critical Theory over science and enlightenment
7	Critiques of the Critical Theory over science and enlightenment
8	Repeating courses and midterm exam
9	Critiques of the Critical Theory over cultural industry
10	Critiques of the Critical Theory over economic relations and kapitalist society
11	Critiques of the Critical Theory over economic relations and kapitalist society
12	Critiques of the Critical Theory over popular culture and their ideal about authentic art
13	Critiques of the Critical Theory over popular culture and their ideal about authentic art
14	General assessment of the Critical Theory in the light of essential claims

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Horkheimer, Max, Geleneksel ve Eleştirel Kuram (Çev. Mustafa Tüzel), YKY, İstanbul, 2012. Horkheimer, Max, Akıl Tutulması (Çev. Orhan Koçak), Metis Yay., İstanbul, 1990. Horkheimer, M.&. Adorno, Theodor W., Aydınlanmanın Dialektiği (Çev. Nihat Ünler&Elif Ö. Karadoğan), Kabalcı Yay., İstanbul, 2010. Adorno, Theodor, W., Kültür Endüstrisi (Çev. E. Gen&N. Ülner&M. Tüzel), İletişim Yay., İstanbul, 2007. Adorno, Theodor W., Minima Moralia (Çev. Orhan Koçak&Ahmet Doğukan), Metis Yay., İstanbul, 1998. Marcuse, Herbert, Us ve Devrim (Çev. Aziz Yardımlı), İdea Yay., İstanbul, 2000. Marcuse, Herbert, Tek Boyutlu İnsan (Çev. Aziz Yardımlı), İdea Yay., İstanbul, 1997. Jay, M., Diyalektik İmgelem (Çev. Ünsal Oskay), Ara Yay., İstanbul, 1989. Habermas, J., “Mitle Aydınlanmanın Kördüğümü: Max Horkheimer ve Theodor Adorno”, Cogito-Adorno: Kitle, Melankoli ve Felsefe, YKY, İstanbul, 2003, ss. 85-108.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	17	2	34
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	15	15
Others	14	2	28
Final Exams	1	15	15
Total WorkLoad			120
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 LO2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 LO3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 LO4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High