Faculty of Architecture and Design | Department of Architecture

Profile of the Programme

The programme has the mission of educating professionals and academicians who are contemporary, researcher, creative, innovative, critical thinkers, interdisciplinary, and who prioritise the benefit of society and the environment in order to plan and design buildings/environments with the principle of sustainability in urban/architectural scale, in accordance with the requirements of the age, improving the quality of life of the society, identifying the problems of natural, historical, and urban environments and architectural analysis. The educational objectives of the programme are as follows:

Carries out individual and / or institutional planning, design and implementation activities by conducting original planning, design and implementation activities in architecture and design disciplines and / or interdisciplinary studies and is employed.
Conducts academic studies and/or researches in graduate programmes of national and international reputable universities.
Produces contemporary and pioneering architectural solutions for environmental (nature and city), social, cultural, historical, artistic and scientific problems by considering ethical concepts.
Makes architectural designs for the needs and conditions of sustainable life by using technological possibilities in the professional field.
Interacts with institutions and / or organisations (chambers) related to the professional field and provides social benefit with design awareness by being open to continuous learning.

Programme Director & ECTS Coord.

BÖLÜM BAŞKANI
PROFESÖR BERNA ÜSTÜN
BÖLÜM BAŞKAN YARDIMCISI
DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ GÜLŞEN AKIN GÜLER
ARAŞ. GÖR. DR. AYŞE DENİZ YEŞİLTEPE
ECTS BÖLÜM KOORDİNATÖRÜ
PROFESÖR ASLI ÖZÇEVİK BİLEN

General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Depending on the degrees awarded, theoretical or practical courses taken as part of a degree (completed or not completed) may lead to recognition of these as prior learning by the programme administration. The students who have taken courses in another institution in Turkey or abroad can ask for credit and grade transfer. The executive boards of relevant programme will decide on the courses to be transferred covering students' entire academic program once and for all with the condition that the request for transfer be made within the first week of the academic year, the requests cannot be repeated.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to master's or doctorate programmes in any field or proficiency in fine arts programmes

Graduation Requirements

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.
Students are required to perform summer practice as a part of graduation requirements. They must complete a summer practice of at least 60 working days.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduates of the department can be employed in public institutions and private sector, and work in different stages of the preparation process of a project, application and control stages of every type of building. They can also pursue a career in universities.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0