DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

The inception of the Faculty of Architecture was based on Ege Özel Mimarlık Mühendislik High School, which was established in Buca in 1963 and was the first school in İzmir where architectural education was given. Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Architecture was established in 1992. The institution started its undergraduate education in architecture with 12 students under the name of "Ege University, Faculty of Engineering, Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Architecture" in 1971. Since then, the institution has experienced new structuring within the framework of various institutional and legal formations. In 1975, it continued undergraduate education in Architecture, under the new name of the Faculty of Fine Arts; it joined the organization of the "Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture" in 1982; in 1992, it took its present name of "DEU Faculty of Architecture". The education, which started in the faculty building in Alsancak, moved to the Tınaztepe Campus in 2004 and it continues to provide education until today.
DEU Department of Architecture is the first Architecture Department of Izmir, providing education since 1971. It is in a leading position among the institutions that provide architectural education throughout the country. The department is included in the first 5 departments among the architecture departments providing Turkish education (excluding scholarship and discounted ones) and is included in the first 10 departments among the architecture departments providing Turkish and English education according to the ranking of university preference points.

Qualification Awarded

Architecture, Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc.)

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

High school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

A course taken by a student in another institution can be counted in accordance with the provisions of Dokuz Eylül University Exemption and Adaptation Directive, if it is approved by the Department of Architecture Committee of Horizontal-Vertical Transfer, Amnesty and Adaptation and approved by the Faculty Management Board, by adapting to the relevant courses in the department education plan.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

In order to successfully complete the program, students are required to complete all of the courses and internships in the education plan (240 ECTS) and obtain a weighted grade point average at least 2.00 over 4.00. Students are also required to take a total of 10 elective courses (taking 2 from Group A, 2 from Group B, 2 from Group C are compulsory) and succeed the internship.

Profile of the Programme

The aim of the Department of Archıtecture is to nurture well-rounded architects, who
-possess basic knowledge and competences that is sufficient for academic or professional fields of application,
-can think in a critical, creative and innovative manner,
-can develop architectural design products that are sensitive to historical, cultural, natural and physical environment,
-have high entreprenership and national and international competetiveness in their professional fields,
-are competent so that they can work in any field that is related to/inside the architectural discipline,
-carry transdisciplinary work skills,
with a student centered educational approach.

The mission of the department is to nurture architects who have comprehensive thinking and ethical values, can think critically, can contribute to the culture of the country and the world in their field, are sensitive to social, cultural and physical environment, can generate creative and innovative solutions to meet the needs by correctly reading social, economic and spatial problems, are open to interdisciplinary communication and interaction, can follow technological developments and make use of them, and adopt the principle of lifelong learning.
The vision of DEU Architecture Department is to maintain equivality in education and research, to develop an interdisciplinary education model by creating a variety of courses in undergraduate and graduate education, to closely monitor and apply developing technology to increase the quality of education, to support the exchange of students and academic staff between institutions by carrying out joint projects with reputable domestic and international educational institutions, to provide new environments and opportunities for scientific research, to develop joint projects with public institutions which are our stakeholders, to become one of the respected education and research institutions at national and international level with its strong and well-established staff.
The undergraduate program of the Department of Architecture is formal education, is taught in 100% Turkish language, and uses a relative grade evaluation system. The education plan consists of 8 semesters and each semester consists of 14 weeks. Each year, 100 students are admitted according to OSYM exam results with MF_4 points (in addition to this, there are the quotas of 3 top placers, from the YOS exam, from the Turkish Republic, 6 annual horizontal transfers, 8 vertical transfers, and 33 central placement). There is no preparatory class in the program. The total number of ECTS the student must take is 240, and there are many elective courses in the program that reflect the diversity of different departments. Students are required to take 10 elective courses during their undergraduate education. It is obligatory to choose at least two of these courses from architectural design (Group A), at least two from structural construction design (Group B), and at least two from the restoration (Group C). Moreover, there are 4 summer internships in the program. Among the internships, Construction Site Internship (36 working days) and Office Internship (36 working days) are done by the student; Site Survey Internship (10 working days) and Building Survey Internship (15 working days) are carried out by the institution.
In addition to undergraduate education, the department carries out master's and doctoral education programs in 3 different branches: Programs of Architectural Design, Structural Construction Design, and Restoration.
As of 2019 the Department of Architecture employs 11 professors, 17 associate professors, 6 Dr. lecturers and 17 research assistants, including 4 assigned by ÖYP.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of DEU Architecture Department can find a wide range of jobs in both private and public sector or open their own offices. They can work in the public sector, in various institutions such as Municipalities, Special Provincial Administration, Directorate of Foundations, Ministry of Culture; and work in private architectural offices, construction companies, construction sites, consultancy and audit companies or foreign organizations at various levels (management, planning, production, marketing) in architectural design, project design and implementation stages of all types and sizes; and can have academic careers in national / international universities.

Access to Further Studies

Students who graduate from this program can apply for graduate programs.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Relative Grading System is applied in all courses and the course passing grade is DD (conditional passing). Regarding exams and course grades, relevant articles of the DEU Associate and Undergraduate Education and Exam Regulations (Official Gazette dated 12 August 2011 and numbered 28023) and Faculty of Architecture Teaching and Examination Principles are applied.
The type of in-term and end-of-term evaluations (exam, homework, project, application, etc.) and their weights, applied assessment and evaluation methods are described in detail by the lecturer of the course in the Course Description Form included in the information package, in accordance with the credit system. In addition, lecturers prepare detailed course leaflets on how to conduct the courses at the beginning of the term and provide them to the students. These leaflets contain the process management and evaluation along with the data pertaining to the relevant project at that semester such as site, program, etc.

Graduation Requirements

In order to successfully complete the program, students are required to complete all of the courses and internships in the education plan (240 ECTS) and obtain a weighted grade point average at least 2.00 over 4.00. Students are also required to take a total of 10 elective courses (taking 2 from Group A, 2 from Group B, 2 from Group C are compulsory) and succeed the internship. In addition to their diplomas, graduates are given a transcript showing their status of success in the courses they have taken, an honor certificate for students with an average between 3.00-3.49, a high honor certificate and diploma supplement for students with an average between 3.50-4.00.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Prof.Dr. Hikmet GÖKMEN
Head of Architectural Department
Dokuz Eylül University
Faculty of Architecture
Tınaztepe Campıs
Buca İZMİR
e-mail: mimblsek@deu.edu.tr ; hikmet.gokmen@deu.edu.tr
Phone :+90 (232) 301 85 00 / +90 (232) 301 83 60