General Description
History |
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Founded in 1992, the Department of Painting at Dokuz Eylul University is one of the top five institutions in Turkey that offers undergraduate (BA) and graduate (MA, Profeciency in Art) degrees in Painting. The department has approximately 120 undergraduate students in the first, second, third and fourth year of their study, and around 25 students graduate from the department each year. Department of Painting has an elite staff of veteran artists and exclusive scholars. The department has been carrying on its innovative education for almost 12 years. |
Qualification Awarded |
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Master of Arts in Painting (MA) |
Level of Qualification |
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Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
Specific Admission Requirements |
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First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee. |
Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) |
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According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective. |
Qualification Requirements and Regulations |
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2 years, 2 semesters per year, 15 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total. |
Profile of the Programme |
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The Department of Painting at Dokuz Eylul University reflects an alternative approach to art education in Turkey. Painting department offers courses on art history, art theory and art criticism, one of which is thought in English (Critics on Concepts and terms of art). Also this programme includes 1 professor, 1 associate professor, 4 assistant associate professors, 2 lecturers and 6 research assistants. The department has 1 painting studio and computer facility with internet access. Seminars and exhibitions are held at the end of every semester. |
Key Learning Outcomes |
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples |
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Our postgraduates complete a program comprised of intense practical (studio), theoretical and internship studies which provide them traditional as well as contemporary knowledge of the arts. Our postgraduates work as professional artists in their studios, as advisors, coordinators and managers in various art institutions, and as writers and editors in art publications. Some of our postgraduates are represented by national and international galleries, are invited to participate in activities as curators, advisors and judges. In addition, our postgraduates work as faculty members in national and international art schools. |
Access to Further Studies |
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May apply to third cycle programmes. |
Course Structure Diagram with Credits |
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
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The regulations for examination and grading are arranged in the fourth part of DEU Graduate School of Fine Arts Educational and Examinational Regulations. The lowest grade to be successful in a credit course is 75. Detailed assessment methods and criteria for courses are explained in syllabi. |
Graduation Requirements |
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Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Programme with thesis is comprised of at least 7 courses, not being less than 21 national credits, a seminar and specialization courses and thesis studies, in total 120 ECTS credits. |
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
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Full-time |
Programme Director or Equivalent |
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Head of Department |
CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİRPhone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35
