DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

Proficiency in Arts Program of Opera Department was first established in1996 in the Institute of Social Sciences, Dokuz Eylül University. In 2002, the program was transferred to Fine Arts Institute at İnciraltı campus. The program is open to all students of conservatory who has the second cycle diploma of Opera Department.

Qualification Awarded

Doctorate Degree in Opera

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First or Second Cycle Degree. Acceptable verbal 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 or second cycle (with thesis) cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test. 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)

The Acknowledgement of Prior Education
Transfer Students
The transfer student candidates from Turkish or foreign universities are subject to the YOK Legislation The transfer, double degree, minor degree and inter-institutional credit transfer and to the evaluation conditions determined by Dokuz Eylul University Senate.
The transfer quotas are determined and announced by Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK). The evaluation of the candidates are done by the school evaluation commmisin and approved by the management
The Graduate Transfers
The short cycle graduates are given the right to be admitted to the first cycle programs if they comply with the conditions set by the The transfer of Short Cycle Program Graduates to First Cycle Programs Legşilation of Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK)
The universities inform YOK regarding the quotas and YOK announces the quotas and conditions in Graduate Transfer Guide and the placements are managed by YOK due to the results of nationwide graduate transfer exam

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

4 years, 2 semesters per year, 15 weeks per semester, 240 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

Proficiency in Arts Program of Opera is primarily intended for students who hold a Second degree in Opera and whose aim is to be trained as academist or to be specialized as a performer. Students of this program during the first two semesters besides taking performance lessons such as Voice Training, Acting ,The Style and Tecnique of Baroque Opera Literature , Bel Canto repertoire, they also take theoretical courses such as Music Analysis and The Aesthetic Problems of 20th Century Music .The education process ends up with a thesis that would be completed in six semesters and a final recital.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Proficiency in Arts Program of Opera Department can be employed in national and international opera houses as soloists or choir members. They can sing as freelance solo singers in symphonic orchestras, chamber music groups and chamber orchestras. They can be employed either in private or public choirs as well. They can also have academic posts.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

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

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) program is comprised of at least 7 courses, not being less than 21 national credits, pasing a gualifiying examination, preparing and defending a doctoral dissertation, in total 240 ECTS credits.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Opera Department
Prof. Pınar Uçman Karaçalı
e-mail: pinar.karacali@deu.edu.tr