DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

The Turkish Traditional Art department began its undergraduate program in 1982, and in a few years time it started the post graduate education with Carpet Rug and Old Fabric Patterns, Tiling and Old Tile Restoration and Illumination Departments belonging to Social Science Institution. From 2002 onwards the name of the department going on to give education in Fine Arts Faculty has been changed as Turkish Traditional Art Department.

Qualification Awarded

Doctorate Degree in Turkish Traditional Art

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish

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

Master s Degree in Turkish Traditional Arts is intended for an educational program whose primary aim is to lead for the development of the society in terms of art and culture and the preserving of social and cultural values. All the courses are optional, except the thesis and specialty courses. The applicants can be specialized on Carpet-rug and Old Fabric Patterns , Tiling and Old Tile Restorations and Illumination together with the optional courses and these course can be enclosed to their diplomas. There are 11 academic members in this Department. The departmant enables student and instructer exchange in the scope of LLP Erasmus. The department has a billateral aggrement with Academy of Fine Arts and Design Mohor Nagi, Hungary.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

After graduating from this program, the students work as academic personnel in state and private universities.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Courses can be completed with assessment methods such as art and/or design work and/or project and performance studies, in addition to methods such as written exam and report presentation, as required by postgraduate education in the field of art education. Exams, assessments and evaluations and their grading may differ for each course. In order for a student to be considered successful in a course, his/her grade must be at least 75 out of 100. The student has to retake the compulsory courses that he/she has failed. If he/she fails in the elective courses, he/she can take another elective course instead of that course with the approval of his/her advisor. Seminar course, specialization and thesis work do not have credits according to the local credit system and are evaluated as successful or unsuccessful. The program consists of at least 7 courses, thesis proposal, specialization course, proficiency exam and thesis work, provided that they are taken from the course groups specified in the curriculum, at least 21 credits and at most thirty credits. Proficiency in Art/PhD education program consists of compulsory courses and elective courses. The total ECTS credits of the program is 240.
Students who complete their credits, successfully pass the courses and fulfill the conditions to be determined by the Graduate School Administrative Board have to take the proficiency exam by the end of the fourth semester at the latest. A student who prepares a thesis in the Proficiency in Art/PhD program has to complete the results in accordance with the spelling rules accepted by the relevant Institute, as well as to present the artwork in the number and quality/originality determined by his/her advisor to the jury and defend his/her thesis orally in front of the jury. After the thesis exam is completed, the jury decides to accept, reject or correct the thesis with absolute majority. The student defends his thesis again in front of the same jury by making the necessary corrections within 6 months at the latest. If the student's thesis is rejected, a new thesis title is considered.

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
ASD Başkanı

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department
Assoc. Prof. Gonca KARAVAR
E-mail: gonca.karavar@deu.edu.tr

ECTS/DS/Erasmus Coordinators
Assoc. Prof. Gonca KARAVAR (ECTS)
E-mail: gonca.karavar@deu.edu.tr

Assoc. Prof. Serap IŞIKHAN (DS)
E-mail: serap.savas@deu.edu.tr

Assoc. Prof. Filiz ADIGÜZEL (Erasmus)
E-mail: filiz.adiguzel@deu.edu.tr

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