DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

The Department of Sculpture, Sculpture Department continues its education and training in the postgraduate programme, which started at Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Social Sciences in 1988/89 academic year, at Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Fine Arts, which was established in 2002.
The Department of Sculpture considers sculpture education and training as a whole consisting of Bachelor, Master and Proficiency in Art programmes. The programme covers the intertwined processes of recognition, experimentation, research and originalisation. It aims to provide creative individuals who are equipped in their field, have a certain level of knowledge, can express themselves and catch the age with their works.
The education and training programme of the Department of Sculpture has been prepared by taking into consideration the undergraduate and graduate programmes of the universities in Türkiye and in the world.
Students present their personal exhibition of original works to the jury. Proficiency in Art education ends with a thesis.

Qualification Awarded

Doctorate Degree in Sculpture

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

The Department of Sculpture considers sculpture education and training as a whole consisting of Bachelor's, Master's and Proficiency in Art programmes. The programme covers the intertwined processes of recognition, experimentation, research and originalisation. It aims to provide creative individuals who are equipped in their field, have a certain level of knowledge, can express themselves and catch the age with their works.
The education and training programme of the Department of Sculpture has been prepared by taking into consideration the undergraduate and graduate programmes of the universities in Türkiye and in the world.
Postgraduate education is completed with theoretical research supporting the students' own work and a Master's Thesis including photographs of the works they exhibited in the Master's programme, and in the Proficiency in Art programme with a report describing the production processes and documenting the exhibition, as well as a solo exhibition of the students' original works. The teaching staff of the Department of Sculpture consists of four faculty members, three research assistants and one technician. The department has five sculpture and one drawing workshops equipped according to different artistic production models. The department organises activities such as exhibitions, technical trips and seminars during the academic year. The Department of Sculpture has carried out joint programmes with "Academia Di Belle Arti Roma-Italy", "School of Art and Design Nottingham Trent University-UK", "Academia Di Belle Arti Catania-Italy" universities within the Erasmus programme, and exchanged four students and one academician at undergraduate and graduate level. In addition, two Erasmus Programme exchange students from "Szeged Univeresity Faculty of Art Education-Hungary" have benefited from the courses and workshops of the Sculpture Department.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Third Cycle (PhD/Doctorate, proficiency in art Degree) programmes is sufficient for the student to perform his profession in his/her field. A graduate of the Department of Sculpture Program can work in the field of art and in a production and designing position in the industrial field associated with his/her profession. Along with this, alumnis can evaluate their acedemical carier oppotunities by contiuning their proficiency in art programmes.

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 Cycles (Doctorate Degree) education plan consists of courses, a total of 240 ECTS must be completed for graduation.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department
Prof. Arzu CAKIR
e-posta: arzu.cakir@deu.edu.tr
Phone:+90 ( 232 ) 3016725
AKTS/DE/ERASMUS Coordinator
Prof. Sevgi AVCI
e-posta: sevgi.avci@deu.edu.tr
Phone:+90 ( 232 ) 3016727