DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

Architectural education in the city of Izmir has first been offered in 1963 by Aegean Engineering and Architectural Private School, which has been founded at Buca, Izmir. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Architecture has then been established in 1992, on the 3rd of July. However, the foundation of the Faculty as party of Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Alsancak dates earlier, to the year 1971. The Faculty has been moved to its new building in Buca, Tınaztepe, Kaynaklar Campus in 2004.
Since the beginning of undergraduate architectural education with 12 students in 1972, the Faculty has gone through a number of new developments that have various legal and institutional reflections. One of such is the start of undergraduate education in urban planning with the foundation of the Department of City and Regional Planning in 1979. In time, the two Departments of Architecture and City Planning has taken a prominent place in the establishment of different institutional bodies as part of first the Aegean University Engineering Sciences, Academy of Engineering and Architecture (1971), secondly Aegean University Faculty of Fine Arts (1975), then Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (1982), and finally Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Architecture (1992). Since its inception the department has implemented formal education program. The education language of Bachelors Degree program is Turkish. There are graduate and doctorate (Phd) programs at the department of the city and regional planning in the Institute of Science as well as undergraduate program.

Qualification Awarded

City and Regional Planning, Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc.)

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's) Degree

Specific Admission Requirements

High School Diploma, Placement through a centralised, nation-wide student selection and placement examination organized by Assessment, Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM).

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

There is no special condition for the program beyond existing general rules at the university level. Regulation Regarding Principles of Transferring Between Programs Level of Associates Degree and Bachelors Degree in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major and Minor programs, and Making Credit Transfer Between Institutions and Assessment Terms concerned undergraduate transfer defining by Senate of Dokuz Eylul University are implemented for students wanting undergraduate transfer to Dokuz Eylul University from higher education institutions in Türkiye and foreign countries.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

A student is required being grade point average at least 2.00, completing 240 ECTS total, being successful from all courses, successfully completing office training to successfully complete his/her education and receive a diploma. It has been evaluated according to relative grade system in our department.

Profile of the Programme

The aim of education program is to educate qualified people and urban planners who are sensitive to man, nature and cultural processes, have the required professional knowledge and skills and adopt a professionally ethical behaviour. Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of City and Regional Planning aims at conceiving of the existing economic, social and cultural practices on the one hand, and producing of new alternatives derived from potentials on the other. For this purpose, courses related to urban design, urban planning, mathematics, economy, sociology, statistics, computer, law, ecology, urban geography, history of settlements, transportation, city management, architectural principles, infrastructure, urban conservation and renewal are given in the program. The courses are supported by modern teaching tools and supplies. In the Department the education is full-time, and daytime and the language of education is Turkish. The Department have a project-based curriculum and the education program is supported by internships. The studies produced in project studios include the process of in-depth research studies. The data obtained in accordance with the information produced by the students in the course is used directly in project work. The project courses are carried out in the form of studio work and the projects are evaluated by the jury system at the end of the Semester. In the Department, due to the nature of the project based education, one to one relationship can be established between lecturers and students. Thus, different options for each student on an individual basis can be produced during the creation process. On the one hand the integration of theory and practice can be provided; experience created can be converted into knowledge through Revolving Fund and the Research Projects on the other.

Starting in 2011, The Bologna Process (European Higher Education Area adaptation efforts) that provides travelling of the citizens in the European Higher Education Area in order to educate in higher education or work easily has started. Diploma Supplement can be given to the students who will graduate since 2012. Dokuz Eylul University has obtained Diploma Supplement Label and ECTS Label. The department supports the exchange of students and academicians by making bilateral agreements with well-known and prestigious international institutions, thereby aiming to increase the knowledge and experience. The department has students and academicians who go to universities abroad within the scope of Erasmus Student and Academician Exchange Program. In addition, student exchange practices with domestic universities continue within the scope of the Farabi Program. Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Architecture Department of City and Regional Planning academic staff, as of the Spring Semester of 2023-2024, 9 Professors, 9 Associate Professors, 1 Dr. Lecturers, 1 Lecturer Dr., 1 Research Assistant Dr. and 4 Research Assistants, with a total of 25 teaching staff.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Alumni of the department are employed both in public and private sectors. Data about employment profiles of graduates is not acquired.
Our alumni can be employed both in public and private sectors. Major public institutions employing our alumni are ; The Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning, some other ministries, related and provincial directorates of these ministries (such as DSI), municipalities and development agencies. In private sector, there are architecture, construction and development offices, real estate valuation firms, banks, et cetera. Our graduates can also establish their own offices/firms of planning and design, or construction.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to second cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course are defined in the Bologna forms.

Graduation Requirements

The students must complete 4 years of study acquiring 240 ECTS credits. The Bachelor's Degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum, all the internships and have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 / 4.00 and have got no failing grades.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Professor Şebnem GÖKÇEN, PhD
Department Chair
Telephone: +90(232)3018358 +90(232)3018469 Fax: +90 232 4532986
e-mail: sebnem.gokcen@deu.edu.tr
Address: D.E.Ü. Mimarlık Fakültesi Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü, Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi Doğuş Cad. No:209 35390 Buca, İZMİR, TURKEY

Associate Professor Neslihan KARATAÅž, Ph.D.
Vice Department Chair
Telephone: +90 232 3018446 Fax: +90 232 4532986
e-mail: neslihan.karatas@deu.edu.tr
Address: D.E.Ü. Mimarlık Fakültesi Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü, Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi Doğuş Cad. No:209 35390 Buca, İZMİR, TURKEY

Associate Professor Ä°lgi ATAY KAYA, Ph.D
Vice Department Chair
Telephone: +90 232 3018374 Fax: +90 232 4532986
e-mail: ilgi.kaya@deu.edu.tr
Address: D.E.Ü. Mimarlık Fakültesi Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü, Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi Doğuş Cad. No:209 35390 Buca, İZMİR, TURKEY