Curriculum

1st Year Education and Training Program

1st Year // 1st Term

1st Year // 2nd Term

Course Code	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS	Graded/Pass-Fail
GİT 102	Basic Design II	0	8	4	8	Z
GİT 104	Pattern II	0	6	3	6	Z
GİT 106	Introduction to Visual Communication Design	2	0	2	4	Z
FSD 2 (Faculty Elective Course)	–	–	3	6	S
TÜR 102	Turkish Language II	2	0	2	2	Z
ING 002/002U	English II	1	2	2	4	Z
OEG 101	Introduction to Cooperative Education	1	0	1	2	Z
Total		17		32

1st Year Course Prerequisite List

1st Year Summary

Department of Visual Communication Design

2nd Year Education and Training Program

2nd Year // 3rd Term

Course Code	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS	Graded/Pass-Fail
GİT 221	Design Studio I	1	6	4	10	Z
GİT 217	Computer-Aided Design I	2	2	3	6	Z
GİT 203	Illustration	2	2	3	6	Z
GİT 205	Basic Photography	2	2	3	6	Z
AİT 201	Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution I	2	0	2	2	Z
ING 003/003U	English Writing Skills	1	2	2	4	Z
Total		17		34

2nd Year // 4th Term

Course Code	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS	Graded/Pass-Fail
GİT 222	Design Studio II	1	6	4	10	Z
GİT 212	Perception in Design	3	0	3	6	Z
GİT 218	Computer-Aided Design II	2	2	3	6	Z
GİT 204	Typography	2	2	3	6	Z
AİT 202	Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution II	2	0	2	2	Z
ING 004/004U	English Presentation Techniques	1	2	2	4	Z
Total		17		34

2nd Year Course Prerequisite List

GİT 221 Design Studio I Prerequisite: GİT 102 Basic Design II
GİT 222 Design Studio II Prerequisite: GİT 221 Design Studio I
GİT 218 Computer-Aided Design II Prerequisite: GİT 217 Computer-Aided Design I

2nd Year Summary

Department of Visual Communication Design

3rd Year Education and Training Program

3rd Year // 5th Term

Course Code	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS	Graded/Pass-Fail
GRT 321	Design Studio III	1	6	4	10	Z
GRT 303	Desktop Publishing	2	2	3	6	Z
GRT 313	History of Graphics	3	0	3	6	Z
GİT 309	3D Modeling	0	6	3	6	Z
BSD 1 (Department Elective Course)	–	–	3	6	S
İYD I	Second Foreign Language 1	1	4	3	5	Z
Total		19		39

3rd Year // Summer Term

Course Code	Course Name	Credit	ECTS	Graded/Pass-Fail
OEG 200	Cooperative Education I	0	8	Z

3rd Year // 6th Term

Course Code	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS	Graded/Pass-Fail
GRT 322	Design Studio IV	1	6	4	10	Z
GRT 304	Packaging Design	2	2	3	6	Z
GİT 317	Digital Video Editing	2	2	3	6	Z
BSD 2 (Department Elective Course)	–	–	3	6	Z
UGI 315	Entrepreneurship and Leadership	2	0	2	4	Z
İYD II	Second Foreign Language 2	1	4	3	5	Z
Total		18		37

3rd Year // Spring Term

Course Code	Course Name	Credit	ECTS	Graded/Pass-Fail
OEG 300	Cooperative Education II	0	8	Z

3rd Year Course Prerequisite List

3rd Year Summary

Course Type	Credits	ECTS	Number of Courses
Department Courses	23	50	7
Department Elective Courses	6	12	2
University Courses	8	14	3
3rd Year Total	37	76	12

Department of Visual Communication Design

4th Year Education and Training Program

4th Year // 7th Term

Course Code	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS	Graded/Pass-Fail
GRT 421	Design Studio V	1	6	4	10	Z
GRT 405	Advertising Design	2	2	3	6	Z
GİT 423	Web Design	2	2	3	6	Z
GRT 407	Motion Graphic Design	2	2	3	6	Z
BSD 3 (Department Elective Course)	–	–	3	6	S
İYD III	Second Foreign Language 3	1	4	3	5	Z
Total		19		39

4th Year // Fall Term

Course Code	Course Name	Credit	ECTS	Graded/Pass-Fail
OEG 400	Cooperative Education III	0	8	Z

4th Year // 8th Term

Course Code	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS	Graded/Pass-Fail
GRT 422	Design Studio VI	1	6	4	10	Z
GRT 418	Communication and Ethics	3	0	3	6	Z
GİT 410	Portfolio Design and Presentation Techniques	2	0	2	4	Z
BSD 4 (Department Elective Course)	–	–	3	6	S
University Elective Course	–	3	0	3	6	Z
İYD IV	Second Foreign Language 4	1	4	3	5	Z
Total		18		37

4th Year Course Prerequisite List

4th Year Summary

Course Type	Credits	ECTS	Number of Courses
Department Courses	22	46	7
Department Elective Courses	6	12	2
University Elective Courses	3	6	1
University Courses	6	10	2
4th Year Total	37	74	12

Department of Visual Communication Design

Graduation Requirements