Architecture (With Thesis) Program

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 10 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 10 k / Year(s)  
StudyQA ranking:4116 Duration:2 years

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The curriculum of the graduate program in Architecture includes courses which relate contemporary theories and criticism with architectural production and emphasize the relationship between architecture and other related disciplines. The aim is to produce research that reflects global advancements in the discipline with particular focus on the specificities of the local context, and to graduate experts who will play an active role in the newly emerging professional scene.

 

1. Year Fall Semester
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
ARCH 501   Theory and Criticism in Architecture I 3 0 3 7.5
ARCH 503   Modernity in Spatial Production 3 0 3 7.5
ELEC 001   Elective Course I 3 0 3 7.5
GSNS 595   Seminar 0 0 0 7.5
Total : 30
1. Year Spring Semester
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
ARCH 502   Theory and Criticism in Architecture II 3 0 3 7.5
ARCH 504   Contemporary Architecture 3 0 3 7.5
ARCH 506   Alternative Practices in Architecture 3 0 3 7.5
ELEC 002   Elective Course II 3 0 3 7.5
Total : 30
2. Year Fall Semester
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
ARCH 599   Graduate Thesis 0 0 0 30
Total : 30
2. Year Spring Semester
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
ARCH 599   Graduate Thesis 0 0 0 30
Total : 30
Elective Courses
Code Pre. Course Name Theory Application/Laboratory Local Credits ECTS
ARCH 551   Reading Buildings, Building Texts 3 0 3 7.5
ARCH 552   Intersections of Pictorial Art and Architectural Space 3 0 3 7.5
ARCH 553   Memory and Architecture 3 0 3 7.5
ARCH 554   Architectural Historiography 3 0 3 7.5
ARCH 555   Theories of Space 3 0 3 7.5
FFD 551   Spatial Practices 3 0 3 7.5
FFD 563   Art, Design and City 3 0 3 7.5

The students studying in this second cycle program with thesis are required:

to take a minimum of 7 courses with a minimum of 21 local credits,  one seminar course, and a thesis. (The seminar and thesis are non-credit and graded on a pass/fail basis.) 

to succeed in all the courses with a letter grade of at least CC/S 

to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 3.00/4.00 with a minimum of 120 ECTS credits.

B-2 FOREIGN NATIONALS:

To hold an Undergraduate Degree Diploma from a (4 year) higher education institution that is recognized by the Higher Education Board

To graduate from undergraduate program (4 year) of Departments of Industrial Engineering, System Engineering, Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/ Electronics/Telecommunication Engineering, Information, Computer and Teaching Technologies Teaching,  Computer Education, Electrical Electronics Education, Computer Technologies, Mechatronics,  Mathematics, Physics, Business Administration, Logistics Management, or related departments to apply for Intelligent Engineering Systems master program,

To graduate from undergraduate program (4 year) of Departments Architecture, Interior Architecture, City and Regional Planning, and other related design fields to apply for Architecture master program,

To be exempt from foreign language proficiency, students need to meet the below requirements:

To be graduated from a higher education program in which the medium of instruction is the same language as in the master program applied for within three years following their graduation,

 To obtain the scores in the exams specified below, or obtain an equivalent score in the internationally recognized foreign language exams that are deemed equivalent to the exams specified below by the Higher Education Board.

 

Type of Exam

Score

KPDS ( Public Personnel Language Exam )

65

UDS ( Interuniversity Foreign Language Exam )

65

YDS (Foreign Language Placement Exam)

65

IYS (IUE Proficiency in English Exam)

65

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