Public Relations and Information

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
 
StudyQA ranking:2592 Duration:48 months

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Description

Kadir Has University's Public Relations and Information Department at the Communications Faculty offers an impeccable education for those who seek a career at Public Relations and Information and related areas. As one of millennium's uprising sectors, Public Relations will become widely demanded among the future generations. Our department aims to train experts who will represent corporations, establish long term relations between society and corporations, and manage and maintain those relations with the help of our team of academic staff who are educated in public relations and follow new trends in the sector while also being active in terms of producing academic and artistic works.

Our curriculum is designed to tap into our students abilities in public relations. In accordance with the new developments and direction of public relations, our program of study focuses on new areas which have gained importance in public relations such as lobbying, crisis management communications, strategic planning, corporate communications, propaganda, political communications and social responsibility. The program also offers courses on computer assisted design, internet, and multimedia applications. To comprehend the theoretical courses and execute the applications, the students are to develop public relations and political campaigns on the fourth academic year. We aim to help our students become educated as individuals who act in accordance with the ethics and principles of public relations, comprehensively assess the field, and develop their abilities as informed individuals with a sense of responsibility.

As we are to develop tight relations with the sector, our graduates may find positions in public relations and advertising agencies, non-profit organizations, media outlets, governmental agencies and the service industry. The wide range of career opportunities provides graduates with flexibility in locating employment throughout the country in a variety of interesting occupations.

Detailed Course Facts

Tuition fee Not specified Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 240 ECTS
Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test
  • English
Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

Year 1 - Fall

  • Communication and Media
  • Keywords in Social Sciences
  • Computing Skills
  • Introduction to Public Relations
  • English for Academic Purposes I
  • Türk Dili I

Year 1 - Spring

  • Communication and Art
  • World History and Civilizations
  • Communicationscapes
  • Principles of Public Relations
  • English for Academic Purposes II
  • Türk Dili II

Year 2 - Fall

  • Communication Campaigns
  • Media and Politics
  • Communication Research Methods
  • Atatürk lkeleri ve nklap Tarihi I
  • English for Academic Purposes III
  • Faculty Elective
  • Sosyal Sorumluluk III

Year 2 - Spring

  • Media Analysis
  • Public Administration and Policies
  • Communication Theory
  • Atatürk lkeleri ve nklap Tarihi II
  • English for Academic Purposes IV
  • Faculty Elective
  • Sosyal Sorumluluk IV

Year 3 - Fall

  • PR Strategies and Management
  • Crisis Management
  • Communication Ethics and Rights
  • Elective
  • Elective

Year 3 - Spring

  • Persuasion and Propaganda
  • Applied PR Research
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Year 4 - Fall

  • PR Project
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Year 4 - Spring

  • Senior Project
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

PR Departmental Electives

Semester Year 2 Fall

  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Event Management in Public Relations
  • Writing for the Media

Year 2 - Spring

  • Image Building Techniques
  • Effective Speaking and Presentation Techniques

Year 3 - Fall

  • Global Mediascapes
  • Public Relations and Lobbying
  • Gender and Media

Year 3 - Spring

  • Health Communication
  • Online Reputation Management

Year 4 Fall

  • Public Opinion Research
  • Political Communication and Campaigning

Year 4 Spring

  • Business of Media
  • Individual Studies and Readings in Communication

CF Electives by Public Relations Spring

  • Integrated Marketing Communication
  • Corporate Communications
  • Gender and Media

*Students can take equivalent courses offered by other faculties

Related Scholarships*

  • Academic Excellence Scholarship

    "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

  • Alumni Study Travel Fund

    Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

  • Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

    The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Kadir Has University.

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