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Design Studies graduate program has been established with the aim of uniting all design disciplines in order to make these more creative by interacting. The program commenced its facilities in 2006-2007 academic year, though advanced level research in Design Studies area is needed. That is why the doctoral program of Design Studies is going to admit students in 2013-2014 academic year for the first time.
The priority of the program is to be creative in design field. It is aimed to make further research and acknowledge the innovational updates on environmental design, interior architectural design, industrial design, fashion and textile design, visual communication design. That is why the curriculum of the program has many options in manners of the elective courses. Students may choose related elective courses for their individual research. As soon as the courses are completed, students start to write their doctoral theses after their qualificatin exam and thesis proposal. Design Studies doctoral program also allows students to accomplish conjunct doctoral studies.
In the last years there has been a rising interest upon multidisciplinary studies thereby uniting varied disciplines; Design Studies doctoral program provides this multidisciplinary study pool.
To see the course details (such as objectives, learning outcomes, content, assessment and ECTS workload), click the relevant Course Code given in the table below.
| 1. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| ELEC 001 | Elective Course I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| ELEC 002 | Elective Course II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| ELEC 003 | Elective Course III | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 601 | Design, Art, Culture, History | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 1. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| ELEC 004 | Elective Course IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| ELEC 005 | Elective Course V | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 602 | Integrated Approaches in Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 695 | Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 2. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| FFD 697 | Comprehensive Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 2. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| FFD 698 | Thesis Proposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 3. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| FFD 699 | Doctoral Thesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 3. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| FFD 699 | Doctoral Thesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 4. Year Fall Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| FFD 699 | Doctoral Thesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| 4. Year Spring Semester | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| FFD 699 | Doctoral Thesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Total : | 30 |
| Elective Courses | ||||||
| Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| FFD 651 | Spaces in Texts/ Narratives in Art and Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 652 | Smart Clothing Design and Technologies | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 653 | Historical Avant-Gardes: Architecture and Art | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 654 | Representation, Body and Politics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 655 | Mass customization and innovative product development | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 656 | Environment-Behavior Research | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 657 | Art, Illusion, Imagination, and Creativity | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 658 | Technology and Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 659 | Fiber Art and Creative Practices | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 660 | Western Intellectual History | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 661 | Art, Science and Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | |
| FFD 662 | Innovative Design Research | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
The students studying in this Ph.D program are required:
Take at least 7 courses with 21 local credits (Master degree holders),
Take at least 14 courses with 42 local credits (Undergraduate degree holders),
Take 240 ECTS and obtain a GPA of 3.00 over 4.00 (Master degree holders),
Take 300 ECTS and obtain a GPA of 3.00 over 4.00 (Undergraduate degree holders),
Pass the proficiency exam,
Succeed in thesis proposal and thesis exam,
Prepare and defend a doctoral thesis,
Score at least CC/S in all the master program courses required by the program, and at least CB/S in all the doctoral program courses.
A-2- FOREIGN NATIONALS:
To hold an Undergraduate or Master Degree with Thesis Diploma (Students, who enrolled to non-thesis master programs before February 06, 2013, are not required to hold “Master Degree with Thesis Diploma”.),
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 ) |
70* |
|
UDS ( Interuniversity Foreign Language Exam ) |
70* |
|
YDS (Foreign Language Placement Exam) |
70 * |
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