Academic Unit: Department of Arts

Program Objectives: The aim of the program is to contribute to the development of museology as a scientific discipline and to adopt a contemporary museology approach. The program equips MA students with the essential theoretical knowledge and skills for museum management, preservation, documentation, research, exhibition, public relations and communication. Besides providing a comprehensive schedule for the future professionals, the program also contributes to the development of staff working at museums. The program also aims to produce projects to identify and solve technical and social problems in museology and to support the development of museology by collaborating with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in Turkey.

Medium of Instruction: Turkish

International Student Quotas: International student quotas are announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Admissions Calendar: Admissions calendar is announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Application Link: https://lisansustu.yildiz.edu.tr/sbe/en/ (Applicants are advised to check the academic calendar first and send their applications only during the application period.)

Admission Requirements: Admissions requirements announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Compulsory Courses:

Elective Courses:

Academic Staff:

• Prof. Dr. Leyla DOKUZER ÖZTÜRK (Faculty of Architecture)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevra ERTÜRK (Faculty of Architecture)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kerem KARAOSMANOĞLU (Humanities and Social Sciences )
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seza SİNANLAR USLU (Faculty of Arts and Design)
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Kadriye TEZCAN AKMEHMET (Faculty of Arts and Design)
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Hale ÖZKASIM (Faculty of Arts and Design)
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet F. UĞURYOL (Faculty of Architecture)

Who can apply?

Graduation Requirements:

In order to graduate from the program, students are required;

• to take at least 7 courses (21 local credits/ 120 ECTS), two of which are required by the department
• to pass the “Seminar” and “Research Methods and Scientific Ethics” courses,
• to pass all courses with at least CB grade and have at least 2.50/4.0 GPA,
• to comply with the publication requirement,
• to register to “Lecture on Specialized Field” and “MA Thesis” courses in order to write a thesis, after completing the required number of credits,
• to pass the MA thesis defense successfully.

Publication Requirement:

MA students are required to meet at least one of the following requirements which has to be related to their thesis and done in cooperation with their thesis supervisor(s):

1. An oral/ poster presentation at a national/ international refereed academic congress
2. An academic article published or accepted for publication at a national/ international refereed academic journal

Department Location: Davutpaşa Campus, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

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