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Department of Performing Arts has been established in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture in 2010. There are four Assistant Professors and one Lecturer. Education in Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy Programme started in the academic year 2018-2019.

The focus of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy Programme is training sophisticated, creative, productive performing arts theoreticians, critics and dramaturgs, who would generate dramatic repertoire including stage, screen, radio and commercials. Therefore, the education plan is composed of courses that are prepared by taking the national and international criteria into account. The education plan is flexible so that it can be updated every year and includes courses that are related to different disciplines.

Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy Programme adopts an academic structure that is contemporary, open to innovations and sharing, as well as attaching importance to human values. 

   

Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy Programme aims to train performing arts theoreticians, critics and dramaturgs, who are aware of social and cultural facts, follow the up-to-date developments in art, produce original works, are open to innovations, and are equipped with artistic/academic knowledge and skills that meet the needs of our country. For this purpose, it prepares a student-centred environment that is composed of theoretical and practical courses, at which the students can discuss, and express themselves freely.         

Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy programme, at which all written narrative forms are studied, and basic principles and elements of the aesthetics of the art of drama are taught, puts emphasis on the scientific aspect of theatre and focuses on the education of theatre theory and criticism.  It aims to train performing arts theoreticians, critics and dramaturgs, who would work for international recognition of our country and improvement of the existing quality of the field of performing arts theory and criticism.

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Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded an Bachelor's Degree in Performing Arts (Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy).

It is a programme that provides undergraduate (first cycle) education.

The admission of students to the programmes is made according to the Student Selection and Placement Centre (OSYM – University entrance exam) within the framework set by the regulations of Higher Education Council (HEC). After students inform the Student Selection and Placement Centre about what programmes they want to study at, students are placed in the related programmes according to their scores they got from the exam.

Foreign students are admitted to the related programmes with the scores of internationally acceptable exams such as SAT, ACT or are admitted to the related programmes with their high school graduation grades (Undergraduate and Graduate Programmes for Foreign Students Admission Guidelines).

The admission of students of General Academic Exchange Protocol to the related programmes are done within the framework of the bilateral agreements (ERASMUS, FARABI, etc) signed between Duzce University and the partner universities. Guest students may enrol into the courses in this programme, if the related academic unit approves. Sufficient language knowledge is required to monitor the programme.

To complete the available courses in the program (a total of 242 ECTS) successfully, the students have to get at least 50 points out of 100 and required to achieve 2.50 on a 4.00 weighted grade point average. To graduate from the programs students should get at least DD in all of the courses provided. Students are also required to complete the compulsory practice in the specified time.

Students enrolled in DU might be exempted from certain courses within the framework of certain regulations. A student can be exempted from a certain course provided related course content previously received from another institution complies with that of DU, which is subject to approval and verification by the Board of faculty/graduate school/school.

Recognition of Education Abroad

DU recognises academic terms and courses studied by a student that has been involved in an exchange programme for one or two terms at the universities with which a partnership was established.

Students that are selected to avail themselves of Student Mobility for Studies under ERASMUS are obliged to draw up an education agreement with relevant ERASMUS Unit Coordination prior to the mobility term. The education agreement demonstrates the courses to be studied at the partner university the student intends to go, as well as appropriate ECTS credits.

In addition to this, students shall be asked to issue a Recognition Sheet, which refers to the equivalent of foreign courses in DU, so that the credit transfer is planned and approved.

At the end of the exchange term, the courses studied abroad are recorded and demonstrated in the transcript, together with the original course codes and names and ECTS credits. Pursuant to ERASMUS Programme and Collaboration Agreements concluded thereunto, official transcripts will quote, an abbreviation signal of ET, European Transfer, for the courses studied abroad.

4 years undergraduate

No	Program Requirements
1	Has the theoretical and practical knowledge related to the methods of theatre and drama criticism, as well as dramaturgy.
2	Having the knowledge related to the theories, history, culture and aesthetics of theatre, internalises the theoretical and practical transformations in the field over time and attains the skill of evaluating these comparatively.
3	Has the theoretical knowledge of the elements, methods and techniques of the art of drama and attains the skill of integrating these with practice.
4	Has the knowledge of artistic and academic research methods and ethics that is related to art in general and theatre in particular.
5	Has the knowledge of the sub disciplines in the field of theatre (acting, directing, dramatic writing, stage design, dramaturgy) and relates these sub disciplines with each other.
6	Has the skill of analytic interpretation, which provides him/her working on a dramatic text towards staging creatively and critically with the director and other partners.
7	Puts forward innovative and original works by turning the knowledge on the art of drama that s/he learns into creative thought.
8	Has the knowledge and aesthetic sensibility, which provide him/her working alone or with his/her colleagues in a concordant and productive manner within project production processes that are related to the art of drama.
9	Has the communicative skill of transmitting subjects and works that are related to the art of drama to not only his colleagues but also to other members of society in an active and correct manner, as well as the analytical power of evaluating the results of this.
10	Following the contemporary developments in the field of performing arts in Turkey and abroad, has the knowledge concerning national and international values.
11	Improves his/her skills in critical and creative thinking, as well as expressing his/her thoughts in oral, embodied and written forms.
12	Has the knowledge of theatre’s connections with other arts (literature, cinema, opera, music, dance, painting, sculpture, etc.), as well as social sciences (philosophy, anthropology, sociology, aesthetics, art history, political sciencee, etc.) and makes research and production in his/her own field by using this interdisciplinary viewpoint.
13	Uses the up-to-date information and communication technologies that are required in the art of drama.
14	Improves the skill of connecting with the social, economical, political and especially cultural heritage of the history of civilisations and spends effort to make these values prevalent within the social environment s/he lives through projects and activities that s/he would prepare.

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The graduates of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy Programme can work as dramaturgs, critics and programme coordinators at national and city theatres, as well as private theatres, television and radio channels. Besides they can continue an academic carrier in the same field or similar fields. 

The students graduating from this program may apply to graduate programs.

Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy undergraduate programme, required courses local credits total: 121,  ECTS total: 176

Optional courses local credits total: 39,  ECTS total: 66

Minimum local credits required for graduation: 160, ECTS total: 242

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The minimum number of local credits required to graduate from the Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy programme is 160 in total, providing that 39 credits are obtained from optional courses. A total of 242 ECTS credits are required for graduation. The period of study for the painting degree is 4 years. Each half semester, which is made up of a 14 week period, involves midterm exams, homework, projects etc . In addition to these assessment activities, there are also end of term final exams. In order to graduate, students must consistently attend classes in the education programmes and pass them all. AGNO’s must be a minimum level of 2.5 and all other works must be completed. 

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