The PhD Program in Cinema and Television is structured around an interdisciplinary approach to the study and research of cinema and television media, and offers a curriculum that provides a foundation for producing work in these fields. This program is designed for students who wish to specialize, conduct academic research, and gain comprehensive knowledge in cinema and television. With a strong faculty of experts in their fields, the PhD Program in Cinema and Television meets the needs of candidates who want to continue their education in this area, making significant contributions to the development of the region, surrounding communities, and the University.
The PhD Program in Cinema and Television aims to train scientists who are equipped to compete both nationally and internationally, who are creative, productive, capable of interdisciplinary thinking, able to apply the knowledge.
The aim of the PhD Program in the Department of Cinema and Television is to provide students with the theoretical awareness required in the field of cinema and television, using a scientific perspective and methodology. This program is designed to equip students who aspire to achieve academic proficiency in this field with the necessary knowledge and expertise.
This program offers education at the doctoral level.
Students who successfully complete the program are awarded a PhD degree in Cinema and Television.
To have completed undergraduate and/or graduate studies in one of the following programs: 'Cinema,' 'Cinema and Television,' or 'Radio, Television, and Cinema,' and to meet the required scores in language proficiency, ALES, graduation grade, etc., as specified by the relevant regulations (YÖK, University, Institute).
The PhD program consists of at least nine courses with a minimum of twenty-seven credits, a PhD Qualifying Exam + Thesis Proposal, thesis work, and field specialization courses.
The PhD program includes 240 ECTS credits, with each academic term comprising a minimum of 30 ECTS credits.
The student verbally defends the thesis work prepared in accordance with the spelling rules accepted by the senate to the jury.
To have completed undergraduate and graduate studies in one of the following programs: Cinema; Cinema and Television; Radio, Television and Cinema; or Film Design.
4-year PhD program
| No | Program Requirements |
|---|---|
| 1 | Defines concepts related to the cinema and television sectors. |
| 2 | Students will be able to discuss the reflections of this information in the fields of application by dominating both basic and new theoretical orientations and concepts in cinema and television fields. |
| 3 | Students will be able to comprehends the historical processes of cinema, television, media and communication fields and compares them with today's sectoral trends. |
| 4 | Students will be able to have knowledge about the structure and working principle of the technical materials used in the field, follow the current material developed in line with the new orientations and apply this knowledge by reflecting on their own studies. |
| 5 | Students will be able to work in the field of cinema and television, they develop appropriate solutions by calculating possible problems. |
| 6 | Students will be able to combine the theoretical knowledge related by the cinema and television sectors with the practical methods. |
| 7 | Students will be able to develop collaborative work by linking cinema and television fields with other arranged disciplines. |
| 8 | Students will be able to questioning the innovations they pursue, they discover their own directions of cinema and television. |
| 9 | Students will be able to provide the opportunity to use and share knowledge, skills effectively by participating in national and international film screenings, festivals, contests and similar organizations. |
| 10 | Students will be able to recognize the ethical values in cinema and television fields and applies them in the working environment. |
| 11 | Students will be able to organize that bring together individuals working in the field of cinema and television organizations and arrange an environment of reflection and discussion. |
Graduates of the Cinema and Television PhD program can work in different branches of the cinema and television sectors in pre-production, production and post-production stages. When the academic staff needs of the universities in our country are taken into consideration, it is seen that students have the opportunity to make a career in universities.
Students who complete the doctoral program may apply to postdoctoral programs.
The duration of the doctoral program is eight semesters, starting from the semester in which the courses related to the program in which the student is registered are given, excluding the time spent in scientific preparation, regardless of whether or not he/she registers for each semester, and the program is completed in a maximum of twelve semesters.
The PhD program consists of at least nine courses with a minimum of twenty-seven credits, a PhD Qualifying Exam + Thesis Proposal, thesis work, and field specialization courses.
The PhD program includes 240 ECTS credits, with each academic term comprising a minimum of 30 ECTS credits.
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