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Painting Bachelor's Degree Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramPainting
Program DirectorAssoc. Prof. DALİLA ÖZBAY
Program TypeBachelor's Degree Program
Level of Degree Earnedundergraduate
Degree EarnedUpon graduation, you will have a Painting Department diploma.
Education TypeTam zamanlı
Registration Acceptance ConditionsGraduating from Secondary Education. To have a score of 50 or more in the Special Talent Exams, whose dates and content are determined by the Painting Department.
Recognition of Prior LearningThe process of recognition of prior education in Turkish Higher Education Councils is still in its infancy. For this reason, the recognition of prior education has not been fully initiated in all programs of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. However, an exemption exam is held at the beginning of each academic year for the compulsory foreign language course in the curriculum of the departments. Students who have completed the learning process from these courses on their own or who think that they have achieved the learning outcomes in these courses in different ways have the right to take these exams. Students who are successful in the exam are exempt from the relevant course in the curriculum.
Degree Requirements and Rules The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Program ProfileOne of the main purposes of fine arts education is to enable the student, who is equipped with knowledge, to find ways to produce an original work by activating creative thinking. In addition to domestication by using aesthetic skills, art education aims to make good use of the social cultural equipment of the artist candidates and to present the aesthetic experiences of the productions in a creative way. Art education, which tries to produce solutions for the change needs of the information age with many different perspectives and models, updates itself according to the needs. In this context, our department, which carries out educational activities, aims to raise individuals with a strong visual perception, innovative and free-thinking, who contribute to the spread and promotion of art culture, by observing a contemporary and qualified education approach. When we look at the world in general, the place and importance of art and artists in social life has an undeniable visibility in countries that are attributed as developed and have a high level of prosperity. One of the most basic aims of our department is to make a great effort for the education of people who can achieve worldwide success with the power and influence of art by benefiting the geography and country they grew up in.
Occupational Profiles of GraduatesGraduates of the Painting Department can be employed in private and public art institutions, museums and art galleries. They can give private lessons on painting, develop their personal skills and make a career as a painter/artist. If they receive formation training, they can work as visual arts instructors in private institutions or public schools.
Access To Upper DegreeCandidates who have successfully completed their undergraduate education can study in these programs by providing the conditions suitable for the exam criteria of the institutions they will apply.
Exams, Assessment and Grading

At least one midterm exam is administered each semester. In addition to the visas, projects and assignments are given at the beginning of each semester, whose dates are specified in the semester content. At the end of each semester, the student has to take the final exam. The criteria (such as midterm exam, project, homework and final) and the rate of impact on the final grade are clearly stated in the course contents distributed at the beginning of the semester and/or published on the website. According to the student regulations and the academic calendar, final exams are held on the dates, places and times determined and announced by the university. The final grade of the student is given by the instructor according to the results of the midterm, project, homework and final exams.

The passing grade at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University is 60 out of 100. However, the final or make-up exam result must be at least 50. The exams are evaluated out of a full score of 100. Semester/year-end grade of a course; It is the sum of 30% of the arithmetic average of the midterm or midterm exams and 70% of the grade taken in the semester/end exam or make-up exam. However, the semester/year-end grade of a course; Between 30% and 50% of the arithmetic average of the midterm or midterm exams, between 70% and 50% of the grade received in the semester/end or make-up exam, provided that the decision is taken by the relevant faculty/school board and announced at the beginning of the semester It can also be calculated so that the sum of the ratios can vary and the ratios are 100%. As a result of the calculation, the first number after the decimal point is increased to a lower integer if it is less than five, and to a higher integer if it is five or greater.

The end-of-term-make-up grade is submitted to the Registrar's Office together with the evaluation criteria by the course supervisor. End of term and make-up grades are published and announced in the student information system.

Notes:

For each course taken, the student is given the following letter grades as a semester grade. The letter grades, coefficients and ratios are as follows. The grading system based on the evaluation of students' success is expressed with the following degrees and letters:

Point

Letter Note

Coefficient

Success Status

90-100

AA

4.00

Successful

80-89

BA

3.50

Successful

70-79

BB

3.00

Successful

65-69

CB

2.50

Successful

60-64

CC

2.00

Successful

50-59

DD

1.50

Unsuccessful

30-49

FD

1.00

Unsuccessful

0-29

FF

0.00

Unsuccessful

Students must take DD, FD or FF courses in the first semester the course is opened.

Successful Students

Students who have completed their associate/undergraduate education and whose overall grade point average is between 3.00 and 3.49 are honor students; Students with an average of 3.50 or higher graduate as high honor students.

Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods

Teaching-learning methods and strategies are chosen to increase students' skills such as self-study, lifelong learning, observation, teaching, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, and effective use of informatics.

In addition, care is taken to ensure that the teaching style supports students with different abilities. The education-teaching methods used in the program are given in the list below*:

*EDUCATIONAL METHODS

MAJOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES

USED ​​TOOLS

Lesson

Listening, Making sense, experimenting, designing, implementing, planning, interpreting

Painting workshops designed in accordance with art education, multimedia tools, projector, computer, observation

Controversial Lesson

Listening and making sense, observation/processing situations, critical thinking, question development

Painting workshops designed in accordance with art education, multimedia tools, projector, computer, observation

Problem Solving

Ability to manage the basic design principles of painting using appropriate materials and processes

Examples from the history of art, observation, personal art materials to be used in the workshop environment

Case Study

Studies on an example of the conceptual structure of art

Painting workshops designed in accordance with art education, multimedia tools, hand drawing tools and equipment, computer

Brainstorming

Especially for planning studies, listening and making sense, developing an individual approach, observing/processing situations, critical thinking, question development, teamwork on common materials, problem solving

Painting workshops designed in accordance with art education, multimedia tools, projector, computer

impression

Presentation of art products and design projects

Painting workshop environment and exhibition areas that will allow observation

Seminar

Research - lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and making sense, managerial skills

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector, special hardware

Team work

Research - lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics, critical thinking, question development, managerial skills, teamwork

Internet databases, library databases, e-mail, online chat,

Web-based discussion forums

Field/Field Study

Observation/processing situations, Research - lifelong learning, writing, reading

 Museums, art galleries, biennials, symposia

Lab

Information technology in the computer lab

Special equipment

Homework

Application studies, research related to and related to the field - lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics

Painting workshops, art books, Exhibition and museum catalogues, internet databases, library databases, e-mail

Verbal

Research - lifelong learning, processing situations, question development, interpretation, presentation

 

Student Community Activities/Projects

Observation/processing situations, critical thinking, question development, teamwork, Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, managerial skills, Special pre-planned skills

 

 

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(*) One or more of the methods mentioned here can be applied according to the characteristics of the course.

Program Outcomes

1-To have the competence to share the studies with the society and evaluate the results by following the developments in the field.
2-To have academic and artistic application competence in line with the requirements of the era by using the methods and techniques related to the field.
3-To have the ability to use communication and information technologies required by the field.
4-To have the competence to question their own work by thinking analytically and critically on the field.
5-To have the competence to follow national and international studies ln the fleld.
6-To have knowledge about contemporary national and international art disciplines and to have the competence to design and apply.
7-To take part in interdisciplinary teamwork and to have the ability to work in institutions related to the field.
8-To have the ability to interpret by being aware of different theories and approaches in aesthetics.
9-To have visual literacy competence by participating in and following contemporary art events.
10-To comprehend professional ethics and to apply this knowledge to non-university productions and to have knowledge about the legal and administrative process in the field.
11-To have knowledge about art history, contemporary art interpretation and criticism.
12-To have knowledge about the relations between fields such as art history, philosophy, aesthetics, environment and artists.
13-To have knowledge about perceiving and using the concepts and terms related to art and design.
14-To have the competence to be aware of national and international values in art and design.
15-Knowing the principles and elements of design, combining them with appropriate techniques and having the ability to produce original designs with lifelong learning.

Curriculum

Painting


1st Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES101 Basic Art Education I 3 3 6
YDİ101 Foreign Language I (English) 2 0 2
RES111 Fundamentals of Design on Computer I 1 3 4
RES107 History of Art I 2 0 2
RES105 Life Drawing I 2 2 4
RES103 Painting Studio I 3 3 6
RES109 Perspective I 2 0 2
ATİ101 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I 2 0 2
TDİ101 Turkish Language I 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES102 Basic Art Education II 3 3 6
YDİ102 Foreign Language II (English) 2 0 2
RES112 Fundamentals of Design on Computer II 1 3 4
RES108 History of Art II 2 0 2
RES106 Life Drawing II 2 2 4
RES104 Painting Studio II 3 3 6
RES110 Perspective II 2 0 2
ATİ102 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II 2 0 2
TDİ102 Turkish Language II 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Supplementary Exam
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES112 Fundamentals of Design on Computer II 1 3 4
RES105 Life Drawing I 2 2 4
RES104 Painting Studio II 3 3 6
TDİ102 Turkish Language II 2 0 2
Elective(Over All University) You Can Take Courses TOTAL 14 ECTS from Elective(Over All University and From Other Department) 14
UNİSEC-CMF 009 Competition Management(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-End.Müh.) 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 90
2nd Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES203 Life Drawing III 2 2 4
RES219 Modern Art I 2 0 2
RES201 Painting Studio III 6 6 12
RES207 Turkish Art I 2 0 2
Elective Resim Bölümü 2.Sınıf Güz dönemi() 7
RES217 Artistic Anatomy I 2 0 2
RES215 Art Material Information and Conversation I 2 0 2
RESSA325 Engraving Workshop I 2 2 5
RESSA303 Mural I 2 2 5
UNİSEC-GSF 005 Online Art Exhibitions 2 0 3
UNİSEC-GSF 006 Picture from the Viewer´s Perspective 2 0 3
Elective(Over All University) You Can Take Courses TOTAL 3 ECTS from Elective(Over All University and From Other Department) 3
UNİSEC-İHF 010 Advanced Ottoman Turkish(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 007 Anatolian Cultural History and Archeology(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-arkeo) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 004 Climate Information(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-HF 001 Communication and Social Media Law(Hukuk Fakültesi-Hukuk) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 001 Current Faith Problems(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 012 Electric Vehicles(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Mak.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 006 entrepreneurship(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Ek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 009 entrepreneurship(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-İşlt.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 009 entrepreneurship(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-İkt) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 005 Environmental Policies in the EU and Turkey(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 005 Functional Foods(Ziraat Fak.-Gıd.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 021 History and Geography of Agriculture(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Coğrafya) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 018 History of civilization(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Tarih) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 011 History of Thought(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Fra.Dil.Ed.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 014 Hobby Poultry Production(Ziraat Fak.-Zootek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 007 Honey Bee Breeding Techniques(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 002 Human-Animal Bond and Interaction(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 007 Introduction to Fundamentals of Electrotechnics(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Elek-Elektro Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 015 Introduction to Generative AI(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Matematik) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 004 Introduction to Reading the Quran(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 012 Life and Survival in Nature(Ziraat Fak.-Top.Bil.Bit.Bes.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 006 Main Topics of the Quran(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 003 Medical Terminology(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 010 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bitk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-GSF 009 Nature Conservation Policies(Güz. San.,Tas. ve Mim. Fak.-Pey.Mim.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 013 Organic Animal Production(Ziraat Fak.-Zootek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 009 Organic farming(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bitk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 008 Plant Genetic Resources(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 002 Religious Movements and Congregations in Turkey(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 010 Research and Reporting Techniques(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-İnş.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 001 Residue and Public Health(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-SBF 001 Risk Management in Disasters(S.B.F-Ac.Yrd.Af.Yön) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 011 Social Life Women and Economy(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Maliye) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 023 Sociology of Consumption(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Sosyoloji) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-SPF 002 Sports and Tourism(Spor Bil.Fak.-) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 006 Sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-TMDK 001 Turkish Music I(Türk Müziği Devlet Kons.-Çalgı Eğitimi) 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES204 Life Drawing IV 2 2 4
RES222 Modern Art II 2 0 2
RES202 Painting Studio IV 6 6 12
RES208 Turkish Art II 2 0 2
Elective Resim bölümü 2.Sınıf Bahar Dönemi() 10
RES218 Artistic Anatomy II 2 0 2
RES216 Art Material Information and Conversation II 2 0 2
RESSA308 Etching Studio II 2 2 8
RESSA310 Fresco II 2 2 8
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Supplementary Exam
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES203 Life Drawing III 2 2 4
RES201 Painting Studio III 6 6 12
Elective(Over All University) You Can Take Courses TOTAL 14 ECTS from Elective(Over All University and From Other Department) 14
UNİSEC-CMF 009 Competition Management(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-End.Müh.) 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 90
3rd Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES305 Art Philosophy And Aesthetics I 2 0 2
RES303 Contemporary Turkish Painting I 2 0 2
RES301 Painting Studio V 8 6 16
Elective Resim Bölümü 3 Sınıf Güz Dönemi() 10
RESSA315 Etching Studio III 2 2 8
RESSA304 Life Drawing I 2 2 8
RESS009 Mithology And Iconography I 2 0 2
RESS008 Photography I 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES306 Art Philosophy And Aesthetics II 2 0 2
RES304 Contemporary Turkish Painting II 2 0 2
RES302 Painting Studio VI 8 6 16
Elective Resim Bölümü 3 sınıf. Bahar Dönemi() 10
RESS017 Art Markets And Auctioning 2 0 2
RESSA318 Etching Studio IV 2 2 8
RESSA314 Life Drawing II 2 2 8
RESS012 Mythology and Iconography II 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Supplementary Exam
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES305 Art Philosophy And Aesthetics I 2 0 2
RES306 Art Philosophy And Aesthetics II 2 0 2
RES301 Painting Studio V 8 6 16
Elective Resim Bölümü 3 Sınıf Güz Dönemi() 10
RESSA304 Life Drawing I 2 2 8
RESS009 Mithology And Iconography I 2 0 2
Elective Resim Bölümü 3 sınıf. Bahar Dönemi() 10
RESSA314 Life Drawing II 2 2 8
Total ECTS: 40
Total ECTS(Year): 100
4th Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES405 Artwork Analysis I 2 0 2
KRYP01 Career Planning 1 0 2
RES409 Painting Studio VII 8 6 14
RES403 Post-1960 Art I 2 0 2
RES407 Scientific Research Methods and Techniques 2 0 2
Elective Resim Bölümü 4. Sınıf Güz() 8
RESSA415 Art Museums and Masterpieces I 2 0 2
RESSA420 Illustration I 2 2 6
RESSA323 Mural III 2 2 6
RESS014 Sociology of Art I 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES412 Artwork Analysis II 2 0 2
RES406 Graduation Project 2 0 2
RES410 Painting Studio VIII 8 6 14
RES404 Post-1960 Art II 2 0 2
Elective Resim bölümü 4. Sınıf Bahar() 10
RESSA416 Art Museums and Masterpieces II 2 0 2
RESSA319 Fresco IV 2 2 8
RESSA414 Illustration II 2 2 8
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Supplementary Exam
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
RES405 Artwork Analysis I 2 0 2
RES412 Artwork Analysis II 2 0 2
KRYP01 Career Planning 1 0 2
RES406 Graduation Project 2 0 2
RES409 Painting Studio VII 8 6 14
RES410 Painting Studio VIII 8 6 14
RES403 Post-1960 Art I 2 0 2
RES404 Post-1960 Art II 2 0 2
RES407 Scientific Research Methods and Techniques 2 0 2
Elective Resim Bölümü 4. Sınıf Güz() 8
RESSA323 Mural III 2 2 6
Elective Resim bölümü 4. Sınıf Bahar() 10
RESSA416 Art Museums and Masterpieces II 2 0 2
RESSA319 Fresco IV 2 2 8
Total ECTS: 60
Total ECTS(Year): 120

Matrix of Course - Program Outcomes

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