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Graphicdesign Department Bachelor's Degree Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramGraphicdesign Department
Program DirectorAssist. Dr. Şeref KOCAMAN
Program TypeBachelor's Degree Program
Level of Degree EarnedBachelor's Degree
Degree EarnedBachelor's Degree Program
Education TypeBölümün çalışma şekli sözel derslerle birlikte, mezun olduklarından çalışacakları alanlara göre karşılaşabilecekleri tasarım problemlerini çözmeye yönelik, uygulama ağırlıklı olacak şekilde oluşturulmuştur.
Registration Acceptance ConditionsThey are accepted to this program by receiving a score of 50 or above from the Special Talent Exams, the dates and content of which are determined by the Graphic Design Department.
Recognition of Prior LearningThe process of recognition of prior education by Turkish higher education institutions is still in its incipient stage. Likewise, the recognition of prior education has neither been started nor implemented by all departments at Namik Kemal University. However, a proficiency exam is held at the beginning of each academic year regarding the compulsory Foreign Language Course which is to be offered in the curriculum of all departments. The students who have embarked on a self-learning period or acquired necessary skills in the course are eligible to enter this exam. Those who have successfully passed the exam are eligible not to take the course.
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 ProfileThe Graphic Design program aims to train creative and technical skills in the field of graphic arts, critical thinkers, innovative and contemporary designers. Students are trained as individuals who can combine aesthetics and functionality in visual communication, use technology effectively and blend art history with current design trends. The department aims to train graphic designers who can produce original ideas, are sensitive to environmental and social problems and have cultural background.
Occupational Profiles of GraduatesGraduates of the Graphic Design Undergraduate Program can be employed in; Public and private sector corporate communication and design departments, Radio and television organizations, online news sites, various visual communication fields such as new media, newly developing sectors based on audiovisual media, Promotion sector, design and advertising agencies, promotion workshops, company advertising units and multimedia agencies, Printing and publishing sector, public and private printing houses, magazines, newspapers, publishing companies, businesses that do printing and post-printing production, In designs prepared in all kinds of electronic media, website interface designs, Photography studios, packaging sector, relevant departments of industrial state and commercial organizations, Film sector, feature or short films, television films, video TV production companies, cartoon workshops, departments that require character design and storyboard drawings, In companies in need of designers and/or art directors, For those planning an academic career, they can be employed with their postgraduate education in state and foundation universities where the program is available.
Access To Upper DegreeCandidates who successfully complete their undergraduate education can study in the said postgraduate programs by meeting the exam criteria of the institutions they will apply to.
Exams, Assessment and Grading

Students will take a minimum of one midterm examination. In addition to midterms, they will be assigned projects and homeworks whose deadlines will be specified at the beginning of the semester. At the end of each semester, the students are required to take a final examination. The course content, the requirements (midterm, project, assignment and final examination) and their contribution to the final grade is specified on the website. Student regulations and the final examination dates are determined by the university and final examinations take place as announced. The students are graded according to their midterm, project, assignment and final examination results. 

The passing grade at Namık Kemal University is 60 out of 100. However, the grade of the final examination or the retake should be a minimum of 50. Exams are evaluated on a scale of 100. The final grade of a course is the sum total of %30 of the midterm grade and %70 of the final or the retake examination grades. However, the calculation of the final grade of a course can be determined and announced at the beginning of the semester by the Faculty/College Council as the sum total of ranging between %30 – %50 of the midterm examination and %50 – %70 of the final examination as long as the addition equals to a scale of 100. As a result of the calculation, if the value after the decimal is less than five, the grade is finalized by lowering it to the decimal value; if more than five, upgrading it to the next decimal value. 

The regulations can be found on http://oidb.nku.edu.tr/yonetmenlik/2011eos.pdf. 

Final and retake grades are submitted to the Student Affairs along with the evaluation criteria. The grades are announced on the student information system. 

 

 

 Grades

 

The grading system to evaluate the student performance is signified by the values in the chart below. For each course students are graded by letters. Letter grades, coefficients and ratios are as follows:

 

Grade

Letter Grade

Local Grade

Status

90-100

AA

4.00

Pass

80-89

BA

3.50

Pass

70-79

BB

3.00

Pass

65-69

CB

2.50

Pass

60-64

CC

2.00

Pass

50-59

DD

1.50

Fail

30-49

FD

1.00

Fail

0-29

FF

0.00

Fail

 

Students are required to retake the courses from which they received DD, FD or FF during the first oncoming semester in which these courses are offered.

Successful Students

Students who complete their associate or undergraduate degree with a grade point average of 3.00 – 3.49 graduate as honor students; 3.50 and above as high honor students.

Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods

Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, effective use of informatics.

Moreover, the choice of teaching methods pays heed to supporting students with different skills

Program Outcomes

1-Theoretical and practical knowledge about the subjects related to the field.
2-The ability to follow national and international developments related to the field and to easily adapt to the innovations required by the developments by adhering to professional ethical rules.
3-Effective communication, self-expression and persuasion
4-To have professional and ethical responsibility awareness about intellectual and artistic works.
5-The ability to use typography, photography and color effectively as visual communication tools in visual design studies.
6-The ability to collect, interpret and apply data for the solution of visual design problems.
7-The ability to draw the observed object and imaginary designs by hand and in digital environment.
8-To be able to use computer software and information-communication technologies at a level specific to graphic design
9-Has the ability of research, synthesis, evaluation and interpretation in the design process. Can analyze art and design problems.
10-Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, the ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to constantly renew oneself.

Curriculum

Graphicdesign Department


1st Class

2026-2027 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
GRA 109 Art History 2 0 2
GRA 101 Basic Design I 2 4 10
GRA 107 Basic Graphic Design 2 0 4
GRA 105 Digital Design Programs I 2 2 4
YDİ101 Foreign Language I (English) 2 0 2
GRA 103 Graphic Pattern 2 2 4
ATİ101 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I 2 0 2
TDİ101 Turkish Language I 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30

2026-2027 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
GRA 102 Basic Design II 2 4 10
GRA 106 Digital Design Programs II 2 2 4
YDİ102 Foreign Language II (English) 2 0 2
GT 110 Graphic Design History 2 0 2
GRA 104 Introduction to Typography 2 0 4
GRA 108 Photography I 2 2 4
ATİ102 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II 2 0 2
TDİ102 Turkish Language II 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
2nd Class

2026-2027 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
GRA 201 Graphic Design I 2 2 8
GRA 205 Illustration I 2 2 4
GRA 207 Photography II 2 2 5
GRA 203 Typography I 2 2 5
Elective GRAFİK TASARIM GÜZ 2.SINIF SEÇMELİ GRUBU() 8
GRS 217 Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art 2 0 4
GRS 211 Graphic Printmaking I 2 2 4
Total ECTS: 30

2026-2027 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
GRA 208 Career Planning 1 0 2
GRA 202 Graphic Design II 2 2 8
GRA 204 Illustration II 2 2 4
GRA 206 Typography II 2 2 5
Elective Grafik Tasarım Bahar 2.Sınıf Seçmeli Grubu() 8
GRS 224 Art Book Design 2 2 4
GRS 222 Graphic Printmaking II 2 2 4
Elective(Over All University) You Can Take Courses TOTAL 3 ECTS from Elective(Over All University and From Other Department) 3
UNİSEC-VEF 004 Apitherapy(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 008 Biography of the Prophet(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 015 Cheese Technology(Ziraat Fak.-Gıd.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 004 Climate Information(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 009 Competition Management(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-End.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 001 Current Faith Problems(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-DİS 001 Diş Çürüğü Epidemiyolojisi ve Çürük Önleyici Yaklaşımlar(Spor Bil.Fak.-) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-DİS 002 Diş ve Diş Eti Sağlığı İçin Koruyucu Uygulamalar(Spor Bil.Fak.-) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 007 Ecological Economics(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-İkt) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 009 entrepreneurship(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-İşlt.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 005 Environmental Policies in the EU and Turkey(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-SBF 003 Food Hygiene(S.B.F-Bes.Diy.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 005 Functional Foods(Ziraat Fak.-Gıd.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 011 Global Warming and Land Degradation(Ziraat Fak.-Top.Bil.Bit.Bes.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 010 History of Science(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Fizik) 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-ZF 016 Ice Cream Production and Technology(Ziraat Fak.-Gıd.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 004 Introduction to Data Science(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Maliye) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 007 Introduction to Fundamentals of Electrotechnics(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Elek-Elektro Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 012 Life and Survival in Nature(Ziraat Fak.-Top.Bil.Bit.Bes.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 017 Media Sociology(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Sosyoloji) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 005 Medical Photography(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-İBF 002 Occupational Health and Safety(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Çal.Eko.End.İlş) 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-CMF 002 Orthopedic and Dental Materials(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Biyomed.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 008 Plant Genetic Resources(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 014 Political Sociology(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Si.Bi.Ka.Yön.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 010 Research and Reporting Techniques(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-İnş.Müh.) 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-SBF 006 technology addiction(S.B.F-Hemşirelik) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-DİS 003 Toplumda Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Yönetimi(Spor Bil.Fak.-) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-TMDK 001 Turkish Music I(Türk Müziği Devlet Kons.-Çalgı Eğitimi) 2 0 3
MLYB701 Turkish Tax System I(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Maliye) 3 0 5
UNİSEC-İBF 016 War and Order in the Middle East(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Ulus.İliş.) 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
3rd Class

2026-2027 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
GRA 305 Desktop Publishing 2 2 5
GRA 301 Graphic Design Project I 2 4 9
GRA 303 Packaging Graphic Design I 2 2 4
GRA 307 Printing Techniques 2 0 4
Elective GRAFİK TASARIM GÜZ 3.SINIF GÜZ SEÇMELİ GRUBU() 8
GRS 315 Film Language and Production Processes I 2 0 4
GRS 317 Scientific Research Methods 2 0 4
Total ECTS: 30

2026-2027 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
GRA 302 Graphic Design Project II 2 4 9
GRA 304 Internship 0 0 5
GRA 306 Packaging Graphic Design II 2 2 4
Elective Grafik Tasarım Bahar 3.Sınıf Seçmeli Grubu() 12
GRS 322 Advertising Photography 2 2 4
GRS 326 Conceptual Graphic Design 2 0 4
GRS 324 Film Language and Production Processes II 2 0 4
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
4th Class

2026-2027 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
GRA 403 Exhibition Design 1 1 4
GRA 401 Portfolio Design and Presentation Techniques 4 4 14
Elective Grafik Tasarım Güz 4.Sınıf Seçmeli Grubu() 12
GRS 417 Animation I 1 2 4
GRS 411 Experimental Typography 1 2 4
GRS 415 Graphic Textile 1 2 4
Total ECTS: 30

2026-2027 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
GRA 402 Graduation Project 4 4 14
GRA 404 Graphic Design Studio 1 1 4
Elective Grafik Tasarım Bahar 4.Sınıf Seçmeli Grubu() 12
GRS 432 Animation II 1 2 4
GRS 426 Mythology 2 0 4
GRS 422 Video Editing 1 2 4
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60