Overview

The Media and Design programme from Bilkent University aims to prepare students primarily for careers in the media and graphic design sectors and secondarily in the academia.

Key Facts

Integrating practical, theoretical, interdisciplinary, and comparative approaches, the program provides students with a sophisticated theoretical and practical framework to enable them to make original contributions to both Turkish and international media and design production.

The program encourages free and creative thinking, emphasizing research, analysis, interpretation, practice and constructive criticism.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Visual Studies

Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics

Academic Practices

Graduate Studio

Seminar in Research Topics

Master's Thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ankara, Turkey

Disciplines

Design Film Studies Media Studies & Mass Media View 20 other Masters in Design in Turkey

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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87

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submission of ALES (Akademik Personel ve Lisansustu Egitimi Giris Sinavi/Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) or GRE scores.

Fluency in written and oral English. Please see the websites of each graduate school for the list of accepted tests.
Official transcripts.
Recommendations from instructors or others qualified to evaluate academic ability.
A letter in English describing academic and professional achievements, research interests, faculty members you are interested in working with, and motivations for applying to the program (Word limit: 600 to 800 words, double-spaced).

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

17600 USD / year

≈ 17600 USD / year

Additional Details

National: 535.400 TL per semester

Living costs

Ankara

Turkey

1600 - 2350 TRY / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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