ARCHITECTURAL AND DECORATIVE ARTS PROGRAMME

Programme Aims:

The Architectural Decorative Arts Program aims to train innovative and entrepreneurial practitioners and artists who integrate traditional and contemporary decorative art techniques, historical ornamentation methods, restoration knowledge, and modern design principles. Creating aesthetic, functional, and cultural value in both interior and exterior spaces of structures, these graduates are proficient in material and surface applications, possess digital design skills, adhere to occupational health, quality, and sustainability standards, and are well-prepared for employment within the industry.

Programme Objectives:

The Architectural Decorative Arts Program aims to train qualified practitioners and designers who contribute to the preservation of cultural heritage, develop innovative decorative solutions, are open to interdisciplinary collaboration, and possess design-oriented thinking skills. Eligible for employment at both local and national levels, these professionals stand out in the sector by holistically learning traditional decorative arts, contemporary surface design, restoration, as well as material and execution techniques within laboratory and workshop environments

Titles to be Awarded to Graduates:

•    Architectural and Decorative Arts Technician

•    Surface Designer

•    Restoration and Decoration Technician

Career Opportunities:

• In architecture and interior design firms, within the fields of surface design and decorative applications,
• In restoration companies, for the ornamentation and decorative applications of historical structures,
• In municipalities, cultural centers, the Directorate of National Palaces, special provincial administrations, and foundations, within the fields of decorative arts and design,
• As design and application personnel in sectors specializing in surface applications such as ceramics, glass, wood, and similar materials,
• As design support staff in companies producing architectural decoration products,
• By establishing their own workshops to provide services in the field of interior arts

Graduates of the program have the opportunity to pursue an academic career by transferring to bachelor’s degree programs via the Vertical Transfer Examination (DGS) administered by ÖSYM.

They can evaluate academic career opportunities by transitioning to bachelor's degree programs.The bachelor's degree programs to which graduates of the program can make a vertical transfer are as follows:

• Tile Design and Restoration
• Interior Architecture
• Traditional Turkish Arts
• Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
• Architecture
• Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Properties
• Ceramics

Additionally, there are open education bachelor's degree programs that graduates of the Architectural Decorative Arts Program can directly select.

Academic Staff:

Asst. Prof. Cumhur Eren IŞIK

Lecturer Dr. Tahir İYİOĞLU

Lecturer Sezin KARA

Lecturer Özkan TOKAÇ