About the Program
Visual Communication Design which comprises many fields, like photography, video production, advertising design, game design, and page design emerged with the rise of the needs of the last centuries. Because of these characteristics, Visual Communication has its own unique place in the communication faculties. Visual Communication Design exceeds the limitations of graphic design and embraces a wide range of areas related to mainly communication such as TV and film production, video and image processing, 2D and 3D animation, photography, package design, and corporate identity design. Visual Communication Design education, in short, is for the students who like transferring knowledge, ideas, and dreams using photographic images, videos, and films, and who want to discover the creative potential in visual elements, and new things deeply affecting them.
Education Opportunities
The program utilizes an interdisciplinary approach using art and technology, supported by other scientific disciplines, which allow students of the department to have real work experience during their education. In addition to the theoretical courses in which the current aesthetic trends and theoretical foundations of communication are taught in mutual interaction, the department offers video production, multimedia design, 2D and 3D graphic animation, editing and generic graphics, and web design, where students will discover their own creative potential and develop them further with the expert assistance of faculty members. The courses are conducted in an international atmosphere by experienced academicians and lecturers who are experts in practice. As the program education language is English, the graduates can easily adapt to the international agencies and media organizations with the experience they have gained from the international profile of the university and the department.
Career Areas
Students who graduate from the Department of Visual Communication Design can gain the opportunity to work in many areas of the communication sector, with the interdisciplinary intellectual and creative skills they have gained and their skills to master new communication technologies. In addition, students can orient themselves towards the academic field if they wish. With the existing cooperation with media organizations, agencies and printing houses, the students of the department have the chance to gain experience in real business life during their education. Our graduates can find career opportunities in the following areas with the technological knowledge and creative skills they have acquired:
• Web Design
• Animation
• Interactive Information Design
• Computer Aided Graphic and Multimedia Design
• Advertising and Public Relations
• Video and Film Production
• Special Effects Design
• Post-Production
• Art Director or Creative Director in Advertising Agencies
• PC Software Screen Work
• Editing Suits in Local, Regional, and National TV Organizations
Contact
Faculty of Communication
Çevik Uraz Center, CU124
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2301
Faculty E-mail: secretary-foc@ciu.edu.tr
Head of Department: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilan ÇİFTÇİ
Head of Department E-mail: dciftci@ciu.edu.tr
Compulsory Courses
First Semester
INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION
Course code
COMM101Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5READING AND WRITING SKILLS-I
Course code
ENGL141Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4DRAWING AND CLAY MODELLING
Course code
GADS103Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
5INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
Course code
ITEC110Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4TURKISH LANGUAGE
Course code
TREG100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2TURKISH
Course code
TURK100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2BASIC DESIGN-I
Course code
VICD101Credit
6Theoretical
4Practical
4Ects
7VISUAL PERCEPTION AND DESIGN
Course code
VICD111Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5Second Semester
READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II
Course code
ENGL142Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4PSYCHOLOGY
Course code
PSYC110Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6BASIC DESIGN-II
Course code
VICD102Credit
6Theoretical
4Practical
4Ects
7HISTORY OF ART AND CULTURE
Course code
VICD106Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
3INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN STUDIES
Course code
VICD108Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
3DESKTOP PUBLISHING
Course code
VICD114Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
6Third Semester
BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY
Course code
COMM231Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
6GRAPHIC DESIGN
Course code
VICD201Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
6TYPOGRAPHY
Course code
VICD203Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
5HISTORY OF FILM AND ANIMATION
Course code
VICD207Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
4SOUND AND MUSIC FOR AUDIO-VISUAL STORYTELLING
Course code
VICD211Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4MEDIA PERSUASION TECHNIQUES
Course code
VICD213Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5Fourth Semester
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION
Course code
HIST100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2MEDIA LAW AND ETHICS
Course code
ILAW242Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5MODERN TURKISH HISTORY
Course code
TARH100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE
Course code
UNIEXX1Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
Course code
VICD204Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
5USER INTERFACE DESIGN
Course code
VICD208Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Course code
VICD210Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
6AREA ELECTIVE
Course code
VICDXX1Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5Fifth Semester
DIGITAL VIDEO PROCESSING
Course code
COMM403Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
6UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE
Course code
UNIEXX2Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
4SUMMER TRAINING-I
Course code
VICD200Credit
0Theoretical
0Practical
0Ects
5GRAPHIC PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
Course code
VICD301Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
32D ANIMATION
Course code
VICD305Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4ADVERTISING DESIGN
Course code
VICD307Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4AREA ELECTIVE
Course code
VICDXX2Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5Sixth Semester
Research Methods for Communication
Course code
COMM366Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
3Ects
5UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE
Course code
UNIEXX3Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
43D ANIMATION
Course code
VICD306Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4PACKAGE DESIGN
Course code
VICD308Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
5ADVANCED COMPUTER AIDED 3D DESIGN
Course code
VICD310Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
5WORD AND IMAGE IN MOTION
Course code
VICD312Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4CORPORATE IDENTITY DESIGN
Course code
VICD316Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
3Seventh Semester
POLITICAL ECONOMY AND MEDIA
Course code
COMM457Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE
Course code
UNIEXX4Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5SUMMER TRAINING-II
Course code
VICD300Credit
0Theoretical
0Practical
0Ects
5GRADUATION PROJECT-I
Course code
VICD401Credit
4Theoretical
2Practical
4Ects
6INTERACTIVE ART AND DESIGN
Course code
VICD407Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
3DESIGN ETHICS
Course code
VICD409Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
3AREA ELECTIVE
Course code
VICDXX3Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5Eighth Semester
GRADUATION PROJECT-II
Course code
VICD402Credit
4Theoretical
2Practical
4Ects
7ADVANCED 3D MODELLING
Course code
VICD408Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
7AREA ELECTIVE IV
Course code
VICDXX4Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
3AREA ELECTIVE V
Course code
VICDXX5Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
3AREA ELECTIVE
Course code
VICDXX6Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
3Elective Courses
TRNC citizens and TR citizen candidate students who have completed their entire high school education in TRNC. They are placed in undergraduate programs in line with their success in the CIU Student Placement and Scholarship Ranking Exam and the programs they prefer.
Students who are successful in the exam can register from the TRNC Marketing Office.
Applicants can directly apply online to our undergraduate programs by using the application portal. Please fill in your details correctly and upload all the required documents listed on the last page of the application form.
Required documents;
- Completed application form,
- Higher/Secondary Certificate or equivalents (e.g. O/A’Level, WAEC/NECO)
- Evidence of English Language competence: TOEFL (65 IBT) or IELTS (5.5). Students without these documents will take the CIU English proficiency exam on campus following arrival,
- Scanned copy of international passport/birth certificate,
- Fully completed and signed CIU Rules and Regulations document (which can be downloaded during the online application).
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PO1: Have knowledge which is supported by up-to-date primary and secondary course books and application tools in the field of Visual Communication Design
PO2: Have the technical knowledge necessary for the field of Visual Communication Design
PO3: Have knowledge about universal human rights, social justice, quality management, environmental protection, and workplace health.
PO4: S/he visualizes imagined things in a coherent structure
PO5: S/he defines the problems related to communication and finds possible solutions for these problems.
PO6: S/he has skills to manage a project/work related to Visual Communication Design independently.
PO7: S/he develops and applies projects and activities related with his/her social environment with an awareness of social responsibility.
PO8: S/he designates and manages the requirements and processes of learning.
PO9: S/he, equipped with advanced knowledge and skills in Visual Communication Design education, who interprets and evaluates data, identifies and analyses problems and finds solutions based on research and facts.
PO10: S/he can take responsibility as an individual and a team member in complex and unforeseen problems related to Visual Communication Design projects.
PO11: S/he plans, manages and finishes media content under time restrictions.
PO12: S/he approaches advanced knowledge and skills from a critical perspective.
PO13: S/he is aware that the Visual Communication Design Department has close ties with new technological developments and also aware of the importance of pursuing these developments which have vital importance for creating new media content.
PO14: S/he is a person who informs and expresses thoughts for possible solutions related with Visual Communication Design contents prepared for related individuals and organizations.
PO15: S/he shares developments and data related to Visual Communication Design with specialists and non-specialists
PO16: S/he acts in Visual Communication Design projects in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical norms.