The infrastructure of the Visual Communication Design Department is based on the changing and renewed communication technologies in today's world. It is getting harder to get a place in the minds of the masses who are exposed to the intensity of messages with communication tools every day. The communication designer should manage to convey the message to the target audience in a healthy way by using an effective visual language in order to increase awareness.
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts Department of Visual Communication Design aims to train creative, open-minded communication designers who can closely follow technological changes in the light of these developments, blend theory and practice, use time well, produce practical solutions.
The department has adopted an educational approach that increases the communication aspect, aims to develop design skills, and uses visual and audio channels effectively, with the power of being within the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts. Students will settle with Central Placement and make their choices with the TS1 Score type.
The department, which was established within the university in 2012, started its education life with 62 students as of the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. In the department, 4 faculty members and 3 research assistants carry out educational activities.
AIM
The aim of the department is to train designers who are powerrful in design and production, have a good command of relevant computer programs and technology, are open to communication and innovations, have a high level of visual perception and creativity, and are interested in every branch of art.
MISSION
The Department of Visual Communication Design aims to train qualified students by adopting an education approach with a high design and production direction, focusing on the use of relevant computer programs and technical equipment.
VISION
In line with the developments in the field of communication in the 21st century, to give students an interdisciplinary perspective by adding theoretical and practical innovations to the visual communication design, which is shown among the professions of the future.
ACCEPTANCE CONDITIONS
In order to register to the department, it is necessary to pass the exams organized by ÖSYM. A student studying in an equivalent program at home or abroad can apply for undergraduate transfer if a quota is opened by the university. Student admission takes place as a result of evaluating the success of the students who apply.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to graduate from this program, students must be successful in all courses in the 4-year curriculum on the condition that they provide a total of 60 ECTS in two semesters in each academic year, with a total of 240 ECTS during their education, and a GPA of at least 2 out of 4.00. It must be 00.
WORKING AREAS OF GRADUATES
Our students who graduated from the Department of Visual Communication Design receive the title of "VISUAL DESIGNER", which was discussed at the meeting of the Republic of Turkey Council of Higher Education on 26/07/2012 and in accordance with the article 43 / b of the Law numbered 2547 amended by the Law numbered 2880.
With a professional perspective, using different communication channels for advertising / promotion, a graduate of the Visual Communication Design department; From various fields of media to the world of advertising, from interactive information to information technologies and data communication, from TV channels to applied designing in video, cinema production and post-production agencies, from original work in the field of cinema to space designs, from character designs in movies to designs in the game industry, from art directors in domestic and international advertising agencies. It can take an active role in many important areas ranging from the sales, marketing and public relations units of companies, the media sector, from packaging design to interface and interaction designer, from freelance design consultancy to academic career in education and research institutions related to fine arts, from web design to social media design on the internet. .
The field of Visual Design trains students for a sector that requires drawing ability and creativity. Our graduates in this field; They work as visual designer, art director and creative director.