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BAU Certificate of Expertise

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Dear Students,
Within the scope of the BAU Certificate of Expertise, which we have introduced as a new extension of our innovative educational approach so that you can gain disciplines and competencies beyond the fields of your undergraduate studies, you can earn a certificate alongside your diploma by taking the courses offered for your department. The courses you take within this scope will be assigned to you and evaluated as part of the courses you take in your undergraduate studies, and each course will have a limited quota. The final ranking for enrollment in the programs will be determined by your cumulative GPA. By checking your departmental and non-departmental elective course slots and choosing from the programs designated for your department, you will have the opportunity, with this new educational approach, to graduate from our Faculty having gained a separate area of expertise parallel to your discipline.

BAU CERTIFICATE OF EXPERTISE PROGRAMS

Undergraduate Program

BAU Certificate of Expertise Programs

Department of Cinema and Television

  • Digital News Production
  • Animation Film Production
  • Commercial Directing

Department of Cartoon and Animation

  • Communication Design for Animators
  • Game Design for Animators
  • Fundamental Concepts of Cinema for Animators

Department of Public Relations and Publicity

  • Design Communication
  • Visuals for PR

Department of Digital Game Design

  • Game Writing
  • Game Advertising
  • Game Animation

Department of Advertising

  • Animation for Advertising

Department of Photography

  • Communication Design for Photographers
  • Communication Management for Photographers

Department of Communication and Design

  • Visual Arts and Design
  • Idea Marketing
  • Visual Storytelling

Department of New Media

  • News Documentary Production
  • Design for Digital Journalism
  • Digital Content Production for Branded Content and Advertorials
To review in detail the courses in each certificate program, their credits, and the semesters in which they are offered, click here.

BAU CERTIFICATE OF EXPERTISE IN 10 QUESTIONS

1. What is the BAU Certificate of Expertise? How can I benefit from it?

The departments of the Faculty of Communication came together to create certificate programs that take students' areas of interest into account. Students admitted to these certificate programs will be entitled to complete a certificate program consisting of 4 courses and 1 project outside their own departmental courses.

Click the link below to review the certificate programs and courses your department has opened for you. Depending on the certificate program you want, you need toleave as many free spaces in the slots of your course selection system as the number of credits of the certificate courses you wish to take during the semester.

2. How many courses must be taken to qualify for a certificate? Can every student choose any Certificate Program they want?

To qualify for a certificate, 4 courses and 1 project must be successfully completed. Students are entitled to choose one of the Certificate Programs offered by the undergraduate department in which they are enrolled.

3. What criteria are considered for admission to the Certificate Program?

Since the Certificate Programs have limited quotas, admissions are made by ranking applicants by cumulative GPA.

4. What is done within the project?

The project phase is carried out in the Cooperative Education Model (OEM) courses offered by the Faculty. During the project process, students are required to receive feedback from the institutions involved in the OEM structure.

5. Will extra credit be given for courses taken in the Certificate Program?

No extra credit is given for Certificate Program courses; in their semester course selection, students must leave free space in their slots for these courses.

6. Can 1st- and 4th-year students apply to the Certificate Program?

1st-year students cannot apply to the Certificate Program because they cannot take elective courses.

4th-year students cannot apply to the Certificate Program because they are in their final year.

7. What will the quotas of the Certificate Programs be? Is it possible to increase the quota for some programs? Can applications be made for more than one program on the Certificate Program application screen?

All Certificate Programs will have a quota of 5 students. No quota increase will be possible afterwards. During the application, students may apply for a maximum of 3 different Certificate Programs. When you complete a certificate program, you can collect your certificate from our Faculty after graduation. If you are not a 1st- or 4th-year student, you can apply to another certificate program again.

8. Can a student who has previously completed one or more of the courses in the Certificate Program count these courses toward the Certificate Program? Can students enrolled in Double Major (ÇAP) or Minor (YDP) programs apply to the Certificate Program?

A student who has previously completed courses in the Certificate Program can have these courses counted as successfully completed in the Certificate Program and does not need to retake them. Students enrolled in Double Major programs can apply. Students enrolled in Minor programs cannot apply because there are no elective courses in their curriculum.

9. What should be done to avoid scheduling conflicts between courses taken in the Certificate Program and the student's own undergraduate course schedule?

Students applying to the Certificate Program must, first and foremost, arrange the courses they will take within this scope so that they do not conflict with their own undergraduate courses. If conflicting courses are found, another course in the Certificate Program must be chosen.

10. Who can you direct your questions about the BAU Certificate of Expertise programs to?

Department Contact Person Phone Email
Cartoon and Animation Cemre OKUMUŞ +90 212 381 54 94 cemre.okumus@bau.edu.tr
Photography Cemre OKUMUŞ +90 212 381 54 94 cemre.okumus@bau.edu.tr
Digital Game Design Ziya Volkan HACITAHİROĞULLARI +90 212 381 54 39 ziyavolkan.hacitahirogullari@bau.edu.tr
Digital Game Design Poyraz ÖZER +90 212 381 54 07 poyraz.ozer@bau.edu.tr
Communication and Design Nisa GÜLFİDAN +90 212 381 53 98 nisa.gulfidan@bau.edu.tr
Communication and Design Murat Can OĞUZ +90 212 381 54 31 muratcan.oguz@bau.edu.tr
Public Relations and Publicity Burak ÖZDEMİR +90 212 381 54 66 burak.ozdemir@bau.edu.tr
Advertising Görkem BİR +90 212 381 53 86 gorkem.bir@bau.edu.tr
Advertising Edanur AKSU +90 212 381 54 20 edanur.aksu@bau.edu.tr
Advertising Eren DEMİRKIRAN +90 212 381 54 33 eren.demirkiran@bau.edu.tr
Cinema and Television Nazife Ebru GÜNEY +90 212 381 53 94 nazifeebru.guney@bau.edu.tr
New Media Yağmur ÇENBERLİ +90 212 381 54 29 yagmur.cenberli@bau.edu.tr

STEPS TO FOLLOW DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS