Bahçeşehir Communication Shapes the Future

The Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Communication trains communicators who master the dynamics of the technological communication environment, spark innovation with their creative power and shape the future with their vision. Aiming to be among the best communication faculties in the world, Bahçeşehir Communication draws its strength from a teaching staff of renowned communication academics who are authorities in their fields and experienced professionals from the communication sector.

6 DEPARTMENTS, WORKSHOPS AND SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

In the faculty, which consists of the Departments of Cinema and Television, Advertising, Public Relations, Communication Design, Photography and Video, and New Media, education is carried out through theoretical

and practical courses. Practical courses are held in the CATI and Focus Group Research Laboratories, Television and Radio Studios, and the Animation, Short Film and Basic Design Workshops. In these practice environments, each a model of professional communication life, students graduate after producing their short films, radio programs, advertising and public relations campaigns, animations, interactive websites and photographs.

Every year, students achieve new successes in competitions such as the Aydın Doğan Young Communicators Competition, in which students of all communication faculties across Türkiye take part, and those of the International Advertising Association (IAA).

WORK EXPERIENCE BEFORE GRADUATION

Another feature that sets Bahçeşehir Communicationapart from faculties at other universities is its successful implementation of CO-OP programs, a university-industry cooperation system... Thanks to this system, which radically changes the notion of ineffective internships, students gain work experience before they even graduate and can more easily decide on the profession they want to pursue in the future. Internships lasting three or six months provide the opportunity to develop as professional communicators at agencies, studios and companies. Companies look more favorably on students who know the sector and firms, making it easier for students to find jobs.

OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY ABROAD

Thanks to agreements with universities in the USA, various European countries and South Korea, students who wish can continue their education at partner schools abroad for one or two semesters, enjoying the privilege of looking at communication through the windows of different cultures.

The Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Communication prepares its students to be among the best in the communication world of the future. The address for becoming one of the successful communicators of the future is the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Communication.

DEPARTMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO

Combining two academic disciplines, the Department of Photography and Video aims to fill the gap in trained personnel in this field in Türkiye. Working to overcome the lack of intellectual accumulation in these fields and to train the graduates the sector seeks, the Department proves its success through the awards its students win in national and international competitions. Exhibitions of students' work are visited by thousands of people every year, giving students the chance to make a name for themselves before graduation. There is a balance between theory and practice in the Department. True to its founding goals, students are taught not only to master photography and video, but also to nourish themselves with different artistic experiences and to continuously build on their knowledge.

The Department of Photography and Video continues its work with workshop infrastructure and teaching staff that are updated by following the latest technologies.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION DESIGN

The Department of Communication Design is one of the most experienced departments of the Faculty of Communication. The department offers its students a dynamic, interdisciplinary learning environment with a broad, interactive spectrum where communication design, technology and art meet. Students in this department take courses on promotional and advertising posters, corporate identity work, catalogs, all printed materials of advertising campaigns, magazines, newspapers, video, film, motion graphics design, multimedia design, web page design and game design.

Encouraging its students to combine their imagination with their creativity, the department enables them to use all the possibilities of technology to bring their ideas to life. A wide variety of career opportunities await students upon graduation. Graduating as individuals who master technology and draw on the power of science and art, Communication Design students become sought-after employees of traditional and digital advertising agencies, production companies, television channels, newspapers and magazines.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

The Bahçeşehir University Department of Public Relations aims to train communication professionals who specialize in all dimensions of public relations, one of the fundamental functions of modern management, from corporate communication to reputation management. In addition to core departmental courses, students also specialize in subjects such as desktop publishing, digital communication design and applications, the internet and multimedia, which are among the new fields of work that technology has brought to the communication sector. Through workshops and project work, students develop practical skills. Thanks to our connections with many institutions and organizations, an environment is created for students to meet, discuss with and get to know the most important figures in the field.

Internship programs, which the department particularly emphasizes, are carried out at organizations in Türkiye and abroad. Analyzing the needs of the sector best and training students accordingly, the department also provides internship and career opportunities through its sectoral connections. Students also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with the owners of Türkiye's most successful public relations agencies and take classes from them. Thanks to our connections with the sector, non-governmental organizations and agencies, senior students develop projects one-on-one and present them to these organizations, thus witnessing many of the projects they have created come to life. Graduates work as brand managers and public relations specialists at advertising agencies, public relations firms, media planning and buying companies, political parties, non-governmental organizations, in-house agencies and many businesses.

DEPARTMENT OF ADVERTISING

The rising star of advertising in Türkiye, the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Communication Department of Advertising, presents a rare

example of success with its values. With its broad vision, rich and diverse opportunities, international connections and valuable academic staff, it has become the unhesitating choice of students who want to study advertising.

Training successful advertisers in the fields of creativity, strategy, brand and research to meet the needs of the sector, Bahçeşehir Advertising also raises awareness among those interested in advertising through the events it organizes.

Core courses taught in the Department include Research Methods, Consumer Behavior, Advertising and Ethics, Creativity in Advertising, Copywriting, Media Planning, Photography, Brand Management, Popular Culture, Marketing Communication Management, Production and Public Relations.

In addition to all these courses, prominent figures from the sector share their experience, case studies, current news and practical knowledge with students. Meetings held both within courses and through separate workshops give students the opportunity to gain knowledge about the sector before graduation. Thanks to this Department, Bahçeşehir University is also the only university from Türkiye that is a member of London-based DANDAN, whose members include leading universities offering advertising and design education.

DEPARTMENT OF CINEMA AND TV

With a history of more than a century, cinema is today the most widely followed form of art and entertainment. Cinema is a medium through which people express their dreams, and it also constitutes an important field of work that shapes those dreams. In Türkiye, the film industry has made a great leap forward over the last 10 years.

The Department aims to produce graduates with strong technical knowledge and skills who can shoot films and documentaries for both cinema and television, write scripts and edit. With a practice-oriented program, the department has a broad perspective that does not set practice and theory against each other but sees them as a field in which they support and enrich each other.

In the Department, whose staff includes prominent names from the world of cinema and television, courses such as History of Cinema, World Cinema, Turkish Cinema, Film Theory, Television Culture and Technology are offered alongside practical courses such as Screenplay, Camera, Lighting, Screenwriting, Digital Editing, Sound, Directing, and Documentary and Television Program Production. After taking core courses on the fundamental stages of filmmaking, students are expected to specialize by taking electives according to their own interests and skills under the guidance of their advisors.

Graduates find opportunities to work as cinematographers, screenwriters, editors, television programmers, film critics, film producers and commercial directors.

DEPARTMENT OF NEW MEDIA

Internet communication, used as a military technology in the 1960s, has now spread across the entire world. Technology and democracy are coming together and merging. Blogs, online dictionaries, YouTube, Facebook and now Twitter. What sparked democracy in North Africa was in fact a "tweet" that landed on mobile phones. What made that message meaningful was journalistic reflex as much as the public support it received. A movement that could have remained local gained an international dimension through the initiative of journalists and news reporting. Journalism is now changing its dimensions. New media tools are being used effectively. The internet in particular is changing, and will further change, the definition of news, the methods of gathering it and its accessibility.

The revolutionary changes in gathering and writing news with new media tools make a new journalism education essential. For this reason, the Bahçeşehir University Department of Journalism decided to restructure itself on the basis of education for its students with the possibilities of new media, without forgetting its journalism background.

The Department of New Media offers its students two opportunities: the Bahçeşehir Haber newspaper, published by the department's students and faculty for the past 5 years, provides practical training in traditional print journalism. In addition, the BİLET portal, which can present news content produced with new media tools, is increasingly becoming the most important communication tool for New Media students. Moreover, New Media students take part in off-campus internship programs from their third year; through CO-OP, a very original educational project of Bahçeşehir University, they have the opportunity to work in the sector while continuing their education. The Faculty of Communication is the only address in Türkiye for this multifaceted educational approach that brings journalism and new media together. For this reason, we believe that New Media graduates will be very successful and stand out in the business world.