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Degree Requirements and Course Desriptions
Degree Requirements and Course Desriptions
Degree Requirements and Course Desriptions
M.Sc. in DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY and SOCIETY (THESIS) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT | ||
| Course Category | Minimum Credit (ECTS) | Minimum Course |
| Required Courses | 7,5 | 1 |
| Academic Research Methods and Publication Ethics | 7,5 | 1 |
| Seminar | 6,5 | 1 |
| Academic Practice | 4 | 1 |
| Elective Courses | 37,5 | 5 |
| M.Sc. Thesis Proposal | 1 | 1 |
| M.Sc. Thesis Study I | 30 | 1 |
| M.Sc. Thesis Study II | 26 | 1 |
| Total | 120 | 12 |
| M.Sc. in DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY and SOCIETY (THESIS) CURRICULUM | |||||
| First Year | |||||
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||||
| Course Code | Course Name | ECTS | Course Code | Course Name | ECTS |
| DIS 505* | Akademik Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Etiği | 7,5 | Elective Course III | 7,5 | |
| DIS 502* | Bilim Üretiminin Toplumsal Teorileri | 7,5 | Elective Course IV | 7,5 | |
| Seçmeli Ders I | 7,5 | Elective Course V | 7,5 | ||
| Seçmeli Ders II | 7,5 | DIS 591* | Seminar on Design, Technology and Society | 6,6 | |
| DIS 598* | M.Sc. Thesis Proposal | 1 | |||
| Dönem Toplam AKTS | 30 | Dönem Toplam AKTS | 30 | ||
| Second Year | |||||
| Third Semester | Forth Semester | ||||
| Course Code | Course Name | ECTS | Course Code | Course Name | ECTS |
| DIS 599* | M.Sc. Thesis Study I | 30 | AP 540* | Akademic Practice | 4 |
| DIS 601* | M.Sc. Thesis Study II | 26 | |||
| Total Semester ECTS | 30 | Total Semester ECTS | 30 | ||
*Required
CONFERENCE REQUIREMENT All master’s program students are required to make a presentation at a conference approved by the Department of Design, Technology, and Society. |
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GASTRONOMY and DESIGN TRACK
For the field of specialization to be indicated as “Gastronomy and Design” in the diploma supplement, students are required to complete three required courses of the “Gastronomy and Design Track” shared below instead of the three elective courses in the curriculum.
| GASTRONOMY and DESIGN TRACK Required Courses | |
| Course Code | Course Name |
| DIS 566 | Food and Consumer Behavior |
| DIS 567 | Food Culture and History |
| DIS 568 | Sensory Analysis and Food Product Development |
DESIGN: HISTORY, THEORY and CRITICISM TRACK
For the field of specialization to be indicated as “Design: History, Theory and Criticism” in the diploma supplement, students are required to complete at least four of the five elective courses in the curriculum from the track elective course list shared below:
| DESIGN: HISTORY, THEORY and CRITICISM TRACK Elective Courses | |
| Course Code | Course Name |
| DIS 501 | Design in Social Context |
| DIS 516 | Ways of Seeing |
| DIS 518 | Design Anthropology |
| DIS 522 | Political Economy of Design in Turkey |
| DIS 551 | The Exhibitonary Complex |
| DIS 552 | Cultural Heritage and Material Culture |
| DIS 558 | Film Theory |
| DIS 559 | Critical Reading of History of Design |
| DIS 560 | Independent Study |
| DIS 561 | Special Topics in Design |
| DIS 565 | Crafts in History |
| DIS 567 | Food Culture and History |
| DIS 570 | Political Ecology |
| DIS 571 | Qualitative Research in Cultural Context |
| DIS 574 | Spatial Imagination of Cities in Films |
| DIS 578 | Design Culture |
| DIS 579 | Modernity and Spatial Design |
| DIS 580 | Crafts and Artisanship from a Historical Perspective |
| DIS 581 | Technology in the Early Modern Period |
| DIS 582 | Designing Criticism |
| DIS 583 | Effects of Multiculturalism in Urban Culture |
| DIS 584 | Formation of Modern Visuality in Turkey |