Radio Television and Cinema Department Frequently Asked Questions

The Department of Radio, Television and Cinema was established in 1996, the same year as our university.
 

No. Students are admitted to the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema with the Central University Placement Test.

Radio, Television and Cinema Department accepts students with the SOZEL (SOZ) score type.

The Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, which is one of the undergraduate programs within the Faculty of Communication, is a four-year undergraduate program comprising eight semesters.

The medium of instruction of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema is 100% English. Students who are admitted to the department take the English proficiency exam. Students who are not successful in the exam are required to complete the preparatory school. Detailed information about the English Preparatory School is available here.  
https://hazirlikokulu.yeditepe.edu.tr/en/education-preparatory-school

From their first year onward, students have access to all the technical equipment required for their projects. They are not required to own equipment for filming and editing.

Our department aims to educate communicators who are contemporary, internationally competitive, inquisitive, research-oriented, able to adapt rapidly to the digitalized communication environment, socially responsible and ethically aware, ready to assume effective roles in professional and social fields in the light of theoretical and practical up-to-date knowledge in the fields of radio, television and cinema. The department’s teaching objectives are available at the link below.  
https://iletisimfakultesi.yeditepe.edu.tr/tr/radyotelevizyon-ve-sinema-bolumu

Students of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema express their ideas clearly and comprehensibly in both written and verbal communication. They have high audiovisual perception and offer different perspectives by thinking creatively. They are also interested in current technologies while working with technical tools such as cameras, sound editing software, video editing programs. They are able and willing to work both independently and as part of a team in their productions and can work in harmony by establishing partnerships with different disciplines. Students of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, who are always open to development and change, have the ability to produce solutions. They are curious about new techniques, trends and technologies that are constantly developing in the field of media, willing to research and open to self-improvement. Besides all these, they can critically analyze media content and communication processes. They are open to questioning how media messages affect and shape society.

These characteristics can help you become a successful student in the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema and pursue a career in the media industry. However, do not forget that every student has different strengths and areas for development. If you do not yet have some of these characteristics, you can improve yourself during and after university education.

In the first two years of our four-year curriculum, there are basic courses related to social sciences and communication sciences. Starting from the third semester, basic practice and theory courses specific to the fields of radio, television and cinema are given. Thus, it is aimed for our students to define the concepts, theories and methods specific to their fields by associating them with the findings of social sciences and humanities and to gain a questioning perspective.

The last two years of our program follow a process in which our students will consolidate the knowledge and skills they have acquired in practical and theoretical courses with the internship practice during the semester, and develop themselves in the fields they want to specialize in with the increasing number of in-field and out-of-field elective courses in addition to the compulsory courses.

One of the elements that have been taken into consideration for the first two years of the program is that RTC 111 Basics of Cinema and TV Techniques, RTC 112 Video Production, RTC 271 Editing, RTC 212 Producing and Directing for TV, RTC 252 Scriptwriting, RTC 272 Post Production, RTC 332 Radio Programming courses must be completed before the compulsory courses providing the theoretical infrastructure and the internship practice in the sixth semester. This preparation enables students to act more confidently, take initiative, and participate more actively in content production during their internships. It also gives them an understanding of how production and broadcasting processes operate within the industry and helps them master relevant techniques and technologies.

RTC 491 and RTC 492 Graduation Project courses, which take place in the seventh and eighth semesters and are a graduation requirement, are courses in which our students choose between writing a bachelor's thesis or field practice and work within the framework of their choice. Students who choose the thesis option write a thesis suitable for the bachelor's degree from the theoretical research on and related to the field they have done during the semester and a field analysis appropriate to this research. At the end of this thesis, students have a clear practice of how to conduct and write up academic research within the framework of structural rules. Those who choose the field practice program produce an audiovisual or visual project designed in a specific narrative form. These courses are the final stages in the process of preparing students for their professional careers, as they need to use the knowledge and skills they have acquired, reflecting most of the gains they have achieved during their education, while designing an original project or writing a thesis in accordance with professional quality standards, ethical and legal principles.

The detailed course program and list of elective courses are available at the link below:  
https://iletisimfakultesi.yeditepe.edu.tr/tr/radyotelevizyon-ve-sinema-bolumu/dersler

Yes. In the sixth semester, students must complete a compulsory 42-working-day internship to gain practical experience, become familiar with the industry, reinforce their knowledge and skills, and establish professional connections. Students attend their internship placements three days a week and take classes on the other two days. They complete the internship course by receiving a P (Pass) grade.

The internship guidelines are available at the link below:  
https://iletisimfakultesi.yeditepe.edu.tr/sites/iletisim.yeditepe.edu.tr/files/comm_300_-_staj_esaslari.pdf

Our department provides internship opportunities at partner institutions. Students may also secure their own placements, but the institution and department must be approved by the Department Internship Coordinator. Students who have difficulty finding a placement can contact the coordinator for guidance from the department and/or the Career Office.

Detailed information about the internship is available at the link below:  
https://iletisimfakultesi.yeditepe.edu.tr/en/radio-television-and-cinema-department

Yes. Students of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, if they wish and meet the criteria specified in the Undergraduate Regulation, have the opportunity to receive a second diploma by double majoring with the departments within the University with which we have signed a protocol. If requested, the new protocol signing process is initiated by the relevant coordinator.

Students can apply for a double major program at the beginning of the third semester at the earliest for the undergraduate program and at the beginning of the fifth semester at the latest for four-year programs within the periods specified in the academic calendar. At the time of application for the double major program, it is required to have a CGPA of at least 2.75 in the major program and to be in the top 20% of the success ranking in the relevant class of the major program or to have a CGPA of at least 2.75 in the major program and to have a placement score not less than the base score of the program in which the student is placed, as well as to have met the success ranking requirement determined by the Council of Higher Education for the program in the year of enrollment. In order to study double major with scholarship, there is a grade point average requirement of 3.25 out of 4.

The double major criteria and the list of partner departments are available here.

Yes. Students of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, if they wish and if they meet the criteria specified in the Undergraduate Regulation, have the opportunity to obtain a certificate in the field they are interested in by completing a minor program with the departments within the University we have signed a protocol with. If there is a demand, the new protocol signing process is initiated by the relevant coordinator.

In order to apply for a minor program, students must have a CGPA of at least 2.50 in their major program at the time of application. Students can apply to the minor program at the beginning of the third semester at the earliest and at the beginning of the sixth semester at the latest within the periods specified in the academic calendar. In order to be able to study the minor program with a scholarship, a grade point average of 3 out of 4 is required.

The minor criteria and the list of partner departments are available here.

Yes. Our faculty, which has bilateral agreements with many higher education institutions abroad, attaches great importance to student mobility. For this reason, the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, through Erasmus and other exchange programs, sends and receives exchange students each semester through its partner universities. Our students have the opportunity to study in institutions in Europe, the USA, Canada, and Australia through our Erasmus and Exchange agreements.

The Erasmus exchange program process is carried out by the Erasmus coordinator and new agreements are signed upon request. The current list of universities where students of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema can complete a part of their education is given below.

- Alpen Adria University of Klagenfurt (A Klagenf01), Klagenfurt, Austria
- Babes-Bolyai University (Ro Clujnap01), Romania, Cluj-Napoca
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (Nl Rotterd 01), Netherlands, Rotterdam
- Hanzehogeschool Groningen / Hanze University Groningen (Nl Groning03), Groningen, Netherlands
- IEP de Toulouse / Institute of Politics, Toulouse (F Toulous48), France, Toulouse
- Inholland University of Applied Sciences / Hogeschool Inholland (Nl S-Grave37), Haarlem, Netherlands
- Karlshochschule International University (D Karlsru08), Germany, Karlsruhe
- Maastricht University (Nl Maastricht01), Maastricht, Netherlands
- Rigas Stradina Universitate (Lvriga03), Latvia, Riga
- The Nottingham Trent University (UK-Nottingham02), England, Nottingham
- Universita Degli Studi Di Roma "La Sapienza" (I Roma01), Italy, Rome
- Universitat Leipzig (D Leipzig01), Leipzig, Germany
- University of Athens / National and Kapodstrian University of Athens (G Athine01), Greece, Athens
- University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Lodzkı (Pl Lodz01), Poland, Lodz
- University of Zagreb (Hr Zagreb01), Zagreb, Croatia

The Erasmus criteria and the list of partner institutions are available under the Student Exchange Programs heading at the link below:  
https://iletisimfakultesi.yeditepe.edu.tr/en/radio-television-and-cinema-department




 

Yes. Three types of transfer are possible at our university: intra-institutional, inter-institutional, according to GPA and according to the central placement score. For vertical transfer, it is necessary to take the Vertical Transfer Examination (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM and submit their program preferences. Applications for Horizontal and Vertical Transfer are made within the periods specified in the academic calendar.

Detailed information about horizontal and vertical transfer is available at the link below: https://yeditepe.edu.tr/tr/ogrenci/yatay-ve-dikey-gecis

Yeditepe University offers scholarship opportunities to its students in different fields. In addition to the education scholarship provided by the Council of Higher Education, our students can benefit from achievement scholarships, dormitory scholarships, need scholarships, food scholarships and sports scholarships.

Detailed information about scholarship opportunities is available at the link below:

https://yeditepe.edu.tr/tr/aday-ogrenci/burs-olanaklari

The scholarship covers the period that can be spent in the Compulsory Foreign Language Preparatory Programs and continues for 10 semesters in four-year programs, 12 semesters in five-year programs, and 14 semesters in six-year programs regardless of academic success.

For those who continue their double major program while studying in any scholarship or discount program, 1 semester is added to these periods.

Additional information about scholarships and tuition fees is available at the link below: https://yeditepe.edu.tr/tr/aday-ogrenci/sss

A student can only benefit from one scholarship; if a student is eligible for more than one scholarship, the highest scholarship opportunity applies.

There are male and female student dormitories with a capacity of 3,409 beds within the main campus of Yeditepe University (26 August Campus).

Information about accommodation and dormitory facilities is available at the link below: https://yeditepe.edu.tr/tr/universitemiz-kampus-yeditepe/konaklama

Radio, television and cinema, which also bears the name of our department, are among the leading mass communication tools in the world that are rapidly evolving with the developing technologies of the current century as well as the last century. The aim of our department is not only to follow contemporary developments, but also to train visionary individuals who can assume any role in the professional and social fields of communication and cinema.

Yeditepe University’s Department of Radio, Television and Cinema aims to enable our students to define the basic knowledge of concepts, theories, methods and fields of study specific to the field of media and communication by associating them with the findings and concepts of humanities and social sciences and to develop practical skills that will enable them to gain competence in their fields. For this reason, our department adopts a curriculum in which theory and practice complement and reinforce each other.

Yeditepe University’s Department of Radio, Television and Cinema brings together the disciplines of media, communication, art and culture, enabling students to gain a broad perspective. Our students gain a unique opportunity to understand the evolution of media, explore communication theories and explore the expressive potential of the visual arts. The experienced and specialized academic staff of our department guides our students to follow the latest developments in the media world and to develop and express their creativity with original ideas in their projects.

Our students are provided with the most up-to-date technological opportunities to succeed in the media industry. Modern equipment such as television studios, greenbox studios, radio studios, editing rooms, sound studios, cameras and digital editing systems in accordance with professional standards provides an environment where our students can develop their creativity.

Our department attaches great importance to foreign language education in order for our students, who will specialize in radio, television and cinema, to follow the latest developments at the global level, to achieve success in a competitive environment and to benefit from domestic and international job opportunities. The language of instruction is English, as in other departments. In addition, our students have the opportunity to learn a foreign language other than English if they wish. For this reason, Yeditepe University’s Department of Radio, Television and Cinema students and graduates make a difference as communicators who have gained competence in their fields by adapting to the globalizing world order.

Yeditepe University enables our students to meet the youth of the world through international collaborations and student exchange programs. The opportunity to get to know different cultures broadens our students' perspectives and increases their potential to take part in the global media world.

Aware of the importance of following contemporary developments in the field of communication, our department aims to provide our students with direct and timely access to up-to-date information. For this purpose, in addition to our faculty members, our teaching staff includes expert lecturers from the media industry, especially in practical courses.

In addition to the courses in our curriculum, various seminars and workshops are organized for our students to keep up with the world of communication.

The series of seminars that have been held in our department for years under the title of "Media Seminars" is a product of these studies. Through these seminars, students meet invited guests selected with their interests and requests in mind, gain first-hand knowledge of the industry, and exchange ideas with leading professionals.

A selection of departmental seminars, panels, and workshops is available at the following link:  
https://iletisimfakultesi.yeditepe.edu.tr/en/radio-television-and-cinema-department/department-studies

Because the department maintains close ties with leading media organizations, students have opportunities to complete internships at these organizations and seek employment after graduation—an important consideration when choosing Yeditepe University’s Department of Radio, Television and Cinema.

Yeditepe University is a well-established institution with a strong reputation in higher education. A degree from Yeditepe University can therefore offer a significant advantage, particularly in the private-sector job market. Graduates of Yeditepe University’s Department of Radio, Television and Cinema have many career opportunities in the media and communication industries. Our department helps prepare its graduates for their future careers thanks to its strong business connections and reputation in the industry. In addition, when the ranking list of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema in Turkey is examined, it is seen that Yeditepe University’s Department of Radio, Television and Cinema ranks highly.

Yes. Our department has been awarded a five-year accreditation as a result of the 2021 general evaluation conducted by the Communication Education Evaluation Accreditation Board (ILEDAK) of the Communication Research Association (ILAD). Yeditepe University’s Department of Radio, Television and Cinema is the first department in Turkey to be accredited for 5 years in the fields of radio, television and cinema.

Yes. Our students graduate with 240 ECTS credits at the end of their four-year education. Their degrees are therefore internationally recognized.