ECTS - - Graphic Design
Compulsory Departmental Courses
CMPE185 - Introduction to Computers and Information Systems (1 + 2) 3
Fundamentals of information systems, system and application software; input, processing, storage, output and communication; exploring the windows environment; learning management systems; internet applications; use of applications software: word processing, spreadsheets and creating presentations, integrating and sharing information between
GRT101 - Basic Design for Graphic Design I (2 + 4) 10
Teaching plastic arts? basic elements and principles; realizing two-dimensional works in accordance with design principles (aptitude, unity, regnant, contrast, balance, measure, gap, rate, movement, hierarchy) by using design elements (fullstop, line, spot, tissue, color, light-shadow, perspective and light-dark).
GRT102 - Basic Design for Graphic Design II (2 + 4) 10
Teaching plastic arts? basic elements and principles; realizing two-dimensional colourful works in accordance with design principles (aptitude, unity, regnant, contrast, balance, measure, gap, rate, movement, hierarchy) by using design elements (fullstop, line, spot, tissue, color, light-shadow, perspective, and light-dark).
GRT111 - Drawing for Graphic Design I (2 + 2) 7
Objects from nature catch-ups; pattern works from model: plasterwork bust, torse, pattern drawings from live models; movement plans on bodies: body drawings, cubist form of body, geometric, simplified, mobile and functional figures; portrait drawings; personalizing the figure; facilitating movement to the figure; quick drawing techniques.
GRT112 - Drawing for Graphic Design II (2 + 2) 7
Objects from nature catch-ups; pattern works from model: plasterwork bust, torse, pattern drawings from live models; movement plans on bodies: body drawings, cubist form of body, geometric, simplified, mobile and functional figures; portrait drawings; personalizing the figure; facilitating movement to the figure; quick drawing techniques.
GRT142 - History of Art (3 + 0) 4
Art, stages, styles of civilizations from first appearance of mankind up to now; relations and interactions of the civilization about appearance and development of art, natural environment, socio-economic structure, political and social pattern; prehistoric, protohistoric, early history, historical ages, Mesopotamia, Egypt, ancient Greek and Rome?
GRT201 - Graphic Design I (2 + 4) 10
The language of graphic narrative; graphic presentation techniques and visual materials; symbolic and conceptual graphic design work ( pictogram-corporate identity studies, etc.) in graphic design problem-solving techniques; approach to problem, research, analysis, synthesis phase, knowledge of composition; color information.
GRT301 - Graphic Design III (2 + 4) 10
Pictogram studies: visual communication method that was created with the stylization of the icons project; the preparation of any institution?s or organization?s set of pictograms; information design studies; the knowledge acquired in their work, pictogram, typography, basic information combined with the creation of infogram.
GRT321 - Illustration (1 + 2) 5
Visual communication/illustration of visual expression as a means of practical examination; examples selected from the printed media with the aim of defining the illustration style and personal approach to discussion and analysis; technical and artistic considerations; specified applications within the scope of the project, illustrative language.
GRT325 - Desktop Publishing (1 + 2) 5
Pre-design preparatory process; the creation of page guide lines and image archives; Adobe InDesign, setting page properties, image and text recall, the master page creation and its properties, vocabulary, and paragraph settings, color properties, preparation for printing and printing process.
GRT326 - Web Design I (1 + 2) 5
Describes the concepts of www and Html. File types image formats are taught. Visualizations are designed suitable for the web environment. Also the interface of a website is defined subtleties are taught. As a result of this the interface of a website designed. This information program is a basic introduction to the flash on a Web AD, and designed
GRT352 - Packaging (1 + 2) 5
Three-dimensional design, label, and a label to the form design, packaging design, color psychology and the relationship of the box form design, paper types, weights, cutting and folding possibilities and limitations, cutting and folding techniques, sectoral factors, topic and industry made by preferences and limitations in the production of the
KRY111 - Career Planning (1 + 0) 1
Being a student at Atilim University, Student-centered programs at Atilim University, Faculty, Department presentations, Career Planning and Coop Program, Erasmus, CV writing types, Interview techniques, Effective Communication and presentation techniques, Intelligence and Personality
TURK401 - Turkish Language I (2 + 0) 2
Languages and their classification; history of Turkish language, its spread over the world and its place among other languages; Turkish language in the republic era; orthography; expressions; foreign words, suffixes and prefixes; punctuation; language and verbalism.
Elective Courses
ART201 - Introduction to Photography (3 + 0) 4
Definition of photography and the photographer, the uses of photography in life, camera and its parts (aperture, iso, shutter, lens), light and its use in photography, composition rules in photography, the works of photographers from the world and Turkey.
ART222 - History of Jazz (3 + 0) 4
The history of music before 1900`s; Blues and Ragtime music genres; the impacts of musical, social and cultural structures of jazz music in New Orleans before its emergence in the region; main jazz movements starting from the very first Dixieland music to Fusion jazz movement today.
ART266 - Jewelry Design (3 + 0) 4
Shape elements, point-line-surface relation, drawing techniques, form-shape, measure-ratio, light-dark, shadow-light, volume information, texture types and touch; hand tools; production using simple modeling techniques; cutting and leveling techniques, assembly and skidding procedures; design preparation, metal and different material shaping and
ART281 - The Healings of Art (1 + 2) 4
Contribution to the self's personal inner journey through art, artist's inner essential through art and healing techniques (breath, meditation etc.), discovery of the appropriate artistic space, the self through movement, body percussion, music, storytelling, visual arts (photography, collage, inspirational drawing, meditative painting, clay, etc).
ART282 - Voice Training, Solfage, Correpetition (3 + 3) 4
Correct usage techniques of breathing, diaphragm and voice, professional singing education, excercises of developing musical ear, theoretical knowledge of musical note and rhythm, dictation (be able to writing down on paper in the form of notes and rhythm the heared sound or music), excercises of developing musical ear, working accompanied with
ART284 - Stage Management of Theater and Movie Review (3 + 0) 4
Analysing theater plays that dominated the history of theater in philosophical theme; finding the substances and determine in search of theatric space at the world theater journey, discussion of the predeterminated movies that made the breakthrough in world history within the context of Sartre/Existentialist philosophy and Spinoza/Ethica.
ART291 - Body Language and the Art of Persuasion (3 + 0) 4
Posture, mimic, gesture, a correct and accurate way of using the intonation of speech; leadership skills and abilities to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking in the business and social environment; convincing others to adopt new ideas using body language.
GRT113 - Technical Drawing and Perspective (1 + 2) 4
Drawing items, fundemantals of usage and writing and drawing techniques; two-dimensional geometrical drawings, regular polygon, spiral and oval drawings, technique of paralel vertical projection; real sights of objects designed on basic projection platforms; movement principles and icons of these sights; parallel perspective kinds; isometric and ca
GRT232 - Advertisement Photography (1 + 2) 4
Design-oriented solutions to problems encountered in the field of commercial photography; the production of freelance and narrative projects; design elements and principles; strong research and applications in the field of photographic expression; photographic designs for different uses and applications; simple Photoshop application.
GRT241 - History of Turkish Art (2 + 0) 3
The past, traditions, the process of its emergence, and the stages it has gone up to now; skills of recognizing, distinguishing, synthesising and analysing the cultural values of societies; the art of Middle East (pre-Islamic Turkish art), the art of the period of principalities and Seljuk, Ottoman art, the Republic period art and contemporary Turk
GRT261 - Colour and Composition (1 + 2) 4
The formation and definition of the color, light colors and pigment colors, color theory, color psychology, color sociology; the main colors, Dec colors, simultaneous (misleading) colors, complementary (complementary) and cold-warm colors and the composition of the theoretical applications.
GRT271 - Sound, Music and Effects in Visual Design (1 + 2) 4
The use of sound and music in visual design; the classical western music history, the musical education that ranges from modern music modern to electronic music, alternative genres, and effect types. Making use of case studies and applications, the students are encouraged to acquire the ability to convert their musical awareness into a language.
GRT282 - Modelling and Scale Model (1 + 2) 4
Three-dimensional comprehension of principles and concepts that make up the design in parallel to design principles and methods; application of three-dimensional designs and models of designs which are two-dimensional on the surface using various materials.
GRT284 - Contemporary Art Movements (2 + 0) 3
The new world order in the aftermath of WWI and the relationships between social developments and art movements resulting from scientific and technological advancements; Dadaism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Cubism, Pop Art, Hepening, Conceptual Art, Video Art, Action Painting, Art and Craft, Installation, Constructivism, Kinetic Art, and other contemp
GRT313 - Printmaking I (1 + 2) 4
The history of printmaking, art history, and graphic artists; the original techniques of these artists; monotype print works with natural or synthetic materials, and print basic information about the logic of the image;hHigh-pressure techniques, linocut and woodcut printmaking techniques.
GRT314 - Printmaking II (1 + 2) 4
Silk-screen printing technique produced with the artistic and industrial studies; print preparation, exposuring, and discusions of the applications of printing processes; traditional methods, and computer-generated designs, single-color and multi-color printing techniques; Miniprint and Exlibris studies of learned techniques with error-free manner.
GRT331 - Printing Techniques (1 + 2) 4
The printing history, printing in Turkey, printing types, relief printing, letterpress, flexo printing, hot composing (linotype, monotype), printing block, flat printing, offset printing, web offset, intaglio printing, gravure printing, perforated printing, serigraphy, pre-printing preparations, forma, color discrimination, montage, pattern, foldin
GRT333 - Semiotics (2 + 0) 3
Semiotics lessons, signs, symbols, icons, adaptive experiments, image interpretation, formal review, conceptual critique, consciousness ?six studies, ideas, the creation of sketches, concept sketches in the light of merging; methods of analysis of the overlap with the message criteria.
GRT351 - Information Design (2 + 2) 6
The use of the language of graphic design, vector Interactive Software during symbol production, the use of Interactive Software to use in graphic design, image processing and pixel; the topicality of the concept design in systematics, the current knowledge to use as the icon, the stages of a professional solution: concept analysis; the creation of
GRT376 - Web Design II (2 + 2) 6
Web interface design with Adobe Photoshop and illustrator, Dreamweaver and Page Layout program and the preparation of HTML pages, web site structure, font usage, main window, palette, control palette, TOOL BOX, site window, creating a new site, multimedia concept, multimedia tools also, Sitemap, link control, installation of the site server.
GRT432 - Marketing Communications and Advertising (2 + 0) 3
The main content of the course consists of: historical development of advertisement, main concepts, media, society, usable application styles of advertising, functionality, forming the hierarchical plan to be formed about the advertising subject, advertisement’s description and communication, classification of the advertisement according to the subject and type, production language and technology of the advertisement graphic. Besides these, searches a prepared advertisement project’s technical preview in order to be applicable and makes the definition of the advertisement graphic tools by applying.
GRT452 - Portfolio Design (2 + 2) 6
Determining a target group of a portfolio, presentations, styles and techniques of presentations, and preliminary parts of them; preparation of a CV, professional portfolio in different formats, implementations related to relationship between a designer and a customer in business life.
GRT454 - Experimental Design (1 + 2) 4
Finding creative ideas in graphic design; creating experimental environment, thinking and researching with designer identity; creating and identifying problems; finding solutions that are not experimented; thinking and finding ideas fastly; creating different presentation methods for the presentation of ideas; applying designs.
GRT471 - CO_OP Practice IV (3 + 0) 3
The process of using academic knowledge and creative talents acquired in many different application areas of Graphic Design, efficiently in advertising and promotion sector and producing solutions simultaneously to the rapidly changing and developing needs of the industry.
GRT472 - Movie and TV Graphics (2 + 2) 6
Adobe After Effects, premiere, and 3ds Max the program; video footage of the visuals used in 3D models; the stages of construction starting from scratch, storyboard, video shooting stage, the integration of techniques and programs used at the stage of mounting and the output.
GRT476 - Agency Business (2 + 0) 3
Opening a graphic agency, laws and regulations, organizational chart of the graphic agency, departments, tools and materials, work-flow, employer and agency relationships; the evaluation of the cost of graphic projects, materials and tools used in the projects and unit price analysis.
GRT488 - Creative Communication (1 + 2) 4
The concept of living in the world of advertising; working at an ad agency, task definitions, and relationships, along with the A B C`s of creativity in advertising brief, creative brief, press announcement, advertisement concepts; press advertisement, commercials; presentation and preparation of a campaign.
GRT491 - Sociology of Art (2 + 0) 3
An outlook to the concepts of art and society; artwork, society and the forms of society and artist-society relations; the social, historical and contemporary reflections of art; social factors that influence art and artists; art institutions, new technologies in art and economic factors; the production and consumption of artworks in the so-called
GRT491 - Sociology of Art (2 + 0) 3
An outlook to the concepts of art and society; artwork, society and the forms of society and artist-society relations; the social, historical and contemporary reflections of art; social factors that influence art and artists; art institutions, new technologies in art and economic factors; the production and consumption of artworks in the so-called
GRT493 - CO_OP Practice I (2 + 0) 3
The process of using academic knowledge and creative talents acquired in many different application areas of Graphic Design, efficiently in advertising and promotion sector and producing solutions simultaneously to the rapidly changing and developing needs of the industry.
GRT495 - CO_OP Practice II (3 + 0) 6
The process of using academic knowledge and creative talents acquired in many different application areas of Graphic Design, efficiently in advertising and promotion sector and producing solutions simultaneously to the rapidly changing and developing needs of the industry.
GRT497 - CO_OP Practice III (3 + 0) 6
The process of using academic knowledge and creative talents acquired in many different application areas of Graphic Design, efficiently in advertising and promotion sector and producing solutions simultaneously to the rapidly changing and developing needs of the industry.
HUM211 - Gender Studies and Women Rights (3 + 0) 4
Introduction; gender perceptions; woman and health; woman and politics; woman and law; modernism, gender and women rights; types of violence against women and their prevention; woman and literature; woman labor in the global economy; worklife and woman; woman and entrepreneurship; woman and environment.