Faculty of Art and Design
Industrial Design
Applications open
Tuition and study format
Academic year: 2026/27
Intakes and application dates
- 2026/2027 Ön BaşvuruApplications openJanuary 1, 2026 — August 31, 2027
Programme information package
The programme's definition and learning outcomes, as the university publishes them in its official information package.
Programme definition
History
The Industrial Design Department was established in 2021 and continues its activities within the Faculty of Art and Design. The department accepted its first students in the 2021-2022 academic year and graduated its first students in 2025.
Qualification Awarded
Bachelor of Industrial Design Diploma
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle)
Bachelor Degree (EQF-LLL Level 6)
Specific Admission Requirements
Turkish Citizens: Students are accepted to the program through central placement according to their SAY score type. Students placed in the program by ÖSYM must complete their financial obligations and register definitively within the announced registration dates. Foreign Nationals: He/she is accepted as a foreign national and can be registered by the University Senate. Please review the relevant website. Horizontal Transfer: An application can be made for transfer to a student who has started studying in an equivalent program at home or abroad. It is examined and kept privately, taking into account the student's education during the admission period, the student's conditions and the degree to which he applied. Please review the relevant legislation. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer Exchange students: They can take the courses offered in the ongoing document within the scope of student exchange programs approved by the university and determined by an agreement.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)
Students' previous education and achievements can be recognized in accordance with the "Istanbul Nişantaşı University Recognition of Previously Acquired Qualifications, Course Equivalence and Adaptation Principles Directive" and exemption from the necessary courses can be provided accordingly. Link to access the directive:
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
Qualification Requirements and Rules are as described in the "Graduation Requirements" section.
Profile of The Programme
Our vision is to develop design concepts at national and international levels in the field and to become a preferred department, ahead of universities that provide equivalent education with a correct educational approach. Mission: To educate innovative students who develop the ability to apply the theoretical and practical knowledge together and to enable them to use the necessary theoretical knowledge at the application stage. Aim/ Goal: In our department, where theoretical and practical information is used together, it is aimed to educate students who have a strong theoretical background, have a developed design direction, closely follow technological developments and can use related programs. General Information: Industrial Design is an interdisciplinary field that tries to produce solutions to problems mostly by using a visual language. In the Industrial Design department, where theoretical and practical teaching is carried out together, training is provided by examining all the details of the production stages. Defined Program Educational Objectives: PEO 1: To assume leading, competitive, and innovative roles (such as senior designer, design manager, or consultant) in national and international markets by employing generative AI (Gen-AI) and computational design tools in a visionary manner during design processes. PEO 2: To build R&D-oriented careers in the manufacturing industry or establish their own independent design startups/studios, leveraging the high-level practical competencies acquired through the "learning-by-making" discipline and advanced prototyping training. PEO 3: To produce industry-leading innovative designs and social responsibility projects responsive to complex societal and environmental issues—such as sustainable living scenarios and modular post-disaster shelter systems—driven by their strong aptitude for interdisciplinary teamwork.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
After successfully completing their education, our graduate students will have the knowledge and skills to manage their own businesses, especially SMEs, factories and design offices. In addition, our students who complete their undergraduate education can continue their careers as academicians with the title of scientist after their master's and doctoral studies. Students who successfully complete the program can apply for master's and doctoral degrees in other branches of science that accept students in this field.
Access to Further Studies
Our students who successfully complete the Department of Industrial Design program can apply for the other postgraduate courses ( 7th and 8th level) of different fields of science that accept students from this department in case of getting a passing grade in ALES and having the English language skills at an adequate level.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Students who register for the relevant course at the beginning of the semester must have attended at least 70% of the theoretical courses and at least 80% of the applied courses in order to take the final exam. Students are subjected to midterm and final exams for each course. The contribution of the midterm exam (scores obtained from measurement tools such as homework, laboratory exams, quizzes, etc. can also be evaluated as midterm grades) to the success grade is 40% and the contribution of the final exam is 60%. You can click on the course name in the Curriculum (below) for the assessment and evaluation criteria of each course. You can review the relevant regulations and directives. Nisantasi University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations Examination and Success Evaluation System Directive Nişantaşı University Department of Foreign Languages Education and Examination Directive Nişantaşı University Turkish Language Teaching Application and Research Center (Nişantaşı Tömer) Education and Examination Directive
Graduation Requirements
In order to be eligible for graduation, students must have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum (equivalent to a total of at least 240 ECTS) and their overall weighted grade point average at graduation must be at least 2.00 out of 4.00. Semester weighted grade point average of at least 1.80 out of 4.00 for each semester. It is also taken into consideration. For graduation, the student must successfully complete the internship or graduation project. Please review the relevant regulations and guidelines. Nişantaşı University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations Nişantaşı University 8th Semester On-the-Job Professional Practices (IMU) Directive Directive on the Issuance of Nişantaşı University Diploma, Diploma Supplement and Other Documents İSTANBUL NİŞANTAŞI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DEPARTMENT Minor and Double Major Directive This Directive is subject to the Nişantaşı University Double Major and Minor Directive dated 11.09.2020 with the number 2020/23, and department-specific conditions are stated below. Minor Program: The Industrial Design Minor Program(s) are program(s) that students who are successfully pursuing their studies in other undergraduate programs within our faculty, are interested in industrial design, and wish to develop themselves in this direction, can participate in. Students can apply to the announced minor program at the beginning of the earliest 3rd and latest 5th semester of their own undergraduate programs. Application to the program can only be made at the beginning of the fall semester. The program quota for each semester is determined as specified in the upper directive. For application to the minor program: It is expected that all credit courses in the education plan up to the semester of application must have been successfully completed. The general grade point average in the main major program followed at the time of application must meet the conditions specified in the main directive. Applications are submitted to the Registrar's Office with a petition and transcript on the dates specified in the academic calendar. Students must take a total of (4 compulsory, 4 elective) courses from the minor program. A student who is eligible to graduate from their own department and completes the minor program with at least the average specified in the upper directive is awarded a "Minor Certificate" in Industrial Design. This certificate does not substitute for a diploma. Required Courses for the Industrial Design Minor Program: C/E COURSE NAME Compulsory Materials and Manufacturing Methods I Compulsory Project Compulsory Model Studio I Compulsory Art and Design History Elective Industrial Design Elective Courses Elective Industrial Design Elective Courses Elective Industrial Design Elective Courses Elective Industrial Design Elective Courses This program has been prepared for students of the Faculty of Art and Design. The content of the program may change for candidates studying in different faculties. Elective courses can be chosen from the courses determined in the Double Major Program. Double Major Program: The Industrial Design Department Double Major Program is open to undergraduate students who are registered in one of the undergraduate programs in our faculty and meet the application requirements. The purpose of the program is to enable students who successfully pursue their own department's undergraduate programs with outstanding success to also study for an undergraduate degree in a second major. A student who is eligible to graduate from their own department and completes the double major program with the general average specified in the main directive is awarded an Industrial Design second major undergraduate diploma. Students can apply to the announced double major program at the beginning of the earliest 3rd and latest 5th semester of their own undergraduate programs. Application to the program can only be made at the beginning of the fall semester. The program quota is determined for each semester in the main directive. For a student to be eligible to apply to the double major program, they must: Successfully complete all courses in the education plan up to the semester they apply for. The conditions specified in the upper directive are valid at the time of application. Applications are made to the Registrar's Office with a petition and transcript on the dates specified in the academic calendar. Required Courses for the Industrial Design Double Major Program: Compulsory / Elective COURSE NAME First Semester Compulsory Technical Drawing and Descriptive Geometry - I Compulsory Research and Presentation Techniques I Compulsory Basic Design Compulsory Materials and Manufacturing Methods I Second Semester Compulsory Technical Drawing and Descriptive Geometry - II Compulsory Research and Presentation Techniques II Compulsory Materials and Manufacturing Methods II Compulsory Project - I Third Semester Compulsory Project - II Compulsory User Experience in Design Compulsory Computer Aided Design - I Compulsory Model Studio - I Compulsory Professional English I Fourth Semester Compulsory Project - III Compulsory Art and Design History Compulsory Computer Aided Design - II Compulsory Model Studio - II Compulsory Professional English II Fifth Semester Compulsory Project - IV 5th Semester Department Elective 5th Semester Department Elective Sixth Semester Compulsory Project - V 6th Semester Department Elective 6th Semester Department Elective Seventh Semester Compulsory Project - VI 7th Semester Department Elective 7th Semester Department Elective Eighth Semester 8th Semester 8th Semester IMU Elective Courses
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )
Tam Zamanlı
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent
Department Head: Dr. Şamil Can GÜDER, Assistant Professor Email: samilcan.guder@nisantasi.edu.tr Phone: +90(212)2101010 Address: Neotech Campus, Maslak Mah., Taşyoncası Sok. No: 1V and No: 1Y, 34398 Sarıyer/İstanbul Department Vice Chair / Erasmus Coordinator: Lecturer İldem ATİLA Email: ildem.atilla@nisantasi.edu.tr Phone: +90(212)2101010 Address: Neotech Campus, Maslak Mah., Taşyoncası Sok. No: 1V and No: 1Y, 34398 Sarıyer/İstanbul Internship Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Suha URAL Email: suha.ural@nisantasi.edu.tr Phone: +90(212)2101010 Address: Neotech Campus, Maslak Mah., Taşyoncası Sok. No: 1V and No: 1Y, 34398 Sarıyer/İstanbul Projects Coordinator: Prof.Dr. Yavuz IRMAK Email: yavuz.irmak@nisantasi.edu.tr Phone: +90(212)2101010 Address: Neotech Campus, Maslak Mah., Taşyoncası Sok. No: 1V and No: 1Y, 34398 Sarıyer/İstanbul Alumni Coordinator: Lecturer Berke Can Malkoç Email: berkecan.malkoc@nisantasi.edu.tr Phone: +90(212)2101010 Address: Neotech Campus, Maslak Mah., Taşyoncası Sok. No: 1V and No: 1Y, 34398 Sarıyer/İstanbul Department Assistant: Research Assistant Vahide Gökra AYHAN Email: vahide.gokra@nisantasi.edu.tr Phone: +90(212)2101010 Address: Neotech Campus, Maslak Mah., Taşyoncası Sok. No: 1V and No: 1Y, 34398 Sarıyer/İstanbul Department Assistant / Quality Coordinator: Research Assistant Sude Melis ÇALDEMİR Email: sudemelis.caldemir@nisantasi.edu.tr Phone: +90(212)2101010 Address: Neotech Campus, Maslak Mah., Taşyoncası Sok. No: 1V and No: 1Y, 34398 Sarıyer/İstanbul Part-Time Lecturer / Sector Partner: Lecturer Ahmet Burak AKPULAT (Tamaba Design) Faculty Student Representative: Eyüp Yaşar AKSOY Department Student Quality Representative: Sena Eylül TÜKENMEZTÜRK
Facilities
As a department that continuously researches the needs of both the national and international design sector and updates its lesson plans in this context with the cooperation of the sector and the university, we train our students as successful designers and design managers in the design and production sector. We train students who are specialized not only in design but also in management and business administration. We help our students gain internship and study experience abroad through strategic collaborations with universities, private sector organizations and other educational institutions abroad. Within the eight-semester education process, we offer a lesson plan for our students to evaluate the eighth semester after completing seven semesters within the scope of on-the-job professional practices in the sector and to gain work experience before graduation.
Programme outcomes
- Creative problem definition, developing solution-oriented ideas, critical thinking, and synthesizing acquired knowledge to generate solution proposals.
- Plan, manage, and execute the design process.
- Design-focused research planning, execution, and transferring the results into the design process.
- The ability to think in terms of basic design and visual organization elements and principles, and to apply ideas in two and three dimensions.
- Identifying user needs, anticipating expectations, and integrating them into the design process.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Understanding the relationship between Industrial Design and other disciplines, and the ability to engage in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work.
- Ability to communicate in international settings using a foreign language and keep abreast of professional developments.
- Developing an independent, lifelong learning approach, aware of the constantly changing contexts of design.
- Being aware of the socio-cultural, socio-economic, and environmental context in design and considering the benefit of society and the environment.
- Being able to interpret artistic and cultural issues that have influenced the historical development of industrial design on a local and global scale.
- To be knowledgeable about the business models, ethical principles, and laws and regulations that must be followed in professional practice.
- To know the materials and production technologies that fall within the scope of Industrial Design and to use them in the design process.
- To master technological developments in the field of industrial design and to be able to use the necessary technological tools.
- To be able to present design ideas and solutions using relevant communication tools and methods.
Programme outcomes and the Turkish Qualifications Framework
Each line is an item of the Turkish Qualifications Framework; the numbers beside it are the programme outcomes that meet it.
KNOWLEDGE
- 1
Possess advanced level theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks with updated information, practice equipments and other resources
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 11 · 12 · 13
SKILLS
- 1
Use of advanced theoretical and practical knowledge within the field
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 13 · 14 - 2
Interpret and evaluate data, define and analyze problems, develop solutions based on research and proofs by using acquired advanced knowledge and skills within the field
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 11
COMPETENCES ( Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility )
- 1
Conduct studies at an advanced level in the field independently
Programme outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 6 · 9 - 2
Take responsibility both as a team member and individually in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the implementations in the field
Programme outcomes2 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 7 - 3
Planning and managing activities towards the development of subordinates in the framework of a project
Programme outcomes2
COMPETENCES ( Learning Competence )
- 1
Evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired at an advanced level in the field with a critical approach
Programme outcomes1 · 3 - 2
Determine learning needs and direct the learning
Programme outcomes1 · 9 - 3
Develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning
Programme outcomes9
COMPETENCES ( Communication and Social Competence )
- 1
Inform people and institutions, transfer ideas and solution proposals to problems in written and orally on issues in the field
Programme outcomes4 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 15 - 2
Share the ideas and solution proposals to problems on issues in the field with professionals and non-professionals by the support of qualitative and quantitative data
Programme outcomes5 · 7 · 8 · 15 - 3
Organize and implement project and activities for social environment with a sense of social responsibility
Programme outcomes10 - 4
Monitor the developments in the field and communicate with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level
Programme outcomes8 - 5
Use informatics and communication technologies with at least a minimum level of European Computer Driving License Advanced Level software knowledge
Programme outcomes14
COMPETENCES ( Field Specific Competence )
- 1
Act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethic values on the stages of gathering, implementation and release of the results of data related to the field
Programme outcomes10 · 12 - 2
Possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also, environmental protection, worker's health and security
Programme outcomes10