Faculty of Art and Design
Radio, Television and Cinema
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
Nişantaşı University, as “Nişantaşı Vocational School” by Nişantaşı Education and Culture Foundation, joined the higher education system with the publication of the establishment Decision No. 24480 dated 09.09.2009 and No. 27352 in the Official Gazette dated 17.09.2009 and started associate degree education-training on 10.10.2010. The Department of Radio, Television and Cinema started its academic activities in 2012-2013. We will give our ninth graduates in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Qualification Awarded
Students who successfully complete the program receive a bachelor's degree.
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle)
Students who successfully complete the program receive a bachelor's degree.
Specific Admission Requirements
Students who want to enroll in the department must complete the processes determined by ÖSYM within the framework of the academic and legal regulations of the university. A student who has started his/her education in an equivalent program in Türkiye or abroad can apply for horizontal transfer. The acceptance of students is examined and evaluated individually before the semester starts, considering the conditions of each student and the degree he/she applied for. Detailed information about admission to the university is available in the Institutional Introduction Catalogue. Students coming from abroad can also take courses given in the department within the scope of student exchange programs approved by the university and whose limits are determined by an agreement.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)
Students may be exempt from certain courses under certain regulations. If the content of the course taken in another institution corresponds to the content of the course given at Nişantaşı University and is approved by the relevant Faculty/Institute Directorate, the student may be exempt from this course.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
Program Qualifications 1-it will be able to demonstrate competent analysis and critical thinking with high-level knowledge in the fields of communication and humanities and Social Sciences. 2-they will be able to think freely, original and creative and be able to produce in such a way as to contribute to Democratic communication. 3-they will be able to relate different areas of communication to each other, develop strategies for multimedia and holistic communication. 4-they will be able to master changing communication strategies and technologies, manage and transform processes related to them. 5-they will implement the equipment and skills they have acquired with the responsibilities and ethical obligations required by their profession. 6-they will be able to participate in the teamwork required by their working life with an effective, productive and responsible understanding of professionalism. 7-they will have professional knowledge, skills and qualifications that will allow them to find work at home and abroad in different areas of the communication sector. 8-they will be able to effectively use English and other foreign languages in which they receive their education to develop and implement their professional knowledge. 9-they will have specialized knowledge about theories and applications related to Radio, TV-Cinema. 10-demonstrate a deep understanding and application skills in at least one of the areas of Radio, TV-Cinema, such as cinema, radio-television broadcasting or Media Research.
Profile of The Programme
The development and expansion trend witnessed in radio, television and cinema channels all over the world and in our country increases the need for qualified, dynamic and creative professionals who keep up with the times and closely follow technological innovations. Istanbul Nişantaşı University Department of Radio, Television and Cinema aims to train creative, equipped, dynamic, dynamic, radio, television and cinema professionals who are committed to professional ethics. The department aims to provide a creative and dynamic education that combines academic knowledge and sectoral experience by bringing together academically equipped faculty members and professionals with sectoral experience. In the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema at Istanbul Nişantaşı University, students are introduced to the department courses and the basic practices of their fields in their first year. In the second year, they are enabled to discover their own tendencies and talents. In the third and fourth year, it is aimed to specialize in a certain field in line with the interests they have determined, both with the courses they choose and internship opportunities. From this point of view, it aims to provide its students with the individual and collective qualities that will enable them to adapt to practical, theoretical and business life by standing out with its young and dynamic structure, curriculum structured according to the interests and abilities of its students, and extracurricular cultural and social activities. Mission The mission of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema is to be a faculty that educates future filmmakers and media personnel who respect the rules of ethics, human and culture in a technology-equipped teaching environment with both theoretical knowledge and practice at national and international level, in parallel with the vision of our university with its comprehensive curriculum and faculty members. Vision As the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, our vision is to educate students who are productive, innovative, original and universal, capable of using rapidly developing technologies that are beneficial to humanity and their society in the developing environment of the digital age. For this purpose, it is to educate students who will realize this vision with both faculty members, studios and sectoral collaborations that will ensure the development of students both academically and practically.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
The radio, television and cinema sectors in our country are expanding every day by diversifying and creating new areas of activity. Graduates of the Radio, Television and Cinema department can find the opportunity to work in many different areas of the radio, television and cinema sector such as director, scriptwriter, radio and television programmer or producer, editor, image or art director, film writer, researcher, advertising director. Our graduates can work in television and radio channels, series or movies, newspapers or magazines, various cultural and artistic organizations and non-governmental organizations, or if they prefer to be researchers in their fields, they can continue their academic careers at universities. Within the framework of developing social media opportunities, our graduates who have acquired visual and auditory skills can create opportunities to work in different media and realize themselves.
Access to Further Studies
Students who graduate from this program can apply to study in postgraduate programs (7th and 8th levels).
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Students have the right midterm, final and completion exams from each course. 20 percent of the visa grade and 60 percent of the final grade are collected and pass grade. In order to be successful in a course, at least 60 points must be obtained. Students whose scores are between 50-59 may pass conditionally. In practice courses, exams can be applied, taking into account the same scoring rates.
Graduation Requirements
There is no special end-of-program exam or final exam period that must be taken at the end of the academic year or after the completion of the program in order to receive the degree/complete the program. However, there are midterm exams during each semester and final exams, usually two weeks after the end of the semester. In addition, students are expected to prepare a presentation describing the 70-day internship process they have done in the sector within the scope of the "On-the-Job Professional Practices" course in the 8th semester.
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )
Tam Zamanlı
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent
Head of Radio, Television and Cinema Department, ECTS Coordinator, Erasmus Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kemal SANCAR mustafakemal.sancar@nisantasi.edu.tr Office 137 / Maslak Mah., 1453 Söğütözü Sokak Ağaoğlu Maslak 1453 No: 20, 34398 Sarıyer / İstanbul
Facilities
The Department of Radio, Television and Cinema offers students the opportunity to gain academic knowledge and skills in the field, especially in social sciences and communication sciences, through courses, activities, applications and sector experience. With one radio studio, two TV studios and one editing room within the department, it is possible to transform the academic knowledge and skills gained through academic activities into practical forms. With the social areas and activities, library, student community activities and sports facilities on campus, students have the opportunity to live a colorful and opportunity-filled university life.
Programme outcomes
- To be able to interpret the basic concepts, theories, approaches and fields of study of communication sciences with analytical methods and a critical perspective.
- To establish and apply connections between concepts, approaches and discussions in communication sciences and other disciplines.
- To have theoretical knowledge and methods of social sciences and communication sciences aimed at understanding the world and society.
- To ensure professional development by closely following new concepts and approaches in the fields of communication sciences and radio, television and cinema.
- To have the ability to know and use the technical tools and information technologies required for new media and conventional media effectively and creatively.
- To master the content production stages in radio, television and cinema by learning scenario, camera, lighting, sound, editing and post-production techniques.
- To have the production processes for animated films, commercials, short films and documentaries.
- To be able to use foreign languages, especially English, effectively in developing and implementing professional knowledge.
- To have professional knowledge, skills and competence that will enable them to find employment in different areas of the communications sector, both domestically and internationally.
- Having the ability to work, think, write and make quick decisions within time limits.
- To be aware of art and cultural heritage and to spread the artistic perspective.
- Having the ability to work, think, write and make quick decisions within time limits.
- To be able to carry out individual and team work in the fields of radio, television and cinema and to gain the ability to take responsibility.
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 · 6 · 7 · 10
SKILLS
- 1
Use of advanced theoretical and practical knowledge within the field
Programme outcomes3 · 6 · 7 · 8 - 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 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 9 · 10
COMPETENCES ( Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility )
- 1
Conduct studies at an advanced level in the field independently
Programme outcomes1 · 3 · 4 · 7 · 8 · 10 - 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 · 5 · 6 - 3
Planning and managing activities towards the development of subordinates in the framework of a project
Programme outcomes9
COMPETENCES ( Learning Competence )
- 1
Evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired at an advanced level in the field with a critical approach
Programme outcomes1 · 4 · 6 · 7 · 9 - 2
Determine learning needs and direct the learning
Programme outcomes2 · 5 - 3
Develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning
Programme outcomes3 · 8 · 9 · 10
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 outcomes1 · 10 - 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 outcomes3 · 9 - 3
Organize and implement project and activities for social environment with a sense of social responsibility
Programme outcomes2 · 7 - 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 outcomes4 · 5 · 6 · 10
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 outcomes1 · 2 · 3 · 9 - 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 outcomes4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 10