Proficiency in Arts - Department of Graphic Arts

General Information about the Program

Anadolu University Graphic Arts Department started its education in 1985. It aims to educate creative designers who can solve various kinds of visual communication problems. The up-to-date curriculum of the Graphic Arts Department enables students to inquire by theory and design simultaneously. While this curriculum allows its students to use the software, hardware, and tools they need actively during the design process, it also aims and supports to use their ability to imagine, form ideas, and transfer these ideas to their sketchbooks.

The students of the Graphic Arts Department can execute their projects within the school facilities. These facilities include two Apple computer studios, a photography studio, and a multi-purpose printmaking workshop.

Moreover, students also have the opportunity to exhibit their projects in the exhibition halls within the department. By doing so, they find the chance to get feedback and critiques from their colleagues and academic staff.

Furthermore, the graphic arts department aims to bring professionals and students together by organizing extracurricular activities like interviews, conferences, workshops, exhibitions, and competitions within every academic year. For instance: International Calligraphy&Typography Workshop and Spring Meetings with the Graduates. Apart from these events, students also find the chance to work with visiting professors from Europe and the USA. Additionally, the graphic arts department encourages its students to exchange knowledge and experience printing technologies by executing real-life design projects through university-industry collaborations.

Consequently, the professional and social development of students is at the core of the graphic arts. The department aims to raise free-thinking individuals who are creative, innovative, and have developed their cooperation and communication skills.

Career Opportunities

Graduates can be researchers in their fields, progress to become academicians, write a thesis and develop research projects supported by the university.

Why international students should choose this department to study

Every year, Anadolu University receives international students who come from different universities around the world, which marks our intention to promote an education based in multiculturalism as one of the added values of our official studies in Design. Anadolu University is a visionary, future-oriented university that offers a range of significant benefits:

• Strong link to practice

• Well-founded graphic design education

• Ideal working studios (computer labs, photograph studio, printmaking studio, darkrooms etc)

• Students are offered to work on a specific course they're interested in through a wide range of elective courses

• An up-to-date and large university library with rich resources

• Interdisciplinary work on real-life projects

• Opportunity to work and meet professionals through national and international events

• There are 2 more universities in the city of Eskişehir except Anadolu University. Eskişehir is known as a student friendly city.

• Anadolu University Graphic Arts Department stands except Anadolu University in graphic design education in Turkey and has a good reputation in this subject area.