ARUCAD Institute of Graduate Studies and Research aims to enable our candidate students to gain vision by blending their creativity with theory, through six master’s and two doctorate programs with thesis and non-thesis options in the fields of art, design and communication. The institute offers master’s programs in Art, Architectural Design, and Communication Studies, and Ph. D programs in Art and Culture Management and Architecture.

Research, learning, practice while learning, and creativity when applying the theories are among the main objectives of all programs. Students are provided with the opportunity to discover their own potential by considering original topics in all their studies in line with the research ethics and enabling them to contribute to the field. Our students, who have the option to choose between gaining expertise in their field or advancing in the academic field in all our graduate programs, are able to follow up with practice or theory in line with their choices.

Our students who aim to progress academically usually choose our doctoral programs. All academic programs offered by ARUCAD Institute of Graduate Studies and Research are designed for students to better interpret the changing and differentiating world, to redefine what is happening in the world with a critical eye, to nurture their research with innovative and creative ideas, and to transform these creative ideas into practice.