FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
Prof. Dr. Nezahat Doğan
Dean
Dean's Message
The ARUCAD Faculty of Communication is structured to foster the creative potential and intellectual growth of its students, equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and ethical values necessary to thrive in the multifaceted and dynamic world of communication. Our academic programs are designed with a student-centered approach, aiming to provide the most current academic knowledge alongside essential professional skills and practices, thereby supporting students’ development as well-rounded individuals.
Through interdisciplinary programs that combine theoretical and practical coursework and are enriched by the arts, we offer an educational environment that embraces the principles of creativity, equality, diversity, sustainability, and collaboration. This approach not only helps students adapt to a constantly changing world but also empowers them to contribute meaningfully to this change.
About Faculty
The ARUCAD Faculty of Communication was founded with an understanding that values creativity, ethics, innovation, cooperation, sustainability, equality and differences. We have an understanding to equip our students with knowledge, professional skills and competencies specific to the field of communication.
In the Faculty of Communication, an interdisciplinary curriculum that includes both theoretical and practical courses, nourished by art is applied. One of our main goals is to help both our students and academics reveal their full potential. The academic programmes of all departments are designed for students to understand the globalized and digitalized world, to adopt critical thinking, to value innovative and creative ideas and to transform these creative ideas into practice.
The Faculty of Communication, drawing strength from the interdisciplinary nature of art, design and communication at ARUCAD, aims to train qualified specialists who respond to the communication needs of the age with creative, egalitarian and innovative approaches. Our educational and teaching processes focus on experiential learning and production, aiming to nurture our students as individuals with critical thinking skills, universal ethical values, and a sensitivity to natural heritage. Our faculty is committed to creating opportunities for research, production and sustainable application that will contribute to social participation, the preservation of cultural heritage and the integration of communication practices into society by integrating communication practices with art and design.
The Faculty of Communication aims to cultivate communication professionals who question in global and local contexts and act with ethical and sustainability awareness, highlighting ARUCAD’s interdisciplinary, innovative, and production-oriented environment in the field of communication. It aims to be a distinguished faculty of communication that shares the mission of transforming Cyprus into a cultural crossroads once again, contributing to the regional communication environment by strengthening international diversity, cultural interaction, and community service within an education-research ecosystem that integrates transformative skills with art and design.
Faculty of Communication Core Values
Interdisciplinarity : An emphasis on offering unique educational and creative opportunities by integrating art, design and communication.
Creativity and Innovation : Priority is given to new forms of production and experimental approaches.
Experiential Learning and Production-Oriented Approach : Making practice, projects and production central to the educational process.
Ethics, Responsibility and Critical Thinking : Academic autonomy, inquiry and commitment to universal ethical principles.
Sustainability and Social Contribution : Environmental awareness, a strong commitment to the preservation of cultural heritage, and support for communication practices that integrate with society.
| Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design, Faculty of Communication, DMP Programme | |
| Major Programme | Second Major Degree Programme |
Visual Communication Design | Faculty of Communication |
| New Media and Communication | |
| Dijital Oyun Tasarımı | |
| Faculty of Arts | |
| Plastic Arts | |
| Film Design and Directing | |
New Media and Communication | Faculty of Communication |
| Visual Communication Design | |
| Digital Game Design | |
| Faculty of Arts | |
| Plastic Arts | |
| Film Design and Directing | |
| Visual Communication Design Department | |||||
| 2024-2025 Academic Year | |||||
| Double Minor Curriculum | |||||
| Fall Semester Courses | |||||
| Course Code | Course Name | T | A | C | ECTS |
| VCDE111 | Basic Design | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| VCDE201 | Sight, Sound, and Motion | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| VCDE211 | Vectorial Drawing | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| VCDE203 | Visual Language and Culture | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| VCDE301 | Illustration | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| VCDE303 | Major Design | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 32 | |||
Spring Semester Courses
| Course Code | Course Name | T | A | C | ECTS |
| VCDE112 | Human Centered Design | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| VCDE132 | Computer Graphics and Image | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| VCDE212 | Typography and Layout | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| ANIM212 | 3D Modelling | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| VCDE302 | Portfolio Design | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 15 | 29 | |||
Minimum 33 local credits and 61 ECTS required to obtain a double minor certificate.
Double minor quota for the Visual Communication Design Department: 5
| New Media and Communication Department | |||||
| 2024-2025 Academic Year | |||||
| Double Minor Curriculum | |||||
| Fall Semester Courses | |||||
| Course Code | Course Name | T | A | C | ECTS |
| YMED105 | Digital Design Concepts | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| YMED203 | Digital Media Marketing | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| YMED205 | Publishing | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| YMED201 | Game Design Concepts | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| YMED301 | Writing Skills | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| GİTA307 | Infographic Design | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 31 | |||
Spring Semester Courses
| Course Code | Course Name | T | A | C | ECTS |
| YMED102 | Web Technologies | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| GİTA132 | Computer Graphics and Image | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| YMED202 | Podcasting and Blogging | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| YMED204 | Interactive Design | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| YMED304 | Digital Media Portfolio | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| YMED402 | New Generation Media | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 32 | |||
Minimum 36 local credits and 63 ECTS required to obtain a double minor certificate.
New Media and Communication Department Double Minor quota: 5
Undergraduate Programs Communication Area Outcomes
- To have sufficient knowledge on scientific, social, economic, legal, political, social and cultural issues related to the field of communication and its programs from an interdisciplinary perspective; to have the ability to form and defend consistent and comprehensive ideas with this knowledge,
- To have the ability to research, plan, develop and implement products with a creative and critical approach.
- To have the ability to carry out teamwork in the field
- To have the ability to apply the principles of professional ethics in their work.
- To be sensitive to the universal and social effects and legal consequences of professional studies related to the field such as sustainable development goals, public interest and public service.
- To have knowledge and experience about business life practices (internship).
- To have knowledge and skills in entrepreneurship and business development.
- To have successfully completed at least two out-of-field (university elective) courses in the curriculum.
- To have knowledge about occupational health and safety.
- To have the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in at least one foreign language (European Language Portfolio B1 General Level in Turkish Education Program, European Language Portfolio B2 and above General Level in English Education Program).
- To have the ability to use information and communication technologies (software, programs, applications, etc.) effectively.
