Overview

Sabanci University's Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design with a Thesis degree requirement is a fully articulated art or design project with a written theoretical dissertation that is expected to be presented to a jury at the end of the studies.

Key facts

MA-VAVCD Non-Thesis degree requirement is a fully articulated art or design project that is expected to be presented to a jury at the end of the studies. In this case, a thesis submission is not expected.

Our faculty is comprised of a strongly committed group of individuals, whose output and recognition well extends into the international arena of art, design and theory; and a significant number of whom can profess to hybrid expertise and interest areas that lie at the convergence points of several related, but nonetheless distinct, fields. In the expandable/collapsible listings below you will find an overview of our individual areas of proficiency, our work media, and the creative/research topics as well as the theoretical areas which especially interest us or relate to us. Please navigate through them in order to find out more about us and the educational opportunities of our program.

Programme Structure

Courses

Anthropology as Cultural Critique
Anthropology of the Global City
Local Cultures, Global Forces
Material Culture
Anthropology of Migration and the City
Anthropology of the Body

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-30 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Disciplines

Design Visual Arts View 3 other Masters in Visual Arts in Turkey

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admitted candidates are expected to have completed their undergraduate degrees by the time of registration for the graduate program.
Applications by international applicants studying abroad are valid only after the approval and recognition of the last graduated higher education institution and the course of study by the Turkish Higher Education Council. The necessary enquiry is made by the University.
Turkish candidates graduated from a higher institution abroad should submit a certificate of equivalence by the Turkish Higher Education Council. Equivalency certificate must be submitted during the enrollment at the University. Click here for the procedures and principles to be applied by Turkish Higher Education Council.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24500 USD / year

≈ 24500 USD / year

Additional Details

1.100.000 TL for Turkish citizens

Living costs

Istanbul

Turkey

2000 - 3240 TRY / month

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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