Overview

Dogus University's Communication Sciences Master program aims to provide students with the opportunity to specialize through elective courses, application and research projects and thesis work, while providing a theoretical background that can be the basis for all areas of communication.

Dogus University Social Sciences Institute, Communication Sciences Master Program offers students the opportunity of graduation with or without a thesis. Communication Sciences Non-Thesis, English / Turkish Master's Program is designed to educate individuals who do not make a distinction between the theoretical aspects of communication, culture, art and their production process and who have high levels of social responsibility and analytical skills.

The program provides a theoretical and methodological background for students to comprehend the position of communication in the historical perspective, the place of visual culture in the social fabric, the language and effect of media messages and the complex relationship between media, popular culture and social relations.

Students at Dogus University..

get enabled to discuss contemporary communication topics at the graduate level;
do not have equivalence problems with graduate programs of world universities;
are put into practice as accredited experts and academicians around the world
participate in the realization of intercultural interaction through international cooperation and create a common awareness among the world and Turkish universities within the discipline of communication studies.

Communication Sciences Master Program with Thesis aims to produce graduate studies (theses) that will contribute to the knowledge in the discipline of communication studies; The Master's Program without Thesis is designed for students who wish to develop themselves in a specific area of communication rather than continuing academic studies. After completing their courses, students in this program graduate by preparing an application project in a chosen field instead of thesis.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods in Mass Communication
History of Mass Communication and Media Policies in Turkey
Media Analysis: Media, Culture and Politics
Media and Communication Theories
Visual Culture

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-16 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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Credits

120 ECTS

90 ECTS for the Master's Program without Thesis

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Communication Studies Cognitive Science View 5 other Masters in Cognitive Science 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

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72

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Other requirements

General requirements

1. Application Criteria for the Thesis Program

ALES: 55 (Verbal) or equivalent score. Please note that the ALES may be taken no earlier than 5 years prior to the application deadline.
Selection criteria is based on 50 % of ALES score, 10% of undergraduate GPA , 40% of the interview score in the application process.

2. Application Criteria for the Non-Thesis Program

ALES score is not required. Selection criteria is based on 40% of undergraduate GPA and 60% of the interview score in the application process.
Both programs (project / thesis) seek one of the following English Proficiency exam scores no less than: YDS /KPDS/ÜDS/YÖKDİL: 55 or equivalent score, DÜİYES (Doğuş Üniversity English language proficiency exam score): 60

Foreign language proficiency certificate will not be required from the applicants who have completed their undergraduate education in English.

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Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

1666 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2500 USD for the full programme during 18 months.

International Including Dissertation: $5,000.00 per 6 semesters

International Without Dissertation: $2,500.00 per 3 semesters

Living costs for Istanbul

2000 - 3240 TRY /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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