About The Program

Maltepe University Department of Visual Communication Design

The curriculum of Maltepe University Department of Visual Communication Design is based on the Turkish Higher Education Qualifications Framework (TYYÇ) Art Basic Field 6th Level (Undergraduate) qualification definition within the scope of the Council of Higher Education.

Visual Communication Design specialists can work in any field where visual messages need to be planned and implemented in a variety of business lines. Graduates of the department will have completed courses to gain the theoretical knowledge and skills to produce content in many fields such as graphic design, motion graphics, advertising, web design, interface design, mobile application design, 2D and 3D animation, short films. Graduates who earn the title of Visual Communication Design Specialist have the opportunity to work in a wide range of fields, especially in the communication and design departments of institutions and creative departments of agencies.

The department regularly organizes “GİT-MEZ-SEK Olmaz Olmaz!” events, which bring together students, faculty members, graduates and industry professionals, and plans both lecture and extracurricular activities to meet the current expectations of professional life. Students study in fully equipped classrooms, design studios, computer laboratories and learn the most demanded computer software.

Collaborations with leading institutions and agencies in the field of communication and events organized with professional designers enable students to get to know professional life closely and to obtain internship opportunities. In addition to the competent faculty members in the field of visual communication design, courses given by industry professionals, graduation juries with the participation of professionals, internship opportunities within the university and faculty are the distinctive features of Maltepe University Visual Communication Design Department.

Maltepe University Department of Visual Communication Design has been accredited for 5 years for the first time in 2020 and for the second time in 2025 by the Communication Education Evaluation Accreditation Agency (ILEDAK) affiliated to the ILAD Communication Research Association, which is a national quality assurance institution that holds the Quality Evaluation Registration Certificate issued by the Higher Education Quality Board for the accreditation of communication programs in line with the goals of continuous improvement of the quality of education.

In addition, the Department of Visual Communication Design, whose program development is guided by national and international developments in the field of design, sector demands and student expectations, has been honored with the right to use the Turkish Qualifications Framework (TQF) logo, which marks the existence of high qualifications and quality sought in the education and employment market in 2023, on graduation certificates, diploma supplements and transcripts.

We have left behind more than twenty years of visual communication design departments accepting students in our country. With the realization that digital communication opportunities would require new skills in visual communication design, communication environments and, consequently, their products have continued to develop dramatically. As a result, global changes have occurred in design trends, audience preferences, and industry demands. Each stage of this transformation process has highlighted the importance of education in visual communication design, and the significant increase in employment opportunities in related fields may be one of the most evident proofs of this situation.

Maltepe University, with an early awareness of these developments worldwide and in our country, admitted its first students to the Visual Communication Design Department in the 1997-1998 academic year. From its inception to the present day, the Department of Visual Communication Design at Maltepe University has established a tradition of engaging design activities, courses, and applications. It has adopted the principle of “continuous development in the face of the ever-changing expectations of academia and the industry” .

With this understanding, a curriculum is implemented that enables students to gain a unique designer's perspective through courses in design and communication and to graduate ready for the workforce with courses that meet industry expectations. During the learning process supported by extracurricular activities, our department's primary goal is for students to first discover their interests and talents; while gaining proficiency in all areas of visual communication design, they specialize in these areas to become professionals who make a difference in the industry.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Nil KİREÇCİ

Department of Visual Communication Design