The Communication Sciences Undergraduate Program, prepared by our expert and experienced academic staff, is structured with courses that aim to create a solid foundation in the field of social sciences in the first two years. The experience we have gained from our master's and doctoral programs in Communication Sciences is that the job opportunities available in different fields of communication can be improved by the presence of graduates who understand culture, society and communication dynamics and can operate in this direction. In addition to the compulsory courses that aim to provide a strong foundation, the Communication Sciences Undergraduate program is structured with rich elective courses in four main axes: Cultural Studies, Political Communication and Political Economy, Cinema and New Media.
The Master's Program in Communication Sciences admitted its first graduate students and commenced education in July 2006. The courses in the program were designed to enable the discussion of contemporary communication topics at the graduate level and to ensure compatibility with the master's programs of European universities, avoiding any issues of equivalence. The program is planned as a self-renewing program that can adapt to social and technological changes. The courses offered in the program are designed not only to provide the theoretical foundations that students will need during the thesis stage, but also to equip them with the knowledge base required to discuss current issues and develop potential solutions to these problems. In other words, when considered as a whole, the program is designed to integrate current events with theoretical foundations and to promote the application of academic knowledge. As an interdisciplinary field, communication is addressed within a broad framework that spans from sociology to history, political science to philosophy, art to economics, anthropology to psychology, and linguistics to law.
Qualification Awarded: Master's Degree in Communication Sciences
Education Level: Master's Degree
Program Coordinator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Nevin Yıldız
Deputy Program Coordinator: Research Asst. Dr. Ozan Çavdar
The Cultural Studies and Media Master's Program has been prepared in accordance with the interdisciplinary nature and methodological richness of the field in terms of the interests and technical competencies of the academic staff of Hacettepe University Faculty of Communication. Through the courses offered in the program, our students will not only acquire specialized knowledge in the field, but will also develop the ability to analyze the socio-cultural, societal, and political tensions arising from the interaction between individuals, media, and society in both Turkey and the world. Furthermore, they will be able to contribute to the production of academic knowledge that can inform policy-making processes related to these dynamics. As is well known, with the development of digital media, the field of culture and communication has taken on new dimensions, generated new problems and created many new sub-fields. As users have become as active as traditional media professionals in the production of media content, there has been both a widening and deepening of academic problem/research areas, as well as a diversification of professional fields. In this respect, the program will be able to train academics with digital media equipment, which is still a serious shortcoming in communication faculties, and will be able to graduate the experts needed in the production of media content (especially in new career fields such as social media consultancy).
Qualification Awarded: Master's Degree in Cultural Studies and Media
Education Level: Master's Degree
Program Coordinator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Göze Orhon
Deputy Program Coordinator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Emel Uzun Avci
Health communication is defined as “the application of communication concepts and theories to interactions and processes related to health among individuals”, with the aim of informing the public about health issues, raising awareness, and fostering consciousness. Health communication studies, which focus on communication processes between patients and physicians in the provision of health services and health campaigns prepared for health promotion, have made the recognition of health services, changing attitudes and behaviors related to health the main fields of activity of health communication.
The program aims to equip students from diverse backgrounds with a comprehensive understanding of the components of health communication. It provides knowledge and skills related to activities aimed at changing health-related attitudes and behaviors; communication between healthcare personnel and patients; the design, development, and implementation of campaigns that increase individuals’ access to health information; the creation of public health messages; the design and dissemination of information concerning individual and societal health risks; the discussion of health messages in mass media; and communication processes related to health promotion and disease prevention. In addition to supporting those who wish to specialize in the field of health communication, the program also contributes to addressing the shortage of qualified professionals required by the health bureaucracy.
Qualification Awarded: Master's Degree in Health Communication
Education Level: Master's Degree
Communication Sciences Doctorate Program was accepted by the Council of Higher Education on 15.08.2012 and started education. In the program, just like the Communication Sciences Master's Program, communication is understood as an interdisciplinary field and the courses of the program include current and advanced theoretical and methodological approaches in the field. The program, which is based on critical and creative thinking, aims to conduct research and studies that can make specific contributions to the field of communication.
Qualification Awarded: Doctoral Degree in Communication Sciences
Education Level: Doctorate
Program Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülsüm Depeli
Deputy Program Coordinator: Research Assistant Dr. Barış Tuğrul