The information and program qualifications related to the Interior Architecture Master of Science Program, under the Department of Interior Architecture of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
The Interior Architecture Master’s Program has commenced under the Department of Interior Architecture at the Istanbul Technical University Graduate School in the 2026-2027 Academic Year. The program encompasses contemporary "Interior Architecture" research areas related to the discipline. It covers specialized research not only through the lens of design practice but also through theory, methodology, criticism, and technology, encouraging students to address and contemplate both disciplinary and interdisciplinary topics.
The structure of the Interior Architecture Master’s Program includes compulsory and elective courses that integrate current topics and approaches in the context of interior space studies such as research design, theoretical studies, interdisciplinary research, sustainability, typological studies, digital design and artificial intelligence in interior architecture.
Core Research Areas of the Program
• Interior Architectural Design
• Research-Based Design
• Sustainability in Design
• Digital Design and Fabrication in Interior Architecture
• Media and Interior Architecture
• Interior Architecture and Technology
• Communication Design in Interior Architecture
• Environmental Design
• Experience Design
• Materials and Technology
• Interdisciplinary Studies in Interior Architecture
• Theories in Interior Architecture
• Cultural Studies in Interior Architecture
• Furniture in the Context of Interior Architecture
• Styles, Movements, and History of Interior Architecture
• Typologies of Interior Architecture
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Active Student Count
Information about the number of students could not be obtained.
Program Profile
In line with the vision and mission of the Interior Architecture Master’s Program and the core strategies of Istanbul Technical University, the program aims to be a pioneering force that continuously evolves, maintains strong national and international relations, and strikes a balance within the research-education-practice triangle, while prioritizing public service and internationalization. Program objectives are:
• To be a pioneering program within the education-research-practice triangle, to sustain this objective, and to meet the demand for highly skilled human resources in the field of Interior Architecture.
• To facilitate the development of university-industry partnership projects regarding interior architecture topics and to strengthen collaboration with the private sector.
• To meet the specialized workforce requirements of R&D Centers.
• To guide qualified individuals toward TÜBİTAK priority areas, thereby contributing both to academic knowledge and the training of future academics in these fields.
• To prepare individuals for doctoral studies, ensuring the production of publications that contribute to the global scientific community.
• To train professionals who can examine interior architecture issues from a critical and environmentally sensitive perspective through diverse viewpoints; who possess the competence to create pioneering, original, and creative environments; who can conduct scientific research in design; and who can integrate, interpret, and synthesize knowledge within scientific and ethical frameworks while effectively sharing their work in academic environments.
• To cultivate a workforce that is pioneering, responsible, creative, and entrepreneurial, possessing a strong sense of identity and high communication and leadership skills to represent our country in the international arena and serve society; and to ensure these individuals take an active role in design management and decision-making mechanisms.
Program Learning Environments
Education in the Interior Architecture Master’s Program is conducted at the ITU Faculty of Architecture, Taşkışla Campus. Within the scope of the program, courses, thesis studies, and research are carried out in an interactive environment that hosts various design disciplines and the collaborative works emerging from their interaction. In this context, all possibilities provided by computer technology are utilized alongside various modeling techniques in wood, metal, and modeling workshops where traditional educational tools are employed.
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Program Educational Objectives
Within the framework of Istanbul Technical University’s core strategies, the program’s vision is to meet the demand for specialized human resources in interior architecture within our country, to remain a self-improving program with robust national and international networks that balances research, education, and application, to fulfill the need for experts possessing the necessary field knowledge for R&D centers, to cultivate individuals with a strong academic foundation aligned with TÜBİTAK’s priority areas, to pave the way for doctoral education, ensuring the production of high-impact publications and the management of projects that contribute to science at both the Master’s and PhD levels.
The mission of the program is to transfer the scientific and practical knowledge of interior architecture from academia to the professionals of the future who will work in the business world, academia, and professional projects. The program strives to train professionals who are nationally and internationally prominent, preferred, and capable of leadership and taking responsibility, develop entrepreneurial individuals who are proficient in teamwork and possess competent knowledge in their field, produce graduates capable of conducting institutional and applied research with a commitment to public service and internationalization goals, maintain a dynamic structure that continuously develops itself in the face of ever-changing and transforming global conditions.
Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluating Student Success
The student success is evaluated considering Articles 56, 57, 58, and 59 of the Istanbul Technical University Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles.
ARTICLE 56 - Before the enrollment for the courses begins, the faculty member who offers the course informs the Program Executive Committee about the types, number and contribution percentage to the final grade of the studies within the semester, as well as requirements for a right to take the semester final exam. These requirements shall be finalized by approval of the Program Executive Committee and approval of the chair of the department, who declares them to the student and informs the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 57 - A student may appeal the final grade of a course within one week following the announcement of the grades. Appeals must be submitted to the Graduate School in writing. The relevant faculty member shall re-evaluate the student's success status and submit the result to the Graduate School within one week. Appeals not submitted within the prescribed time frame shall not be considered by the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 58 - Courses in graduate programs shall be evaluated according to the following grading system.
| Grade Description |
Grade |
Scale |
| Excellent |
AA |
4.00 |
| Very good plus |
BA+ |
3.75 |
| Very good |
BA |
3.50 |
| Good plus |
BB+ |
3.25 |
| Good |
BB |
3.00 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB+ |
2.75 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB |
2.50 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC+ |
2.25 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC |
2.00 |
| Fail |
FF |
0.00 |
| Fail(No Exam) |
VF |
0.00 |
ARTICLE 59 - Students who wish to improve their cumulative grade point average may retake courses during the course-taking period. The most recent grade will be counted for the repeated courses.
Internship
There is no internship in this program.
Graduation Requirements
The minimum total number of credits required for the Interior Architecture Master’s Program with Thesis is 24 credits. The total credit value for compulsory courses is 12 credits. To graduate, students must fulfill the relevant requirements defined in the Istanbul Technical University Graduate Education and Teaching Regulation Senate Principles.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Master of Science Title : -
Program Employment Opportunities
Today, within the context of various factors that have gained increasing importance in the 21st century—such as rapid urbanization on both global and local scales, the development of metropolises, technological advancements and their reflections on daily life, and environmental, cultural, and sociological sustainability—the profession of Interior Architecture stands as one of the most critical fields emerging at the intersection of these developments. The importance of education in Interior Architecture at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels is rising, clearly revealing the need for specialized professionals, research-oriented studies, and academic faculty in this field.
The "Interior Architecture" Master’s Program with Thesis has been designed as a program that aims to meet the demand for specialized professionals, research-driven initiatives, and academic staff, while facilitating comprehensive research-oriented studies. In this context, the program intends to fulfill the need for expert human resources in both professional practice and academia, increase research activities in the field, and contribute to the university-industry-government ecosystem through research and innovation.
Number of Graduates
There are no graduates from 2025 or earlier. The 2026 graduate numbers have not yet been transferred to this page.
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 Based upon the competency in the undergraduate level, the ability to use the expert level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the interior architecture (iii), assessing the specialistic knowledge and skill gained through the study with a critical view and directing one’s own learning process (ix), developing and intensifying (which are processed within the area) (i) and solving the problems faced in the area by making use of the research methods (v), (knowledge, skill, learning competence) X
P.O.2 Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to the interior architecture (ii), interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge both from the area and various other disciplines (iv) and using the knowledge and the skills for problem solving and/or application in inter-disciplinary studies (xvi), (knowledge, skill, learning competence , area spesific competency) X
P.O.3 The ability to carry out a specialist study related to the interior architecture independently (vi); developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of the area and coming up with solutions while taking responsibility (vii) and fulfilling the leader role in the area (viii), (Competence to work independently and take responsibility) X
P.O.4 Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessary (xi), (Communication and social competency).
P.O.5 Paying regard to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values during the collecting, interpreting, practicing and announcing processes of the interior architecture related data and the ability to teach these values to others (xiv); developing strategy, policy and application plans concerning the subjects related to the area and the ability to evaluate the end results of these plans within the frame of quality processes (xv), (Area specific competency). X
P.O.6 Systematically transferring the current developments in the interior architecture and one’s own work to other groups in and out the area (x), Using the information and communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the area (xiii), the ability to present one’ s own work within the international environments orally, visually and in written forms (xviii) and having proficiency in a foreign language – at least European Language Portfolio B2 Level – and establishing written and oral communication with that language (xii) (Communication and Social Competency, Area Specific Competency).
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