The Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture at ITU received a 6-year 'equivalency' for its undergraduate program and Non-Thesis Master's Program in Architecture from the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) in 2008. This equivalency was the first ever granted outside the United States to the Department of Architecture at ITU. Following a visit in 2021, the NAAB International Certification was renewed until 2027. NAAB website

Course adjustment and exemption procedures are carried out in accordance with the Exemption and Adjustment Procedures Regulation of Istanbul Technical University.
Exemption and Adjustment Procedures Regulation

The programme provides an understanding of the praxis, relevant issues of design generation in a variety of implementation scales, ease in decision making and evaluation of alternatives, and agility regarding potential means of representation. Furthermore, the graduates gain expertise in project planning and management issues and an awareness of construction documentation and specifications.

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.

There is no internship in this program.

Master of Architecture Non-Thesis Program consists of 6 facultative courses (3 credits each) from the course groups of “theory / history / criticism”, “building technology” and “design technologies” with “Architectural Design I and II” (compulsory) (2 courses with 6 credits each) and “Special Topics in Architecture I and II” (compulsory) (2 courses with 3 credits each) and “Term Project”. Graduation requirements: it is mandatory to complete 36 credits (60 AKTS) from compulsory and facultative courses according to the aforementioned course categories and “Term Project (non-credit course).

Degree : Master of Science Without Thesis    Title : -

The graduates gain expertise in project planning and management issues and an awareness of construction documentation and specifications.

Graduate Statistics

Doç. Dr. Derya Güleç Özer
E-mail: dgulec@itu.edu.tr
Web: https://research.itu.edu.tr/tr/persons/dgulec

Prof. Dr. Seden Acun Özgünler
E-mail: acunsed@itu.edu.tr
Business Phone : 0212 293 1300/2283
Web: https://research.itu.edu.tr/tr/persons/acunsed