The information and program qualifications related to the Music Technology Bachelor of Arts Program, under the Department of Music Technology of the Turkish Music State Conservatory, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
Music Technology Department, by following these developments closely and putting them into practice, especially by conducting academic studies on traditional music and instruments, will be conducting R&D studies towards the future of music and sound technologies within the scope of the department's technological and will ensure its place in academic developments. The amount of papers presented by students in national and international congresses, symposiums and seminars, the amount of articles published by students in national and international peer-reviewed journals, the statistics of the business fields chosen by the graduates, the number of registered works contributed by students and graduates, the number of concerts students and graduates have worked on The number of audio-visual media that students and graduates contribute to the sound design, and the number of musical instruments that students will produce will be the success indicator of the department.
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Registration Requirements
English Proficiency
The teaching language method of this program is Turkish. English is not a requirement to start education.
Regulations and Guidelines
Academic Calendar
Course Plans, Prerequisites and Course Equivalence
Course Information
Course Schedules
Course Adjustment and Exemption Procedures
Program Educational Objectives
• To educate students who are familiar with the general characteristics of music and traditional instruments musically and acoustically, and to develop their achievements in this direction, both through scientific research that contributes to our culture, and in albums, concerts, studios, etc., which they will carry out in the professional music and art worlds. to demonstrate their work.
• To ensure that students gain the ability to blend their knowledge with traditional culture while keeping up with the rapidly changing world and closely following international developments in the field of music technologies, and in this process, creating national and international opportunities for students' education and personal development.
• To prepare an environment where students can exchange information they may need during their studies and to encourage new research and theories to be put forward in this scientific and creative environment.
•To educate graduates who have theoretical and practical knowledge on Sound Recording, Mixing, Editing, Mastering, Live Performance and Recording Systems, Sound Restoration and Cleaning, Transfer Between Different Sound Environments, Cinema-Performing Arts-Sound Design for Contemporary Art.
•To train professionals who have knowledge of the scientific methods required in the field of Sound Design, have investigative features, and can approach their work with an innovative and creative perspective,
•To raise young people who are knowledgeable about local and universal problems related to the subject and have a perspective that can offer solutions to these problems, and to ensure that these students contribute to the science of music technologies with studies that will shed light on future generations,
•To carry out studies to eliminate the lack of Turkish literature related to the field,
•To provide an environment where artists and academicians working in related fields can use their education, research and consultancy potential,
•To ensure the continuous improvement of the education given on sound design by establishing national and international connections with similar departments,
•To approach the field of Sound Design and Instrument Making with an interdisciplinary perspective, and to use the theoretical and practical experience of sound theories in fields such as contemporary art, architecture, cinema, medicine, linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, or in studies to be conducted with these fields.
•To train artists and researchers who have theoretical and practical knowledge in experimental fields such as Sound Art, Electronic and Electro-Acoustic Music, Sound Installation, Spatial Sound, Interactive Sound Processing and Performance Technologies.
•To train musical instrument makers who can work on the production and restoration of Turkish Music instruments.
Measurement and Evaluation
Student success is evaluated in consideration of Articles 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 of the Istanbul Technical University Undergraduate Education and Training Regulation.
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Internship
There is no internship in this program.
Graduation Requirements
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Bachelor of Arts Title : -
Program Employment Opportunities
Graduates of the music technology undergraduate program majoring in sound design can be employed as researchers, academics, educators, consultants, etc., in their careers. They will also have the opportunity to work in private or state television and radio, private sector studios and concert organizations, production and post-production companies operating in the field of motion pictures, TV series and video games. Graduates who have majored in instrument making can be employed in the luthier staff of State Choirs, TRT and state operas, as well as they can establish their own private workshops. The rapidly growing industry needs innovative and competent employees who follow the developments in their field.
Number of Graduates
Music Technology Bachelor of Arts Program Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2024 | 1 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 To train graduates who have theoretical and practical knowledge on sound recording, mixing, editing, mastering, live performance and recording systems, audio restoration and cleaning, cinema-performing arts-sound design for contemporary art.
P.O.2 To train professionals who have knowledge of the scientific methods required in the field of sound design, have investigative features, and can approach their work with an innovative and creative perspective.
P.O.3 To educate young people who are knowledgeable about local and universal problems related to the subject and have a perspective that can offer solutions to these problems, and to ensure that these students contribute to the science of music technologies with studies that will shed light on future generations.
P.O.4 To carry out studies to eliminate the lack of Turkish literature related to the field
P.O.5 To provide an environment where artists and academicians working in related fields can use their education, research and consultancy potential.
P.O.6 Establishing national and international connections with similar departments and ensuring the continuous improvement of the education on sound design
P.O.7 Approaching the field of Sound Design and Instrument Making with an interdisciplinary perspective, making use of theoretical and practical experience in sound theories in fields such as contemporary art, architecture, cinema, medicine, linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, or in studies to be conducted with these fields.
P.O.8 To train artists and researchers with theoretical and practical knowledge in experimental fields such as Sound Art, Electronic and Electro-Acoustic Music, Sound Installation, Spatial Sound, Interactive Sound Processing and Performance Technologies
P.O.9 To train musical instrument makers who can work on the production and restoration of Turkish Music instruments.
Quality and Accreditation Officer
Head of Department
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