The students who successfully complete the program are awarded the degree of Journalism (BA) (Bachelor's Degree/ first cycle in Bologna System)

Qualifications Framework- European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA): 1

In the framework of the regulations set by Higher Education Council of Turkey (YÖK), student admission for this undergraduate program is made through a university entrance examination called YKS. Following the submission of students’ academic program preferences, Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) places the students to the relevant program according to the score they get from ÖSYS.

International students are accepted to this undergraduate program according to the score of one of the international exams they take such as SAT, ACT and so on, or according to their high school diploma score.

Exchange student admission is made according to the requirements determined by bilateral agreements signed by NEU and the partner university.

Visiting students can enroll for the courses offered in this program upon the confirmation of the related academic unit. Additionally, they need to prove their English language level since the medium of instruction of the program is English.

The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (CGPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.

At Near East University, full-time students can be exempted from some courses within the framework of the related bylaws. If the content of the course previously taken in another institution is equivalent to the course offered at NEU, then the student can be exempted from this course with the approval of the related faculty/graduate school after the evaluation of the course content.

Journalism is a profession with high public responsibility. News media do not just inform people about what is happening; but also set the world agenda every day. The purpose of Journalism Undergraduate Programme at Near East University is to educate future journalists, who are aware of their responsibilities to the society, and who have a professional focus with ethical values.

Department of Journalism offers two undergraduate programmes in Journalism, one in English and one in Turkish.  The English programme serves an internationally diverse student body. The programme design appropriately takes into account the required international aspects with respect to its graduates’ employability.

Our students are educated as future journalists with ethical and professional competencies, which will enable them to work in any of the four branches of news media, namely press, internet, radio and television. Our curriculum includes practice-oriented courses such as news gathering and writing, interview techniques, photography and page design, as well as new media courses such as basic programming for new media, computer skills for new media, audio, image and video reporting, data journalism and verification and new media design. In addition to the comprehensive applied courses, our programme also includes theoretical courses such as political science, law, economics, sociology, ethics and cultural studies designed to improve the perspectives of future journalists.

The curriculum adequately reflects the qualification objectives of the study programme. Some courses have pre-requisites where students are first required to take the prerequisite course before proceeding to the next dependent course. From the third semester onwards, elective courses are offered both in the fields of radio, television and film studies as well as in public relations and advertising. Elective courses develop a sound and solid foundation for the Journalism students in the areas of their interest. variety of different electives are offered giving students a wider range of choice.

The Department of Journalism aims to prepare its students as subject specialists of the press and the media including the new media. The Department aims to train students to be well-qualified and equip them with skills and abilities that are essential to carry out tasks effectively in this field. The Department also aims to raise their awareness about the importance of this subject on communal issues. It is aimed that those who graduate from the department achieve to theoretical and practical proficiency to be able to meet all the needs and responsibilities required by the media institutions as well as considering the communal benefits while carrying out their profession.

Our main objective is to educate competent future journalists who have the following qualities:

• Having universal values,
• Ability to think in critical and pluralist ways,
• Investigative thinking and questioning,
• Comprehesion of the social responsibility journalism entails,
• Internalization of its legal and ethical values,
• Professional competence and skills.

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Graduates from the Journalism programme can find job opportunities in newsrooms of newspapers, magazines, news websites, radios and televisions; they can be part of the editorial staff, and work as reporter, editor, managing editor and editor-in-chief positions. The graduates of the department can also manage the corporate communication units in the public and private sector, and work in public relations and advertising agencies.

Our graduates are equipped with computer and communication skills that help them quickly adapt to any work setting. They are effective also team players who make them productive group members. They are also knowledgeable in the all media sectors including the new media.

The students graduating from this program may apply to graduate programs.

• Ø COURSE STRUCTURE DIAGRAM WITH COURSE CREDITS

To see the course details (such as objectives, learning outcomes, content, assessment and ECTS workload), click the relevant Course Code given in the table below.

Exam Regulations and, Assessment, and Grading

For each course taken at NEU, the student is given one of the letter grades below by the instructor as the semester course grade.  Each grade has also its ECTS grade equivalent

The table below provides the detailed information about the local letter grades, coefficients and ECTS grade equivalents.

*for these ones, the higher grade is applied

In order to be successful in a course, short cycle (associate degree) and first cycle (bachelor’s degree) students have to get a grade of at least DD, second cycle (master's degree) students have to get a grade of at least CC, and third cycle (Ph.D.) students have to get a grade of at least CB to pass a course. For courses which are not included in the cumulative GPA, students need to get a grade of S.

Apart from that, each local grade has it is equivalent ECTS grade which makes it easier to transfer the grades of mobility periods of students. The chart above shows the ECTS grading system at NEU.

Also, among the Letter Grades;

Grade of I (Incomplete), is given to students who are not able to meet all the course requirements at the end of the semester or summer school due to a valid justification accepted by the instructor. Students who receive a letter grade “I” must complete their missing course requirements and receive a letter grade within one week following the date the end of semester grades or summer school grades submitted. However, in the event of special cases, this period can be extended until two weeks before the beginning of registration for the next semester, upon the recommendation of the respective Graduate School department head and the decision of that academic unit’s administrative board. Otherwise, grade of “I” will automatically become grade of FF, or grade of U.

Grade of S (Satisfactory) is given to students who are successful in non-credited courses.

Grade of U (Unsatisfactory) is given to students who are unsuccessful in non-credited courses.

Grade of P (Successful Progress) is given to students, who continue to the courses that are not included in the GPA that has a period exceeding one semester, and regularly performs the academic studies for the respective semester.

Grade of NP (Not Successful Progress) is given to students, who do not regularly perform the academic studies for the respective semester for courses that are not included in the GPA and have a period exceeding one semester.

Grade of EX (Exempt), is given to students who are exempt from some of the courses in the curriculum.

Grade of NI (Not included) is issued to identify the courses taken by the student in the program or programs which are not included in the GPA of the student. This grade is reported in the students’ transcripts with the respective letter grade. Such courses are not counted as the courses in the program that the student is registered to.

Grade of W (Withdrawal) is used for the courses that the student withdraws from in the first ten weeks of the semester following the add/drop period, upon the recommendation of his/ her advisor and the permission of the instructor that teaches the course. A student is not allowed to withdraw from courses during the first two semesters of his/ her associate/undergraduate degree program and from those courses he/she has to repeat and received grade “W” before, which are not included in the grade average. A student is allowed to withdraw from two courses at the most during his/ her associate degree study, and four courses during his/her undergraduate study upon the recommendation of the advisor and the permission of the instructor that teaches the course. A student has to take the course that he/she withdrew from, the first semester in which it is offered.

Grade “NA” (Never Attended) is issued by the instructor for students who fail to fulfil the attendance and/or requirements of the course and/or who lose their right to take the end of semester exam because they failed to take any of the exams administered throughout the semester. Grade “NA” is not considered in the average calculations.

Both the ECTS grades and the local grades of the students are displayed on the official transcript of the students.

In order to graduate from this undergraduate program, the students are required;

to succeed in all of the courses listed in the curriculum of the program by getting the grade of at least DD/S with a minimum of 240 ECTS

to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 out of 4.00

to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.

This is a full time program.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayça Demet Atay (Chair)

Phone: + 90 392 223 64 64 (ext. 5397)

E-mail: [email protected]

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