Animation remains one of the first sources of entertainment that we all get to meet, without exception, when we are little. Although the roots of animation can be traced back to thousands of years in the past, the career potential offered by this field has only recently begun to be taken seriously. Apart from the eye-catching visuals, the fascinating effect that arises when these visuals get to move feeds the imagination and allows knowledge to be shared in a way to be remembered. That is why while animation is attractive on its own, it also plays an important role in the movie, gaming, advertising and even medical industries.
Beykoz University Cartoon and Animation Department is one of the pioneering and few departments giving animation education in Turkey. Our goal is to provide a kind of education focused on application without neglecting the theory in the background. We accept students to our department, which offers a four-year undergraduate education, through a verbal score in the university exams. The most basic requirement for our department remains an interest in animation.
In order to raise the practical skills of our students to a certain level, the first year in the department focuses on Basic Art, Design and Pattern for Animation courses while students are also introduced to digital tools in the same process. In the following years, the courses given include indispensable parts of our field such as Animation Scenario, Storyboard, Character Design as well as 2D and 3D Animation Workshops. Students grasp the diversity in animation through Stop-Motion, Documentary Animation and Experimental Animation while they take steps towards professional specialization with Environment and Space Design, Concept Design and Matte Painting courses. Needless to say, we make sure that the students benefit from the fields intertwined with animation through many courses such as Cinematography, Photography Workshop and Comics. And finally, in the fourth year, our students go through a one-term compulsory internship to ensure that they can practically use their knowledge and skills.
Our biggest advantage as a department lies in the fact that our graduates will have the chance to choose one of many sectors and fields of specialization available for them. Our graduates may turn to visual design (character, space, storyboard, animatic design), animation (production of intermediate and main poses, creation of three-dimensional models and scaffolding systems, texture application, etc.), visual effects specialization or editing. Moreover, they can also choose to join in the ranks of academicians in the future to advance the systematic thinking and quality of education in the field of animation.
As lecturers of Beykoz University Cartoon and Animation Department, we seek to see our students as graduates who have the opportunity to choose their specialization and shape their careers. We would like to see our students to discover with us what they want to achieve, and to be able to confidently focus on doing what they want to do. We hope that they going to have a perspective keen on research, which will enable them to easily keep up with innovations of our times, and enjoy a wide range of experiences.
We would like to call on potential students who love to watch animation, have a sincere wish to produce good works and respectfully accept that this job requires disciplined work regardless of the relevant stages you are involved in- we are waiting for you to join us. We look forward to sharing our interest in animation with each and every one of you and would love to be inspired by your future works!
Selen Çalık Bedir
Head of Cartoon and Animation Department
This content was updated on 05/11/2024.