History of Art

Hello, my name is Fahit Can Saray. I am a 4th year student at Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Art History. Our department is in Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Central Campus. The department aims to train competent art historians who respect cultural values and produce knowledge on a universal scale. Optional English preparatory class program is offered in our department. Students who wish can receive English Education for a year. Afterwards, they will take courses on Western and Contemporary Art History, General Art History and Turkish-Islamic Art History. There are also courses that involve techniques such as technical drawing. In addition to these, courses such as the Art of Cinema, Conservation of the Historical Environment, and Photography are offered. Students who graduate from our department receive a bachelor's degree and the title of Art Historian. Graduates can find employment opportunities in museums affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in institutions for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets, and in the General Directorate of Foundations. They can also take part in the protection, implementation, and inspection offices of the municipality and the Special Provincial Administration. In addition to these, they can work in private museums, public works projects, and universities as academicians. At the same time, they can practice teaching by taking pedagogical formation courses. The art history and archeology documentaries that I watched encouraged me to study art history. Bandırma Onyedi Eylul University, founded with the slogan "Bridge to the Future", is one of the largest public universities in Turkey. It is a completely new generation state university thanks to its modern infrastructure. Meanwhile, looking from an art history perspective, it has the exact location and environment that an art historian would want, as it is close to important ancient cities and museums. I benefit the most from the academic staff. The reason why we love Art History so much is thanks to our instructors. They help us a lot in improving our skills in this area. We have access to many resources in our school library. Of course, we have excursions. We organize excursions outside the city as well as in the city. Since Art History is a visual discipline, it is very useful for me to see and examine the structures on site. After graduation, I want to carry on with my studies and I want to take part in museums and excavation sites. First of all, I think everyone should experience university life. It plays a very important role in the development of the individual. My advice to candidates who will attend the Art History Department is to constantly improve themselves in this field by reading articles and books on art history. In this way, your ability to analyze will improve and you will be able to look at it from a wider perspective. I wish good luck to the candidates who will take the university exam. We welcome you all to Bandırma Onyedi Eylul University.