Dear Students,
As the Department of New Media and Communication, we welcome you with the awareness that media is not only a space for producing and sharing content; it is also a powerful ground for thinking and production that shapes society, culture, politics, and daily life.
Digital technologies, social media platforms, artificial intelligence, data-driven systems, and new narrative forms are rapidly transforming the field of communication. This transformation requires not only technical skills; It is necessary to train individuals who can think critically, bear ethical responsibility, conduct research, and develop creative solutions. The main aim of our department is to train our students as well-equipped communicators who know the media practices of the age and can evaluate these practices in their social, cultural, and ethical dimensions. In our department, our students study communication theories, social sciences, media production, visual communication, digital content production, new media journalism, artificial intelligence, etc. They intersect with diverse fields such as data ethics, political communication, creative industries, and transmedia narratives. This diversity provides our students with both professional skills and a strong intellectual perspective. The new media field requires interdisciplinary thinking. Therefore, we prioritize training our students to be individuals who can not only use media tools but also analyze media content, understand the social impacts of the digital world, and produce original work. Our graduates; They are equipped with the knowledge and skills to pursue careers in many fields such as digital media, journalism, social media management, corporate communication, advertising, public relations, political communication, visual communication, and creative industries. We invite you to understand, critically evaluate, and creatively transform the communication processes of the digital age. We would be happy to see you in our department.
Assistant Professor Çiğdem ÖZKAN SEV
Head of New Media and Communication Department