Architecture Programs
Click below to visit the Graduate School Architecture Program web pages.
| PhD in Architecture (English) |
| MSc in Architecture (Thesis/English) |
| MSc in Architecture (Non-thesis/English) |
For national student online application, please click here.
For international student online application, please click here.
Application Requirements for National Students
| PROGRAMS | Master’s GPA | Foreign Language | ALES/GRE/GMAT Score/Type | Programs Accepted |
| PhD in Architecture (English) | Bachelor:
Min. 3.00/4.00 or Master’s: Min. 3.30/4.00 |
YDS: Min. 70 or its equivalent defined by ÖSYM | ALES: Min 70 Quantitative,
GRE: Min. 153, or GMAT 500 |
To be a graduate of Architecture or similar (e.g. Architecture, Interior Architecture, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Landscape Design, City and Regional Planning) bachelor’s degree program
and To be a graduate of Architecture, City and Regional Planning, Interior Architecture, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Landscape Design, Energy Technologies, Sociology, New Media, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or similar MSc degree programs (thesis) |
| PROGRAMS | Bachelor’s
GPA |
Foreign Language(2) | ALES/GRE/GMAT Score/Type | Programs Accepted |
| MSc in Architecture (Thesis/English) | Bachelor:
Min. 2.30/4.00 |
YU-FLAT Exam(3): Min. 65 or
YDS: Min. 65 or its equivalent defined by ÖSYM |
ALES: Min 60 Quantitative,
GRE: Min. 151, |
To be a graduate of any bachelor’s degree program |
| MSc in Architecture (Non-Thesis/English) | – | YU-FLAT Exam(3): Min. 65 or
YDS: Min. 65 or its equivalent defined by ÖSYM |
– | To be a graduate of Architecture, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Landscape Design, City and Regional Planning, Industrial Design and similar bachelor’s degree programs |
(2) Candidates who graduated from an undergraduate program given in the program language in a country whose native language is a foreign language required by the program are exempted from the foreign language requirement in their master’s program applications.
(3) Yaşar University (YU) School of Foreign Languages FLAT Exam:
– Candidates who have achieved the required score for foreign language education and training from Yaşar University (YU) School of Foreign Languages or other Higher Education Institutions English Preparatory Class Exemption Exam, are exempt from English exam provided that they apply a master’s program within -3- years following their graduation
– In the master’s degree program applications, for candidates who take the Yaşar University (YU) School of Foreign Languages FLAT Exam, the result will be valid for 3 years.
Evaluation Criteria
| PHD/MSc PROGRAMS | Interview | Written Exam | Portfolio | ALES | Bachelor GPA | Master’s
GPA |
| PhD in Architecture (English) | 20% | – | – | 50% | 15% | 15% |
| MSc in Architecture (Thesis/English) | 20% | – | 10%* | 50% | 20% | – |
| MSc in Architecture (Non-Thesis/English) | 20% | – | 10%* | – | 70% | – |
*For applicants from outside the fields of Interior Architecture and Architecture, a letter of intent is expected to be submitted instead of a portfolio.
