Master in Yacht Design

In parallel to the rising importance of seamanship in recent years, yacht production has increased all over the world. Together with few countries, Turkey is in the front line especially in the production of luxury yachts. Although new shipyards, marinas are opened, magazines are published and many fairs organized every year, there is a lack of human resource needed in the design field. Yacht Design Program of the Izmir University of Economics has been opened to fill this gap and to educate the students as experts who are able to propose innovative designs, to develop materials, to figure out details for the sector.

Yacht Design Master Program is aiming at the students to gain knowledge and skills in the field of yahct design and production, therefore as an objective, to take an active role in design and construction processes of present and future. Within this context, students are encouraged to participate in project exhibitions and an interactive environment is created with the trips to national and international shipyards and fairs and seminars and workshops in collaboration with the experts from the sector.

Courses

• YD 505 Resistance Propulsion and Performance
• YD 511 Yacht Design Studio I
• YD 510 Ergonomics and Safety
• YD 512 Yacht Design Studio II
• YD 597 Term Project

Elective Courses

• YD 501 Design Perspectives
• YD 502 Imaginative and Futuristic Yacht Design Studies
• YD 503 Principles of Naval Engineering
• YD 504 Yat Yapım Yöntemleri ve Malzemeleri
• YD 506 History of Yacht Design
• YD 507 Computer Aided Design of Yachts
• YD 508 Interior Materials, Components and Applications for Yachts
• YD 509 Creativity and Utilitarian Systems Design

Application Requirements for International Students

Who can apply?

• Foreign nationals
• Blue Card holders (Turkish citizens by birth, but released from citizenship by the Ministry of the Internal Affairs, and who can certify that their minor children who are registered in that permit are eligible for the rights stated in Law No. 5203)
• Foreign nationals who became Turkish citizen afterward/dual citizens in the same status
• Turkish nationals who completed the last three years of their secondary education (high school) in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, (including those who completed their entire secondary education (high school) at Turkish schools in the presence of Ministry of National Education in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) before 01 February 2013.
• Turkish nationals who completed their entire secondary education (high school) in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, (including those who completed their entire secondary education (high school) at Turkish schools in the presence of Ministry of National Education in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) after 01 February 2013.
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus nationals who reside there and completed their secondary education there having a GCE AL certificate, and those, who registered to high schools in other countries between 2005-2010 and hold or will hold GCE AL certificate.

Who cannot apply?

• Turkish nationals, who completed their entire secondary education in Turkey or in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus nationals (excluding the ones who completed their entire secondary education there having a GCEAL certificate, and those, who registered to high schools in other countries between 2005-2010 and hold or will hold GCE AL certificate)
• Dual citizens who have a Turkish citizenship by birth. (excluding the ones who completed their entire secondary education in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus/ those who completed their entire secondary education at Turkish schools in a foreign country excluding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)
• Dual citizens who have a Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus citizenship (excluding the ones who completed their entire secondary education there having a GCEAL certificate, and those, who registered to high schools in other countries between 2005-2010 and hold or will hold GCE AL certificate)
• Turkish nationals or dual citizens, who have a Turkish citizenship by birth, that attend schools affiliated to the embassies in Turkey, and foreign high schools located in Turkey.