IKU Master of Science in Architectural Engineering program in Department of Architecture targeted training of architects having necessary knowledge and skills, to integrate building super structure with the sub-systems, solving the problems encountered from design phase to construction and facility phase. In this program, it is aimed to train professional people having high technical expertise on service systems, structural systems etc. In a complex building, due to the importance of system interactions in building quality and performance, it is essential to use different systems (service systems, structural systems etc) efficiently and accurately and integrating within the systems. In this context it is expected from the architects having a professional role in the sector, being able to asses, select and integrate environmental factors and using these data in building design. 

 At the entrance to the program, Science Exam, English Placement Exam and Interview are held. Foreign Language Exam is evaluated as 10%, Undergraduate Grade Point Average is evaluated as 40% and Interview + Science Exam is evaluated as 50%.  * During the application, diploma, transcript, military service certificate (for male students), photocopy of identity card, 2 photographs and registration fee receipt are required. During final registration, the originals of these documents and the student contribution receipt are requested instead of photocopies.  * Application dates for the program are announced by the University.

In order to graduate from Istanbul Kültür University, Architectural Engineering (Non-Thesis) Master's Program, it is necessary to successfully complete all courses in the program (equivalent to a total of 90* ECTS) and have a weighted GPA of at least 2.70 out of 4.00.

The non-thesis master's program consists of a total of thirty UKS credits and at least ten courses with not less than 90 ECTS and a term project course. The student must enroll in the term project course in the semester in which the term project course is taken and submit a written project and/or report at the end of the semester. The term project course is non-credit and is evaluated as successful or unsuccessful (İKÜ Graduate Regulation/6-31-2).

IKU Master of Architecture Program has 22 notable Erasmus partner universities in Europe, which are listed below:

Stuttgard University (Germany)

Hochschule Ostwestfalen- Lippe (Germany)

Universiteit Hasselt (Belgium)

KU Leuven (Belgium)

University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Geodesy (Bulgaria)

Ostrava Technical University (Czech Republic)

Aarhus School of Architecture (Denmark)-PhD

University of Oulu (Finland)

ENSA Marseille (France)

University of Pecs (Hungary)

Amsterdam Academy of Architecture (Netherlands)

Ramon Llull University (Spain)

University of Sevilla (Spain)

Malmö University (Sweden)

Politecnico di Bari (Italy)

University of Napoli (Italy)

University of Roma Tre (Italy)

Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

University of Ecology-Management (Poland)

University of Applied Sciences in Nysa (Poland)

University of Cluj Napoca (Romania)

University of Zilina (Slovakya)

Graduate students, who are interested in Erasmus Student Mobility, are     selected according to both their Erasmus Grades (which is determined according to their cumulative GPA’s and and the results of  their foreign language examination, organized by our University), and their order of preference of the partner universities. After this selection phase, the candidate students have the privilege to select one of our Erasmus Partner European Universities,    according to their fields of interest and continue to develop their theses with a supervisor from the hosting university for one or two semesters, as a part of their graduate education at IKU.

In addition, within the framework of Erasmus Staff Exchange Program, many international scholars visit our Master of Architecture Program to give       lectures on their specialization areas. 

Through Common Educational Studies within Erasmus Program, higher number of students have the chance to get involved within common courses, laboratory and workshop studies held mutually and coordinated in parallel with our Erasmus Partner Universities. Within this context, our Master of    Architecture Program has realized many studies successfully in Turkey and abroad.

As a result, Erasmus and Other International Common Studies are accepted as an integral part of  our Master of Architecture Program, raising it to an   international level, together with our students and our educational staff, aiming to become beneficial for all of our graduate students.