Welcome to the Cartoon and Animation Program!
Put your creativity into action! Our Cartoon and Animation Program offers students interested in visual storytelling, digital art and moving image production an interdisciplinary and practice-based education in accordance with the requirements of the age.
Our Mission
As the Cartoon and Animation Program, our mission is to provide our students with creative thinking, visual communication, narrative development and technical production skills and to train them as individuals who are innovative, ethical and equipped to compete globally in different fields of animation art.
Our Vision
The vision of our program is to create a pioneering educational environment integrated with contemporary art, technology and narrative practices, capturing the dynamics of digital culture and responding to sectoral needs. Our priority is to produce graduates who are preferred on national and international platforms.
Scope of the Training Program
The Cartoon and Animation Program has a comprehensive educational content ranging from traditional narrative techniques to digital media applications, from visual storytelling to creative technologies. During the program, students gain competence in basic areas such as 2D animation, 3D modeling and animation, storyboard development, screenwriting, character and background design, digital editing and visual effects, while expanding their creative boundaries with motion graphics design, visual content production for games and experimental animation techniques.
In addition, innovative courses such as design with artificial intelligence are also included in the curriculum of the program in accordance with the requirements of the age; it is aimed for students to adapt to technological transformation and make creative contributions to sectoral developments. In addition to technical equipment, the program supports aesthetic, critical thinking and interdisciplinary collaboration skills. By taking elective courses from other programs affiliated with the Faculty of Art and Design, students can build an individual journey of expertise in their own areas of interest.
Academic Staff
The Cartoon and Animation Program has a strong academic staff that combines both academic and sectoral experience. The faculty members of our program have many years of production experience in fields such as animation, games, graphic design, visual narrative and digital media, and at the same time, they carry out their educational activities with an innovative approach that is open to interdisciplinary projects.
Our academic staff is not limited to the transfer of theoretical knowledge, but actively participates in project-based production processes carried out one-on-one with students. These projects consist of short films, in-game cinematic scenes, experimental animations and different digital media content, offering real production experiences to support students' creativity.
In addition, our faculty members develop collaborations with the industry's leading studios, agencies and independent production platforms and carry out joint projects with external stakeholders, thus directly integrating professional experiences into the students' education process.
In our program, industry professionals specialized in fields such as animation, storyboarding, 3D modeling, game art, design with artificial intelligence work as part-time lecturers and share their experiences with students through applied courses specific to their fields. In this way, our students have the opportunity to learn first-hand the current practices that they will encounter directly in the sector.
Program Learning Outcomes
Our program graduates:
- Can comprehend the basic principles and historical development of animation,
- Can use 2D and 3D animation techniques creatively,
- Can manage script writing, storyboard development and character design processes,
- Can use technical software in the field (After Effects, Toon Boom, Maya, etc.) effectively,
- Can produce with critical thinking and aesthetic values,
- Can adapt to teamwork in project-based production processes,
- Can create social messages with visual expression,
- Can reflect ethical and environmental sensitivity to art practice.
Program Educational Objectives
Students who graduate from the program:
- Can work in creative positions in animation studios, digital game companies, advertising and design agencies, film and TV productions,
- Can develop their individual portfolios by producing independent projects,
- Can continue their academic careers with graduate programs,
- Can establish their own studios as entrepreneurs in cultural and creative industries.
Our Graduates
Our Cartoon and Animation Program, which graduated its first graduates in 2023, offers a strong infrastructure for students to step into the sector in a prepared manner. Through the Career Planning course offered within the program and the active Career Center of our university, our students meet with industry professionals throughout their education, develop their portfolios and take more conscious steps towards the business world.
A significant number of our graduates make a rapid transition to business life after graduation with the experience they gain thanks to the Practical Training in the Workplace they realize in their final year. Today, our graduates actively participate in production processes in various positions in Turkey's leading game studios, animation companies, advertising agencies and digital media organizations.
In addition, our graduates who want to continue their academic development continue their graduate studies both in Turkey and abroad, specializing in the fields of art, design and digital media, contributing to research projects and creative productions.
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Practical Training Process
With the “Practical Training in the Workplace” course in the 4th year of our program, our students gain industry experience, take part in real projects and get the chance to experience professional production processes one-on-one.
English and Other Foreign Languages
Although the language of the program is Turkish, since the technical terms and software commonly used in the sector are in English, vocational English support courses are offered to our students. In addition, students can benefit from second foreign language elective courses.
International Exchange Programs
Within the scope of Erasmus+, we have agreements with universities in different countries in Europe. Our students can enrich both their cultural and academic experiences by studying abroad for a semester.
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Double Major and Minor Opportunities
Our program students can get the chance to specialize in a second field by doing double major and minor with other programs of the Faculty of Art and Design.
Research and Project Opportunities
Interested and willing students can take part in projects carried out by our faculty members, apply to TÜBİTAK and similar support programs, and represent their productions in national and international competitions.
Student Communities and Activities
The Cartoon and Animation Club, founded by the students of the program, draws attention with its production-based approach, creative collaborations and fun activities. Under the umbrella of the club, students have the opportunity to develop their technical knowledge and artistic skills, share their own projects and create interdisciplinary interaction environments.
Among the activities of the club are events and workshops that become traditional every year:
Halloween Costume Competition - A traditional competition where students showcase their creativity in both character design and costume production.
Stop Motion Workshop - Intensive workshops teaching the basics of stop motion technique with practical applications.
Cell Animation Workshops - Workshops where the basic techniques of traditional drawing-based animation are taught in practice.
Animators Selection Film Screenings - Screenings and analysis of independent short animation films from Turkey and around the world.
Animation Studio Visits - Technical trips where students have the opportunity to get to know the industry on site.
GeekFest Participation - Creative activities where club members actively participate in the festival focused on gaming, cosplay and popular culture.
Alumni Meeting Series - Direct information sharing about career paths and work experiences through interviews with our graduates working in the industry.
These activities both contribute to the professional development of our students and provide a social environment that reinforces the department culture.
Graduate Education Opportunities
Graduates of the Cartoon and Animation Program can continue their academic specialization in creative fields such as visual arts, digital media, animation and communication design after their undergraduate education.
The Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design Master's Program (with or without Thesis) at Beykoz University offers an important postgraduate education opportunity for our graduates with its interdisciplinary structure that brings together artistic production and digital design processes. In this program, students have the opportunity to develop themselves in the fields of theoretical background, research methods, project-based production and creative thinking.
In addition to this, our graduates;
- are accepted to graduate programs in the fields of animation, graphic design, digital media, communication design, film design at universities in Turkey and abroad,
- continue their academic careers,
- participate in scientific production processes and exhibit their projects on national/international platforms.
Click here for detailed information about the Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design Master's Program.
This content was updated on 09/08/2025.
