Public Relations and Publicity

Qualification Awarded

Doctorate degree in Public Relations and Publicity

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Recognition of Prior Learning

Lateral transfer is possible for students of master's and doctorate programmes who have successfully completed at least one semester at another department of the same university and the same institute, or at a master's and doctorate programme of another equivalent institute of another higher education institute. According to the related bylaws, the courses that a lateral transfer student should take within the scope of 'Programme Adjustment' are determined by the committee of the relevant department. The determination of which and how many of the previously taken courses should be recognized within scope of the minimum course load, is suggested by the advisor and the committee of the relevant department,as well. "Full Recognition" is provided upon the approval of those courses by the board of chairs of relevant institute.

Kocaeli University guarantees in advance that all credits gained and courses received by an Erasmus student after the mobility abroad will be fully recognized and transferred into Kocaeli University system and upon arrival with the approval of the authorities and the student. While preparing the" Erasmus Credit Transfer and Grade Equivalency Table" the ECTS grades are transmitted to Kocaeli University grading system.

Turkish higher education institutions are in the start-up phase about the recognition of informal and non formal education. However; computer and foreign language skills that students improve on their own, are evaluated through exemption examinations by the university. Students who prove to be proficient in such exams are exempted from related course(s).

Program Competencies

• Develops original approaches in the analysis, synthesis and evaluation of new and complex ideas at theoretical and practical levels by establishing communication, media, public relations, advertising, promotion fields and related interdisciplinary relationships.
• Designs advanced research by developing new methods or applying existing methods to new areas with a systematic and interdisciplinary approach in the fields of media, communication, advertising, public relations and promotion.
• Develops solutions to social, scientific and ethical problems by making decisions based on ethical principles and social responsibility awareness in the work.
• Evaluates social, political, cultural and scientific events and phenomenon at national and international levels by questioning them from different dimensions within the framework of the communication discipline.
• Develops independent and team-based research, methods and approaches to solve a social problem by adopting a creative and critical way of thinking in the fields of media, communication, advertising, public relations and promotion.
• Develops original approaches and strategies in the process of transition to the information society at global, national and local levels by following the developments in digital communication technologies and digital media.
• Uses effective communication skills by strategic decision-making techniques in solving practical and conceptual problems in the fields of media, communication, advertising, public relations and promotion.

Key Competencies

• The ability to transmit knowledge and opinions verbally and in the written form
• The ability to evaluate knowledge and skills critically
• The ability to work independently and to take responsibilities
• Being inclined to work collaboratively
• The ability to learn and manage to learn
• The ability to use digital literacy skills
• The ability to use a foreign language at the level of professional communication
• The ability to adopt and obey the rules of scientific etiquette
• The ability to take initiative and make attempts in order to turn thoughts into action
• The ability to use the knowledge and skill of scientific research
• The ability to manage and direct work
• The ability to care for social and cultural values
• The ability to use multiple perspectives on different topics
• Mathemetical ability and the ability to use science and technology
• The ability to self-express in the fields that could contribute to personal development (i.e. art, sports, etc.)

EQF/NQF-HETR Relation

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. İdil SAYIMER