Public Relations and Publicity Department

Public Relations and Publicity Department, under the roof of Marmara University Faculty of Communication, offers education to students with its strong structure consisting of four departments.

The Public Relations and Publicity undergraduate program, with the course contents that catch the conditions of the age, aims to train students as successful communicators who will guide the Public Relations sector. During the four-year education period, students take 30% of the courses in English, so they graduate with an international level of competence. Competent students are brought to the sector with the lectures offered by expert and productive faculty members who also contribute to the intellectual background.

Our graduated students can work various fields of sector, such as public relations agencies, advertising agencies, national and international companies and state institutions. In addition, our students who aim to become academicians can plan a new education process in our graduate programs following their graduation.

Public Relations and Publicity Department offers the students postgraduate education opportunities with its MA, PhD and Non-thesis programs as well. Our department hosts the departments of Public Relations, Advertising and Publicity, Interpersonal Communication and Research Methods. Department of Public Relations offers both theoretical and applied courses in many field, such as effective communication, public opinion formation, social responsibility, corporate communication, digital communication and crisis management in undergraduate, MA, PhD, and Non-thesis programs.

The department of Advertising and Publicity has undergraduate, MA, PhD, and Non-thesis programs with the courses related to contemporary advertising, new media and advertising, brand management, advertising research and consumer behavior.

The department of Interpersonal Communication  has undergraduate, MA, PhD, and Non-thesis programs with the courses on conflict and conflict resolution, political campaign communication, leadership, persuasion, rhetoric and management.

Our students of Non-thesis programs can increase their knowledge and experience toward the sector through the courses and projects. They can also make transition to MA programs if they meet the objectives and requirements.

Our MA students write their dissertations with the consultancy of our faculty members, so they can work more effectively in the sector with the knowledge they have gained or after graduation they can apply Phd programs in order to be academician.

Our Phd students take the first step forward to academy, and they are supposed to achieve Phd qualification exam and than complete their Phd dissertation. After graduation, they can have the opportunity to work in state or foundation universities in our country.

The courses are always updated in accordance with the requirements of the day. Our department leads many communication faculties in our country in terms of course contents.

Prof. Dr. Ebru ÖZGEN

Head of Public Relations and Publicity Department