The Department of Public Relations and Advertising in the Faculty of Communication at Sakarya University, which was founded in 2012, is a four-year undergraduate programme. Besides the formal education and evening education, the programme offers thesis and non-thesis master’s programmes.
The Department of Public Relations and Advertising aims to educate specialist individuals both in academic and sectoral sense. In accordance with this target, the contents of the courses in the department are designed to provide theoretical knowledge as well as equipping students with the skills of practice. Particularly, within the scope of the social service practice in the 6th term of the undergraduate programme, we aim to raise awareness about the social environment in which student live, to make them feel sensitive towards social problems and to teach them that they have to participate actively in the solution for such problems for the development of the society. In this sense, we support students about conceiving their own projects and carrying them out.
The seminars organized frequently enable students to trace and follow modern and current developments about the field of public relations as well as providing a platform for the leading figures of the sector to share their experiences and suggestions with students.
The aim of the of Department of Public Relations and Advertising is to equip students with efficient skills of communication, and educate them as hard-working, productive and knowledgeable individuals who contribute to the society. The graduates of the department are employed in media companies, in public relations and advertising agencies, and in the departments of public relations, corporate communication and advertising in both public and private institutions.
Head of Department of Public Relations and Advertising
Asst. Prof. Nuray YILMAZ SERT
