Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design
Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design

Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design

Şair Nedim Sokak No: 11, Kyrenia 9935 Kyrenia, Cyprus Visit web page

Design

Study detals

: Master's degree : Master of Arts in Design : : 24 Month

Requirements

Documents required for application:

  • Completed application form
  • An official transcript of all university-level courses you have taken
  • A comparative mark/grade table if CGPA on the transcript is not out of 4.00
  • Attested scanned copies of diplomas received from a university or equivalent institutions
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Documentation of scores received for English and academic proficiency exams/tests (see details about the EPE Exam below)
  • A scanned copy of your passport or ID card
  • Portfolio
  • Two passport-sized (approx. 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm) photographs (required for registration only)

English Language Proficiency 

 List of Accepted Tests Min. Grades  for MA Studies
B2 CEFR
ELPE (ARUCAD’s English Language Placement Examination) 80
KPDS /ÜDS / YDS / YÖKDİL 70
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Minimum 6.00
TOEFL IBT(Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language) Minimum 70
TOEFL CBT (Computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language) Minimum 197
TOEFL PBT (Paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language) Minimum 530
English Language GCE/IGCSE (General Certificate of Education/ International General Certificate of Secondary Education) Minimum B
FCE (First Certificate in English) Minimum B
CPE/CAE (Certificate of Proficiency in English Minimum B
SAT (The SAT Reasoning Test) Reading and Writing: Minimum 440
PTE (Pearson Test of English) Minimum 71
English Language WAEC/WASSCE (West African Examinations Council) Minimum C5

  Note: Unless one of the above mentioned is satisfied upon arrival, new students will take English Language Placement Exam (ELPE). The passing score is 80. Students who pass ELPE are allocated to the programme of study, otherwise to English Preparatory Programme for a semester or a year.

Speciality

2025 – 2026 Academic Year Graduate Student Tuition Fee Table for New Registrations
Graduate Programmes MA (with Thesis) MA (without Thesis)
7 courses, seminar, thesis 10 courses, graduation project
Fee per course € 350 € 350
Thesis fee per semester € 350 NA
Seminar fee per semester € 350 NA
Graduation Project fee NA € 350
Per Deficiency (bridging) course fee (if assigned) per course € 250 € 250
English Preparatory Program ( if assigned) per semester € 812.50 € 812.50
Registration fee per semester € 50 € 50
Note: 5% VAT will be added to the total amount due    

 

Additional information

About the Programme

The Architectural Design Graduate education process aims to produce various alternative and original solutions based on research and application that examine the issues in the field of architectural design, theory and criticism from different perspectives.
Throughout their professional lives, our graduates are ready to suggest, conduct, conclude and share interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary researches and works in scientific environments using various approaches, methods and techniques, based on the intersections of architectural design, human sciences, social sciences and natural sciences.
Experiencing alternative architectural design processes, our graduates are equipped to develop the necessary architectural design processes.
By actively discovering and shaping our common future, our ARUCAD Architectural Design Master’s program graduates will contribute to the emergence of new professional paths by focusing on design, research and production.

Career Opportunities

Our dynamic graduates with high responsibility, leadership and the ability to manage teamwork will contribute to the development of the quality of life by working as a freelance architect; as an architect in institutions that accommodate different disciplines, in architectural offices; as an Manager, Designer, Controller, Implementer, Educator and Researcher in the institutions developing industrial and design-related building technologies, in the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, in the Zoning departments of the municipalities, in public institutions such as Provincial Bank, Ministry of Transport, Universities, as an Architect, Manager, Controller in private sector companies such as Building Audit firms, Consulting offices, Architectural project offices, Banks; and by building up their own successful works based on their creative and original perspective in different fields such as literature, media, cinema, music, industry and entrepreneurship.