The Department of Music, which opened in 1997 to provide jazz education, was a place where talented young people of Turkey met the masters of jazz. Many masters of todays music scene were educated in this school. Following a series of changes from 2005 onwards, a more inclusive curriculum was created, embracing all genres and areas. In its new form, the department became a place where the disciplines of composition and sound technologies merged, and where musicians who could approach music with this perspective without distinguishing genres were trained. Continuing to change by keeping up with what time brings, the department has the distinction of being a place where students and teachers who understand work discipline and the importance of free thought in the artistic creation process, and who share learning activities as multifaceted and multi-layered experiences, meet.
Bachelor of Music at Istanbul Bilgi University
The Music at Istanbul Bilgi University is a Bachelor program designed for students who want to build the knowledge and skills required for careers in this field. Delivered on campus at the university's main campus in Istanbul, Turkey, the program is taught in English and takes 4 years to complete. Students study in a Full Time environment while preparing for future professional opportunities. The next intake starts on October 11, 2026.
About Bachelor of Music
Requirements and Admission Criteria for Bachelor of Music at Istanbul Bilgi University
Entry Requirements
The International Student Recruitment Office at Istanbul Bilgi University is always working on processing and evaluating students’ applications within a short time span.
Applications’ deadline is set to August-end regarding fall-semester applications. Future international students are required to submit their applications as soon as their official documents are ready.
The students who haven’t graduated from High-school and who want to send their application early and during their senior/last year of high school, can do so as follows:
- The evaluation will be done over the complete high school transcripts (3 or 4 years) and if accepted will be issued a ‘Conditional Acceptance Letter’.
- Once the student has graduated and obtained the high-school diploma with the corresponding official transcripts, the student should forward these last documents to the International Student Recruitment Office to issue the ‘Final Acceptance Letter’.
English Requirements
- TOEFLMin 75
Tuition and Fee Information for Bachelor of Music at Istanbul Bilgi University
Turkey, Istanbul