Tehran University of Art

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Type Public Location Tehran, Iran Nickname University of Art Founded 1980		Chairman Gholamreza Akrami Campus Urban Phone +98 21 6673 3401

Established 1980; 37 years ago (1980) Address Tehran Province, Tehran, Valiasr St, Iran Notable alumni Mehraveh Sharifinia, Ebrahim Hatamikia, Reza Abedini, Aref Arefkia, Parivash Nazarieh Similar Bu‑Ali Sina University, Amirkabir University of Techno, University of Science and Cultu, University of Applied Science a, Sharif University of Techno

Tehran University of Art (Persian: دانشگاه هنر تهران‎‎) is the biggest art university in Iran. First departments of the university were established between 1950 and 1979. In 1980, five different institutes of arts were combined together under the name of Tehran University of Art. The university is considered to be a pioneering institute in teaching various art majors in Iran and the Middle East. Tehran University of Art currently has five faculties in Tehran and Karaj. There are 16 majors in bachelor's degree, 16 majors in master's degree and 3 major in PhD in this university.

Faculties

Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning

Majors: Architecture, Urban Planning Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, Interior Architecture

Faculty of Cinema and Theater (est. 1964)

Majors: Cinema, Theater, Directing, Animation, Dramatic literature

Faculty of Music

Majors: Iranian Instruments Performance, western calssical Instruments Performance, Composition, Musicology

Faculty of Visual Arts

Majors: Painting, Graphic, Photography, and sculpture

Faculty of Applied Art

Majors: Industrial Design, Handicraft, Print, Carpet, Fashion design, Monument Restoration, Philosophy of Art, Art Studies

References

Tehran University of Art Wikipedia

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