MA Curriculum
*This curriculum applies to students who enroll in the program in the 2025/2026-1 academic term and thereafter. Students who enrolled in the program in earlier academic terms may direct their curriculum-related inquiries to the departmental assistants.
First Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL 579 | Graduate Seminar | 0 | 5 |
| EL 501 | Modern English Poetry | 4 | 8 |
| EL 503 | Modern English Drama | 4 | 8 |
| EL 509 | Literary Theory I | 4 | 10 |
| Semester Total | 12 | 31 |
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL 589 | Readings in English Literature | 1 | 5 |
| EL 510 | Literary Theory II | 4 | 10 |
| EL 512 | Modern English Novel | 4 | 8 |
| EL 594 | Advanced Topics in English Literature | 4 | 8 |
| Semester Total | 13 | 31 |
Third Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL 690 | Master Thesis (**A publication derived from the dissertation is required for graduation.) | 0 | 60 |
Total: 25 Credits ECTS: 122
**Publication Requirement for Graduation
To graduate, students must fulfill at least one of the following publication requirements, provided that the work is derived from the master’s thesis*:
- An article that has been published, accepted for publication, or submitted for publication in a journal indexed by SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, or Scopus.**
- A full-text conference paper that has been presented, accepted for presentation, or submitted for presentation at an international* conference and has been published or accepted for publication in the conference proceedings.****
- A book or book chapter that has been published, accepted for publication, or submitted for publication by an international*** publishing house.**
- In any publication derived from the thesis, Boğaziçi University must be indicated as the institutional affiliation of both the student and the thesis advisor. If part of the thesis work was carried out at an institution where the student is employed, that institution may be listed as a secondary affiliation.
- The suitability of the submitted work with respect to the publication requirement for graduation must be approved by the relevant department chair.
- Even if the student successfully defends the thesis, the graduation decision will not be issued by the institute unless the publication requirement has been fulfilled.
* This requirement will come into effect on September 1, 2026.
** If the article is only submitted for publication (not yet accepted or published), the thesis advisor must be listed as the corresponding author.
Graduate students from the Faculty of Law and the Department of Turkish Language and Literature may submit an article indexed in TR-Dizin to meet this requirement.
*** Refers to international conferences that are publicly announced and where presentations are delivered in English (excluding the Faculty of Law and the Department of Turkish Language and Literature).
**** In cases where full-text publication in the proceedings is not a common practice in conferences relevant to the discipline, an extended abstract published in the proceedings may be accepted with the approval of the department chair.
***** The publishing house must be listed among the international publishers approved by the University Senate.
Departments may introduce additional requirements with the approval of the relevant institute board.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
EL 579 Graduate Seminar (0+1+0) 0 ECTS 5
Seminars offered by faculty, guest speakers and/or graduate students on specific topics of interest, scientific research techniques, and publication ethics.
EL 501 Modern English Poetry (4+0+0) 4 ECTS 8
Selected movements, major poets, and forms of modern English poetry in relation to current trends in critical theory.
EL 589 Readings in English Literature (1+0+0) 1 ECTS 5
Supervised reading in areas of special interest to the student.
EL 503 Modern English Drama (4+0+0) 4 ECTS 8
Significant plays, dramatic theories, and significant currents in modern English drama.
EL 509 Literary Theory I (4+0+0) 4 ECTS 10
The history of literary theory and criticism from classical antiquity to the beginning of the 20th century.
EL 510 Literary Theory II (4+0+0) 4 ECTS 10
The history of literary theory and criticism from the 20th century to the present.
EL 512 Modern English Novel (4+0+0) 4 ECTS 8
The development of the English novel with reference to key literary moments and critical theory.
EL 594 Advanced Topics in English Literature (4+0+0) 4 ECTS 8
Advanced study in diverse literary genres, movements, forms or authors.
EL 690 Master Thesis ECTS 60
Independent graduate research in a specific topic in English Literature, original and substantial scholarly work supervised by academic advisor, and public defense.
