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PhD 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 695 | Proseminar | 4 | 10 |
| EL* | Departmental Elective | 4 | 10 |
| EL* | Departmental Elective | 4 | 10 |
| Total | 12 | 30 |
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL* | Departmental Elective | 4 | 10 |
| EL* | Departmental Elective | 4 | 10 |
| EL* | Departmental Elective | 4 | 10 |
| Total | 12 | 30 |
Third Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL 700 | Graduate Seminar | 0 | 5 |
| EL* | Departmental Elective | 4 | 10 |
| EL* | Departmental Elective | 4 | 15 |
| Total | 8 | 30 |
Fourth Semester
| Cr. | ECTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Exam | 0 | 30 |
| Thesis Proposal Defense | 0 | 30 |
EL 790 – PhD Dissertation (**A publication derived from the dissertation is required for graduation.) | 0 | 180 |
*EL 680-689, 691-694, 696-699 Special Studies in English Literature
**Publication Requirement for Graduation
In order to graduate, students must fulfill at least one of the following publication requirements, provided that the publication is derived from the doctoral dissertation:
- An article published in a journal indexed by SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, or Scopus.
- A book or book chapter published by an international publishing house*.
- The publication must state Boğaziçi University as the institutional affiliation of both the doctoral student and the advisor. If part of the dissertation work was carried out at another institution where the student was employed, that institution may be listed as a secondary affiliation.
- Articles with a DOI number are considered as published articles.
- A single publication derived from a dissertation cannot be submitted as the product of more than one dissertation.
- Even if the student successfully defends the dissertation, 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, 2027.
**For graduate students of the Faculty of Law, Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies, Department of Linguistics, and Turkish Language and Literature, publications indexed in TR-Dizin are also accepted.
***The publishing house must be included in the list of international publishers approved by the University Senate.
Academic departments may set additional requirements with the approval of the relevant institute board.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
EL 695 Proseminar (4+0+0) 4 ECTS 10
Introduction to doctoral studies in English Literature. Approaches to advanced literary research. Development of research projects. Theoretical frameworks and scholarly discourse. Contextualization of literary texts. Academic writing and presentation skills. Book/literature reviews, conference presentations, and publications.
EL 700 Graduate Seminar (0+1+0) 0 ECTS 5
Research techniques. Academic writing practices. Publication ethics. Annotated bibliography. Conference abstract. Book review. Statement of purpose. Grant proposal. Sample syllabus.
EL 680-689, 691-694, 696-699 Special Topics in English Literature (4+0+0) 4 ECTS 10
Doctoral-level research and writing. Focused study in a specialized field. Topics not covered in existing courses or seminars.
EL 790 PhD Thesis ECTS 120
Independent doctoral research in a specific topic in English Literature. Original and substantial scholarly work supervised by academic advisor. Public defense and presentation of contributions to the field.
