Program

1st Semester
Crdts ECTS
CL 103
Classical Literature
A survey of major works of ancient Greek and Roman literature in translation, with emphasis on the structural and thematic features of epic, lyrics, and dramatic poetry.
3 6
EL 101
Survey of English Literature from Old English Period to Restoration
A chronological survey of English literature from Old English times to the Restoration, with consideration of works, authors, forms, conventions, ideas and movements in a historical setting.
3 6
ENGL 105
Introduction to Literary Forms I
An introduction to forms of literature and literary and stylistic analysis of texts. Examination of examples of poetry, short story and drama with reference to a wide range of critical principles and interpretative tools.
3 6
PHIL 111
Introduction to Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
The evolution of philosophy from its beginning in ancient Greece till the end of the medieval period.
3 6
PSY 101
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to psychology including basic psychological processes, such as perception, learning, motivation, as well as theories of development, intelligence, personality, social relations and psychopathology. Overview of research methods in psychology to evaluate these theories and processes.
3 5
Total:
15
Total:
29
2nd Semester
Crdts ECTS
CL 106
Literary Theory and Criticism I
Analysis of the most significant theoretical statements on literature prior to the modern period, focusing on major critical works from the Classical (Greek, Hellenistic, Roman), Medieval, and Early Modern periods, ending with Neoclassical criticism and aesthetic theory.
3 6
EL 102
Survey of English Literature from Restoration to Present
A chronological survey of English literature from the seventeenth century to the present, with consideration of works, authors, forms, conventions, ideas and movements in a historical setting.
3 6
ENGL 106
Introduction to Literary Forms II
An introduction to the novel as a major literary genre, with reference to a wide range of critical principles and interpretative tools.
3 6
LING 101
Introduction to Language and Linguistics I
An introductory course to the study of language focusing on the properties of natural languages and aiming to familiarize the student with linguistic terminology and the concepts underlying these terms.
3 7
PHIL 112
Introduction to Modern Philosophy
The evolution of modern philosophy from Descartes up to the present.
3 6
Total:
15
Total:
31
3rd Semester
Crdts ECTS
CL 207
Literary Theory and Criticism II
Selected critical works of European romanticism; the foundational figures of modern criticism (Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, Heidegger, Saussure). The rise of structuralism, and the emergence of critical methodologies based in identity politics, from feminism to theories of race and ethnicity.
3 6
EL 201
Medieval English Literature
Romances, lyrics, allegories, popular tales read against the social and cultural background of the age, with special emphasis on Chaucer.
3 6
HIST
History Elective Course
History Elective Course
3 6
SCIENCE
Science Elective Course
Science Elective Course
3 6
TR 221
Turkish I
Language theories, the birth of languages and language-culture relationship. The classification of languages, with special emphasis on the Ural-Altaic language family, to which the Turkish language belongs. The study of four major areas of linguistics: phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics. The phonetic structure of Turkish; word and sentence structure. Analysis of selected poems, essays and works of fiction.
2 3
UNRESTRICTED
Unrestricted Elective
Unrestricted Elective
3 4
Total:
17
Total:
31
4th Semester
Crdts ECTS
CL 208
Literary Theory and Criticism III
A survey of the most significant moments in modern and contemporary literary theory. Deconstruction, cultural studies, and the rise of post-structuralist, post-Marxist, post-psychoanalytic, and postcolonial theory. The most recent trends in critical theory. Queer theory, body theory, affect theory, object theory, material studies, post-humanism and digital humanities.
3 6
EL 202
The English Renaissance
A study of the major texts of the English Renaissance from More to Milton with special attention to the development of lyric poetry.
3 6
HIST
History Elective Course
History Elective Course
3 6
HSS
HSS Elective
Courses from Humanities and Social Sciences Departments such as Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, History as well as FA courses.
3 4
SCIENCE
Science Elective Course
Science Elective Course
3 6
TR 222
Turkish II
Practice and training in written Turkish for the purposes of exposition, description, narration and discussion. Fundamental rules, examples of punctuation and dictation. Styles of writing and composition; scientific and scholarly writing, reports and essays. The work of classical and contemporary Turkish writers. Practice in public speaking and argumentation techniques.
2 3
Total:
17
Total:
31
5th Semester
Crdts ECTS
AL 311
Survey of American Literature from 17th to 19th Century
A chronological survey of American literature from the 17th to the late 19th century, with consideration of eras, movements, and individual authors in their cultural and historical settings.
3 6
CL 309
Contemporary Trends in Literature
A study of contemporary Anglo-American texts written during the last two decades of the 20th century and the 21st century as challenges to the conventional understanding of genres and in interactions with current critical theories.
3 6
DEPT ELECTIVE
Departmental Elective**
**Departmental Electives should be taken from AL, CL, DRA, EL, and ENGL coded courses.
3 6
EL 303
Restoration and Augustan Literature
A study of poetry, prose, drama, fiction and criticism from 1660 to the end of the 18th Century with emphasis on comedy of manners and the satires of Dryden, Pope and Swift.
3 6
HSS
HSS Elective
Courses from Humanities and Social Sciences Departments such as Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, History as well as FA courses.
3 4
HTR 311
History of the Turkish Republic I
A general survey of Turkish history from about the mid-19th century until World War II with a particular focus on the early Republican era. A comparative and analytical account of Westernization and Ottoman reform attempts, the struggle for constitution, the economic and social transformations, diplomacy and foreign policy, World War I, the rise of Turkish nationalism, the National Struggle, Kemalist social, economic and cultural reforms in the 1920s and 1930s with special emphasis on the Kemalist principles.
2 3
Total:
17
Total:
31
6th Semester
Crdts ECTS
AL 312
Survey of American Literature from late 19th Century to Present
A chronological survey of American literature from the late 19th century to the present, with consideration of works, authors, forms, conventions, ideas, and movements in their cultural and historical settings.
3 6
DEPT ELECTIVE
Departmental Elective
**Departmental Electives should be taken from AL, CL, DRA, EL and ENGL coded courses.
3 6
EL 305
Studies in Shakespeare
In-depth analysis of a few of Shakespeare’s great plays, emphasizing both the poetic and dramatic aspects of his art. Consideration of the historical context and of the varieties of critical interpretation.
3 6
EL 306
The English Romantics
A study of the major romantic poets and prose writers of the 19th Century, with special emphasis on the aesthetics of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats.
3 6
HTR 312
History of the Turkish Republic II
A general survey of Turkish history from the beginning of World War II until the present. A comparative and analytical account of party-politics, social movements and mobilizations; different interpretations of Kemalism, the problems of urbanization, industrialization, and immigration; cultural and ideological changes, Turkey’s foreign policy and an overall assessment of Turkey’s standing in light of national and international developments.
2 3
UNRESTRICTED
Unrestricted Elective
Unrestricted Elective
3 4
Total:
17
Total:
31
7th Semester
Crdts ECTS
DEPT ELECTIVE
Departmental Elective
**Departmental Electives should be taken from AL, CL, DRA, EL, and ENGL coded courses.
3 6
DEPT ELECTIVE
Departmental Elective
**Departmental Electives should be taken from AL, CL, DRA, EL, and ENGL coded courses.
3 6
DRA 403
Modern Drama
Extensive reading and discussion of modern drama, beginning with Ibsen and including the chief British and European dramatists of our day.
3 6
EL 405
Victorian Poetry and Prose
A study of the greater Victorian poets and prose writers, with attention to relationships between the literature and the social and intellectual trends of the age.
3 6
HSS
HSS Elective
Courses from Humanities and Social Sciences Departments such as Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, History as well as FA courses.
3 4
Total:
15
Total:
28
8th Semester
Crdts ECTS
DEPT ELECTIVE
Departmental Elective
**Departmental Electives should be taken from AL, CL, DRA, EL and ENGL coded courses.
3 6
EL 402
Modern Novel
Analysis of the examples of modern and contemporary novels from English and world literatures, mostly from the 1900s, with a particular focus on the theory of the novel.
3 6
EL 408
Modern Poetry
Analysis of modern and contemporary poetry in English, starting with W.B.Yeats, comprising mainly English and American but including European poets as well. Close examination of the poems in terms of their form and content within their intellectual and cultural contexts, employing diverse methods of literary criticism.
3 6
EL 412
Senior Thesis
Guided research and writing on a topic which has been approved as a suitable subject for an undergraduate project. Individually supervised by members of the department.
3 6
HSS
HSS Elective
Courses from Humanities and Social Sciences Departments such as Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, History as well as FA courses.
3 4
Total:
15
Total:
28