Turkish Language and Literature (Master Degree)
 

Introduction

The Department of Turkish Language and Literature aims to provide a comprehensive education in Turkish Language, literature culture and folklore. The graduate program has been designed in accordance with the most recent international trends in literary studies. Students who are admitted to the graduate program undertake comprehensive instruction in a variety of fields which include Turkish linguistic, literature and the developing history of the language itself. Students will also be introduced to proper research methods in order to prepare them for independent research. Students who undertake the department’s graduate program will be suited to employment in the teaching world, in either the private or public sectors which involve cultural activity, in the publishing field or (due to their knowledge of Ottoman history language and script) in archive, library and research institutions.

Entry Requirements

   Any candidate, having graduated from a relevant 4-year program, has the right to apply for the program. Students from Turkey are required to have a minimum LES score of 45 or above.

  
Career Prospects

Graduates of the department holding a PhD degree in Turkish Language and Literature are entitled to be appointed as Turkish language and literature specialists at every level in the Ministry of Education and in the private teaching institutions. Besides, if they fulfill the requirements, they can be employed as academics by state and private universities.

Applications

Candidates are required to apply to the Registrar’s Office by completing and submitting the ‘Application Form for Graduate Studies’ attaching to it necessary documents specified in the application form within the dates of application announced.

Master Curriculum