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Acting Head of Department : Aslı Tekinay Gülmez
Associate Department Head: Ayşe Naz Bulamur Baypınar
Professors: Aslı Tekinay Gülmez, Ayşe Naz Bulamur Baypınar, Matthew Gumpert, Kim Fortuny, Oya Başak†, Cevza Sevgen†
Associate Professors: Özlem Görey Erdoğdu, Özlem Öğüt Yazıcıoğlu, İnci Bilgin Tekin*
Assistant Professors: Burcu Kayışçı Akkoyun, Başak Demirhan, Jameson Kısmet Bell, Deniz Gündoğan İbrişim*
Instructors: Dr. Aylin Alkaç, Dr. Cihan Yurdaün
Assistants: Dr. Lamia Kabal, Rabia Elif Özcan Beydemir, Oğuzhan Karaca, Özlem Kocatüfek, Esen Yağmur Dursun
Affiliated Culture and Arts Instructors: Mehmet Emin Adanalı*, Tuba Ay*, Salih Mehmet İnan*, Emine Serdaroğlu, Şahan Yatarkalkmaz*, Rana İren*, Muhammed Yusuf Emirdar*, Kerem Deren*, Ceyda Oskay*, Berna Adatöz*, Sami Basut*, Neşet Dereli*
*Part-time
† Professor Emeritus
The undergraduate program in English Language and Literature is designed to give students a basic understanding of literature as well as specialized courses in the field. These latter include courses covering the major genres and periods of English literature; textual analysis and criticism constitute an important part of the course work. Students are also offered elective courses in English, American and comparative literatures, and are required to take elective courses in linguistics, humanities, and the physical and social sciences. An undergraduate project is part of the program. The liberal arts orientation of the curriculum prepares students for jobs in a variety of fields: the media (TV and newspaper journalism), publishing, advertising, public relations, human resources, the foreign service, theater, film-making as well as careers in English teaching.
Those who wish to pursue advanced degrees may do graduate work in English literature, linguistics, American and comparative literatures, cultural studies, communications and education or follow interdisciplinary programs in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The department offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs in English Literature and an M.A. program in Critical and Cultural Studies.
There are double major programs with Philosophy, Psychology and Turkish Language and Literature, leading simultaneously to B.A. degrees in one of these three fields and English Language and Literature. Students from the Management Department may earn a B.A. degree in English Language and Literature by completing the double-major program.
The Department of Western Languages and Literatures also welcomes applications for its new Minor Degree in English Literature. After successfully completing 3 required courses and 4 elective courses, students may earn a minor degree in English Literature.
The department conducts certificate programs in copywriting and film studies which are open to students from other departments, and participates in the American Studies Certificate Program. It also offers university-wide courses in the history and appreciation of arts (music, dance, painting and sculpture, film, photography, drama).
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
| First Semester |
Cr. |
ECTS |
| ENGL 105 |
Int. to Lit. Forms I. |
3 |
6 |
| PHIL 111 |
Intro. to A&M Phil. |
3 |
6 |
| EL 101 |
Survey of Engl. Lit. from Old Engl. Period to Rest. |
3 |
6 |
| CL 103 |
Classical Lit. |
3 |
6 |
| PSY 101 |
Int. to Psychology I |
3 |
5 |
| |
15 |
29 |
| Second Semester |
Cr. |
ECTS |
| ENGL 106 |
Int. to Lit. Forms II |
3 |
6 |
| PHIL 112 |
Intro. to Mod. Phil. |
3 |
6 |
| EL 102 |
Survey of Engl. Lit. from Rest. to Present |
3 |
6 |
| CL 106 |
Lit. Theory&Critic. I |
3 |
6 |
| LING 101 |
Int. to Lang.& Ling. |
3 |
7 |
| |
15 |
31 |
| Third Semester |
Cr. |
ECTS |
| CL 207 |
Lit. Theory & Critic. II |
3 |
6 |
| EL 201 |
Medieval Engl. Lit. |
3 |
6 |
| HIST |
History Elective |
3 |
5 |
| -- -- |
Science Elective* |
3 |
6 |
| -- -- |
Unrest. Elect. |
3 |
4 |
| TK 221 |
Turkish I |
2 |
3 |
| |
17 |
30 |
| Fourth Semester |
Cr. |
ECTS |
| CL 208 |
Lit. Theory & Critic. III |
3 |
6 |
| EL 202 |
The Engl. Renaissance |
3 |
6 |
| HIST |
.History Elective |
3 |
5 |
| -- -- |
Science Elective* |
3 |
6 |
| HSS -- |
HSS Elective |
3 |
4 |
| TK 222 |
Turkish II |
2 |
3 |
| |
17 |
30 |
| Fifth Semester |
Cr. |
ECTS |
| AL 311 |
Survey of Amer. Lit. from 17th to 19th Century |
3 |
6 |
| CL 309 |
Contemporary Trends in Literature |
3 |
6 |
| EL 303 |
Restorat.&August. Lit. |
3 |
6 |
| -- -- |
Dept. Elective** |
3 |
6 |
| HSS -- |
HSS Elective |
3 |
4 |
| HTR 311 |
Hist. of Turk. Rep. I |
2 |
3 |
| |
17 |
31 |
| Sixth Semester |
Cr. |
ECTS |
| AL 312 |
Survey of Amer. Lit. from late 19th Century to Present |
3 |
6 |
| EL 305 |
Studies in Shakespeare |
3 |
6 |
| EL 306 |
The Romantics |
3 |
6 |
| __ __ |
Dept. Elective** |
3 |
6 |
| -- -- |
Unrest. Elect. |
3 |
4 |
| HTR 312 |
Hist. of Turk. Rep. II |
2 |
3 |
| |
17 |
31 |
| Seventh Semester |
Cr. |
ECTS |
| DRA 403 |
Modern Drama |
3 |
6 |
| EL 405 |
Victor. Poetry&Prose |
3 |
6 |
| -- -- |
Dept. Elective** |
3 |
6 |
| -- -- |
Dept. Elective** |
3 |
6 |
| HSS -- |
HSS Elective |
3 |
5 |
| |
15 |
29 |
| Eighth Semester |
Cr. |
ECTS |
| EL 402 |
Modern Novel |
3 |
6 |
| EL 408 |
Modern Poetry |
3 |
6 |
| EL 412 |
Senior Thesis |
3 |
6 |
| -- -- |
Dept. Elective** |
3 |
6 |
| HSS -- |
HSS Elective |
3 |
5 |
| |
15 |
29 |
Total: 128 Credits/ 240 ECTS
* Science Elective:
Physics: STS 205, PHYS 111, PHYS 112, PHYS 205, PHYS 206, PHYS 225
Chemistry: CHEM 111, CHEM 112, STS 301, STS 302
Molecular Biology and Genetics: Bıo 121
Environmental Sciences: ESC 301, ESC 305, ESC 306
SCI 101, SCI 102
**Departmental Electives should be taken from AL, CL, DRA, EL and ENGL coded courses.
CERTIFICATE IN COPYWRITING
Coordinator: Professors: Matthew Gumpert
The Certificate Program in Copywriting is offered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Western Languages. The copywriting certificate is intended to provide students with an understanding of copywriting within the fields of media and advertising. The program is open to undergraduates enrolled in any department of the School of Arts and Sciences at Boğaziçi University as of their third semester. They are required to complete the program with a cumulative average of 2.25 or above.
The courses required to complete the copywriting option leading to a copywriting certificate are the following:
| ENGL 105/AE |
Introduction to Literary Forms I |
3 |
6 |
| HSS |
Humanities and Social Science |
3 |
6 |
| *HIST or FA |
Art History |
3 |
5 |
| *HIST or FA |
Art History |
3 |
5 |
| **CL 205/ CL 206/ CL 307/ TKL 301/ TKL 302 |
Literary Theory and Criticism |
3 |
6 |
| LIT311 |
Copywriting for Marketing and Advertising |
3 |
6 |
| LIT 411 |
Copywriting I |
3 |
6 |
| LIT 412 |
Copywriting II |
3 |
6 |
Total: 8 courses, 24, credits, 40 ECTS
* Students can take and pass HIST or FA courses in "Art History" with approval from the Cppywriting Certificate Program adviser.
** Students can take and pass any one of the following courses on "Literary Theory and Criticism": CL 205, CL 206, CL 307, TKL 301, TKL 302
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN FILM STUDIES
Coordinator:Assoc. Prof. Özlem Öğüt Yazıcıoğlu
Assistant Coordinator:İrem Akman
The program is geared toward developing an understanding of analytical and historical approaches to film study as well as providing a background in film theory. Questions of historiography, ideology, reception, technology, culture and aesthetics are the main points of concentration in the courses comprising the Certificate Program.
All students enrolled at Bogazici University for their third semester or above are qualified to apply for admission. Students enrolled in the certificate program are expected to complete seven courses, or six courses and a project (FA 350) with a cumulative average of 2.00 or above. Three of these courses (FA 341, FA 348, FA 349) are required; the others can be selected from a pool of courses on film studies offered by the Department of Western Languages and Literatures under the code name FA upon the approval of the advisor.
Required Courses:
Elective Courses:
Total:7 courses (21 credits)
AMERICAN STUDIES CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Coordinator: Prof. Aslı Tekinay
The American Studies Certificate Program is offered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Western Languages. This program offers an interdisciplinary focus on American culture. Bogazici University students may participate in the program as of their third semester. They are expected to complete the 21 credit program by the time of their graduation, with a cumulative average of 2.50 or above. There are no prerequisites for the two required courses.
The program consists of a required orientation course (AS 250) and five other relevant courses selected from the departments of History, Political Science and International Relations and Western Languages and Literatures as well as (AS 412), a research and writing course leading to a thesis to be defended before a jury of three faculty members from different disciplines.
Required Courses:
AS 250 Introduction to American Studies
AS 412 Research and Writing in American Studies
5 elective courses (subject to approval of advisor and instructor)
The elective pool:
AL 301 American Poetry
AL 302 Twentieth Century American Poetry
AL 304 The American Novel
AL 305 The Modern American Novel
AL 311 Survey of American Literature from 17th to 19th Century
AL 312 Survey of American Literature from late 19th Century to Present
AL 480-499 Special Topics in American Literature
HIST 310 History of the Americas, 1750 to the Present
POLS 313 American Politics and Society Through Literature
POLS 342 American Government
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
AL 301 American Poetry--Bradstreet to Dickinson (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Amerikan Şiiri--Bradstreet'ten Dickinson'a)
A study of American poetry from its beginnings to the end of the nineteenth century.
AL 302 Twentieth Century American Poetry (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Yirminci Yüzyıl Amerikan Şiiri)
The study of modern movements and works of important poets in twentieth century America.
AL 304 The American Novel (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Amerikan Romanı)
A survey of major American novelists from Cooper to Henry James and after.
AL 305 The Modern American Novel (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Modern Amerikan Romanı)
A study of the works of outstanding modern and contemporary novelists, with emphasis on critical analysis of individual novels.
AL 311 Survey of American Literature from 17th to 19th Century (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Amerikan Edebiyatı Tarihi (17. Yüzyıldan 19. Yüzyıla))
A chronological survey of American literature from the 17th to the late 19th century, with consideration of eras, movements and individual authors in a cultural and historical settings.
AL 312 Survey of American Literature from late 19th Century to Present (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Amerikan Edebiyatı Tarihi (19. Yüzyıl sonundan Günümüze))
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.
AL 480-499 Special Topics in American Literature (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Amerikan Edebiyatında Seçme Konular)
Intensive study of a theme, movement, genre or author having special significance in American literary history.
AS 250 Introduction to American Studies(3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Amerikan Çalışmalarına Giriş )
An interdisciplinary survey of American culture; Its touching on history, government, literature and the arts. Reading of culturally significant texts.
AS 412 Research and Writing in American Studies (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Amerikan Çalışmalarında Araştırma Projesi)
Completion of a major research project under the supervision of an advisor on a specific topic in the area of American Studies.
CL 103 Classical Literature (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Klasik Edebiyat)
A survey of major works of ancient Greek and Roman literature in translation, with emphasis on the structural and thematic features of epic, lyric and dramatic poetry.
CL 106 Literary Theory and Criticism I (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Edebiyat Kuramı ve Eleştiri 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.
CL 207 Literary Theory and Criticism II (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Edebiyat Kuramı ve Eleştiri 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.
CL 208 Literary Theory and Criticism III (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Edebiyat Kuramı ve Eleştiri 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 post colonial theory. The most recent trends in critical theory. Queer theory, body theory, affect theory, object theory, material studies, post-humanism and digital humanities.
CL 211 Introduction to the Novel and The Short Story(3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Hikaye İnceleme ve Romana Giriş)
An introductory course in the analysis of prose fiction; the short story and the novel are studied through selections from each genre.
CL 300 The Epic (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Destan)
The historical, social and intellectual contexts of the epic, with special emphasis on recurrent themes, modes of composition and transmission. Several epics from different eras and cultures are studied in detail.
CL 301 The Medieval World (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Ortaçağ Dünyası)
Romances, lyrics, allegories, popular tales of Medieval Europe are read against the social and cultural background of the age. Emphasis on works in Middle English.
CL 302 Folk Literature (3+1+0) 3
(Sözlü Halk Edebiyatı)
The oral literature of various cultures is studied in the context of folkloristic theories with special emphasis on the use of motifs, types and traditions. The role of the narrator and the audience as well as the particular conditions of narration is analyzed with reference to each tale.
CL 303-304 The European Novel I, II (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Avrupa Romanı I, II)
A reading course in the European novel with examples chosen both to illustrate the history of the novel as a literary genre and to show its relation to the social and cultural milieu which produced it. The first semester covers the period from classical times to the nineteenth century; the second semester deals with the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
CL 309 Contemporary Trends in Literature (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Edebiyatta Güncel Akımlar)
A study of contemporary Anglo-American texts written during the last two decades of the 20th century and the 21st century as challenges to conventional understanding of genres and in interactions with current critical theories.
CL 451 Narrative Forms and Techniques(4+0+0) 4 ECTS 7
(Anlatı Biçim ve Teknikleri)
The forms and techniques of narratives (beginning with the epic) are studied. The development from one form of narrative to the other is traced and the dynamics of this change are discussed in the context of the aesthetic norms of each period. Special emphasis on textual analysis of selected work.
CL 452 Analysis of Poetry ((4+0+0) 4 ECTS 7
Şiir Çözümlemesi)
Seminar in poetry, with special attention to contemporary aesthetics and textual criticism. Practical application of stylistics and of other modes of analysis to selected works.
CL 453 Satire (4+0+0) 4
(Hiciv)
Satire as a literary mode; the course begins with the formal verse satire of the Romans and covers the mode in poetry, drama and the novel with examples selected from European and English literature.
CL 480-499 Special Topics in Comparative Literature(3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyatta Seçme Konular)
Intensive study of a particular mode, genre or movement with examples selected from several cultures and literary periods. Topics vary from year to year.
DRA 202 Introduction to Drama (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Tiyatroya Giriş)
An introductory course in dramatic modes, forms and techniques; comedies and tragedies by European and English dramatists are studied and discussed in class.
DRA 301 The Drama of Greece and Rome(3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Yunan ve Roma Tiyatrosu)
An extensive reading course in classical drama in translation from Aeschylus to Seneca.
DRA 304 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Drama (3+1+0) 3
(Restorasyon Devri ve Onsekizinci Yüzyıl Tiyatrosu)
A survey of English drama from approximately 1660 to 1800, including the comedy of wit and heroic tragedy in the Restoration period, and sentimental, neo-classic and romantic trends in eighteenth century comedy and tragedy.
DRA 311 Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama(3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Onaltıncı ve Onyedinci Yüzyıl İngiliz Tiyatrosu)
A chronological survey of masterpieces of the English theater from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
DRA 401 American Drama (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Amerikan Tiyatrosu)
A study of American drama, with special emphasis on the works of Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams.
DRA 403 Modern Drama (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Modern Tiyatro)
Extensive reading and discussion of modern drama beginning with Ibsen and including the chief British and European dramatists of our day.
DRA 451 Tragedy and Comedy (4+0+0) 4
(Tragedya ve Komedya)
Major theories and changing concepts of tragedy. Extensive study of dramatic and critical texts.
EL 101 Survey of English Literature from old English Period to Restoration (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(İngiliz Edebiyati Tarihi (Eski İngilizce Döneminden Restorasyon Dönemine))
A chronological survey of English literature from Old English times to the Restoration, with consideration of works, authors, forms, conventions, ideas and movements in their historical settings.
EL 102 Survey of English Literature from Restoration to Present (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(İngiliz Edebiyati Tarihi (Restorasyon Döneminden Günümüze))
A chronological survey of English literature from the 17th century to the present, with consideration of works, authors, forms, conventions, ideas and movements in their historical settings.
EL 112 Cultural History of England (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 7
(İngiliz Kültür Tarihi)
A study of the cultural history of England, in the context of Western civilization.
EL 201 Medieval English Literature (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Ortaçağ İngiliz Edebiyatı)
Romances, lyrics, allegories, popular tales read against the social and cultural background of the age, with special emphasis on Chaucer.
EL 202 The English Renaissance (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Rönesans İngiliz Edebiyatı)
A study of the major texts of the English Renaissance from More to Milton with special attention to the development of lyric poetry.
EL 301 The Seventeenth Century(3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Onyedinci Yüzyıl İngiliz Edebiyatı)
The poetry of Donne and the "Metaphysicals"; Milton; the major prose writers of the age.
EL 303 Restoration and Augustan Literature (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Restorasyon Dönemi ve 18. Yüzyıl İngiliz Edebiyatı)
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.
EL 305 Studies in Shakespeare (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Shakespeare)
In-depth analysis of a few of Shakespeare's great plays, emphasizing both the poetic and the dramatic aspects of his art. Consideration of the historical context and of the varieties of critical interpretation.
EL 306 The English Romantics (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(İngiliz Romantikleri)
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.
EL 307 The Modern English Novel (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Modern Ingiliz Romanı)
A study of the works of modern and contemporary English novelists from James Joyce to Doris Lessing.
EL 311-312 Shakespeare in his Age I-II (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Çağı Içinde Shakespeare I-II)
A two-semester course in which the major part of the works of Shakespeare is read against the social, intellectual and literary background of his age.
EL 402 Modern Novel (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Modern Roman)
Analysis of the examples of modern and contemporary novels from English and world literatures, mostly from the 1900s, with particular focus on the theory of the novel.
EL 405 Victorian Poetry and Prose (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(19. yy. İngiliz Edebiyatı)
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.
EL 408 Modern Poetry (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Modern Şiir)
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.
EL 412 Senior Thesis (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Mezuniyet Tezi)
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.
EL 480-499 Special Topics in English Literature(3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(İngiliz Edebiyatında Seçme Konular)
Selected themes, movements and forms in English literature are studied in the works of the past and the present. Topics vary from year to year.
ENGL 105 Introduction to Literary Forms I (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Edebi Metinlere Giriş 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.
ENGL 106 Introduction to Literary Forms II (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Edebi Metinlere Giriş II)
An introduction to the novel as a major literary genre, with reference to a wide range of critical principles and interpretative tools.
ENGL 112 Expository Writing II (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Yazı Becerisi II)
The objective of the course is to further enhance the writing skills of students who are given intensive instruction in writing analytical essays on various forms of fiction and non-fiction. A research paper is part of the course work.
Prerequisite: ENGL 111
ENGL 201 Structure of Modern English(3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Modern İngilizcenin Yapısı)
A detailed analysis of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of present-day English.
Prerequisite: LING 111 or consent of the instructor.
ENGL 302 Sources and Development of Modern English (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Modern İngilizcenin Kaynakları ve Gelişmesi)
A study of the phonological, morphological and syntactic changes English underwent since Old English times. Linguistic features of Germanic languages pertaining to the development of English are studied.
Prerequisite: LING 111 or consent of the instructor.
ENGL 311 History of The English Language (3+1+0) 3 ECTS 5
(İngiliz Dili Tarihi)
The position of English within the Indo-European and Germanic groups. Special emphasis is placed on Old and Middle English.
Prerequisite: LING 111 or consent of the instructor.
LIT 211-212 Studies in Literature I-II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 10-8
(Edebiyat Çalışmaları I-II)
A two-semester course designed to introduce science majors to the reading, appreciation and analysis of poetry, prose, fiction and drama with emphasis on the English classics. A secondary objective of the course will be to enhance competence in oral and written English.
LIT 311 Copywriting for Marketing and Advertising (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Reklamcılık ve Piyasa Araştırmalari Için Metin Yazarlığı)
The course discusses employment of the media for response-generating advertising.
LIT 313 Editing for Business and Media(3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Medya ve İş Dünyası İçin Yayına Hazırlama Yöntemleri)
Magazine, newspaper and business/advertising editing: how to proof-read, copy-edit and improve a newspaper or magazine article; how to prepare a professional quality executive report, memorandum, formal presentation or letter.
LIT 314 Literary and Academic Editing (3+0+0) 3
(Edebi ve Akademik Metinleri Yayına Hazırlama Yöntemleri)
Literary and academic editing: Techniques for editing fiction and non-fiction, poetry, plays and film scripts; editing a short paper, article, critical essay or thesis.
LIT 320 Contemporary Short Story: A Comparative Approach (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Çağdaş Kısa Hikaye: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Yaklaşım)
The contemporary Turkish short story is to be studied with reference to the Western short story tradition. Discussions will concentrate on the structural and thematic differences between short stories written at the same period in different cultural milieus.
LIT 325-326 Creative Writing I-II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Özgün Metin Yazma I-II)
The aim of the course is to help the student develop a personal prose style through intensive study of the craft of writing. The focal point is original writing by students, while selected short readings may be also assigned for class discussion.
LIT 327-328 Independent Study in Creative Writing I-II (3+0+0) 3
(Özgün Yazı Projesi I-II)
An individual project course designed for students who have already taken two semesters of creative writing. Each project is closely supervised by the instructor who offers guidance and criticism on the work in progress.
Prerequisites: LIT 325-326.
LIT 411-412 Copywriting I-II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Metin Yazarlığı I-II)
A year course given in Turkish and designed to make students specialized in producing copy for the media. Mastery of the required skills through class practice and home assignments is further reinforced by in-class critiques.
TID 211 Elementary Turkish Sign Language (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Türk İşaret Diline Giriş)
Introduction to basic syntax, grammar and preliminary signs/vocabulary of Turkish Sign Language; mastery of the manual alphabet. The principles, methods, and techniques of manual communication with equal emphasis on comprehension and production. Development of sign activities and expressive and receptive skills in the understanding of basic grammatical structure.
TID 212 Turkish Sign Language (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Türk İşaret Dili)
Expansion of signs/vocabulary and structures of Turkish Sign Language. Advancement of basic communicative skills in TID with emphasis on expressive and receptive skills. Development of language concepts through activities related to people within the immediate environment and daily situations.
FINE ARTS COURSES OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT
ART
FA 201 Anatolian Arts and Cultures from Prehistoric Times to the End of the Classical Ages I (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Tarih Öncesi Dönemlerden Klasik Çağların Sonuna Kadar Anadolu Sanatları ve Kültürleri I )
This is a general survey course intended to introduce students from various disciplines to the cultural and artistic development of Anatolia from prehistoric times (the beginning of Lower Paleolithic) to the end of the Iron Age (end of the 6th Century B.C.). The emphasis will be on material remains combined with some historical background. Lectures will be accompanied by slides.
FA 202 Anatolian Arts and Cultures from Prehistoric Times to the End of the Classical Ages II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Tarih Öncesi Dönemlerden Klasik Çağların Sonuna Kadar Anadolu Sanatları ve Kültürleri II)
This is a general survey course intended to introduce students from various disciplines to the cultural and artistic development of Anatolia from the beginning of the Classical Age (5th. Century B.C.) to the end of the Roman period (337 A.D.). The emphasis will be on material remains combined with some historical background. Lectures will be accompanied by slides.
FA 211 Monumental Structures of Istanbul Through the Ages I (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Çağlar Boyu İstanbul'un Anıtsal Yapıları I)
This course will be a study of the monuments of Istanbul throughout the city's history, from its founding as the city-state of Byzantium in 667 B.C., through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Periods, including the era when it was Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, until the conquest of the city by Sultan Mehmet II. The course will involve regular field trips to study the monuments of Istanbul and visit the city's museums.
FA 212 Monumental Structures of Istanbul Through the Ages II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Çağlar Boyu İstanbul'un Anıtsal Yapıları II)
This course will be the study of the monuments of Istanbul rebuilt by Sultan Mehmet II as the capital of the Ottoman Empire, the development of the city and its monuments in the later periods of the Empire; baroque and rococo Ottoman architecture and the development of Istanbul under the Turkish Republic. The course will involve regular field trips to study the monuments of Istanbul and visit the city's museums.
FA 301 History of Turkish Painting I (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Türk Resim Tarihi I)
Discussion of Turkish painting within the context of cultural history: murals, the Turkish Primitives and followers of the Naturalist and Impressionist.
FA 302 History of Turkish Painting II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Türk Resim Tarihi II)
Discussion of Turkish painting within the context of cultural history: the development of modernist trends in the Republican Era.
FA 303 Western Painting in the Nineteenth Century (3+0+0) 3
(19. Yüzyıl Batı Resmi)
The development of art movements in the nineteenth century: revival of classicism, gothic, renaissance, baroque, and romanesque. The romantic movement (Goya, Géricault, Delacroix, Constable, Turner, Blake), the Barbizon group in France, the Impressionists.
FA 304 Western Painting in the Twentieth Century (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(20. Yüzyıl Batı Resmi)
Paul Cézanne, Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh; the fauvists, the cubists, the vorticists, the expressionists, and the post-impressionists at large.
FA 305-306 Art of Our Times: The History and Criticism of Recent International Art I-II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Günümüzün Uluslararası Nitelikli Sanatının Tarihi ve Eleştirisi I-II)
An advanced course which traces the complex developments in painting, sculpture, and new art forms from the 1960's through the present day, including Minimalism, conceptual art, environmental art, performance art, abstract painting, photo realism, "New Image" painting, new expressionism, and others, with attention to the variety of emerging contemporary regional and national manifestations. The course discusses concepts of contemporary art criticism and develops the student's individual basis of critical judgment.
FA 307-308 Photography in the Artistic Context: History and Criticism I-II
(Fotoğrafçılık Sanatının Tarihi ve Eleştirisi I-II)(3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
A study of the history of photography with emphasis on its socio-cultural and technological influences and its interaction with other artistic media. This course will offer a basic understanding of what makes a photograph valid as a work of artistic merit at a given point in time. While discussing the continuous attempts towards a definition of photography in the art context, Part I will concentrate on the formation of basic criteria and history, Part II will consist of recent trends in criticism and art photography. Samples of work by major photographers past and present representing various attitudes and approaches will be shown, their innovations will be discussed.
FA 311 A General History of European Painting and Sculpture I (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Avrupa Resmine ve Heykelciliğine Genel Bir Bakış I)
An introductory course which traces the dominant art styles and major movements throughout continental Europe, including the Hellenic, Roman, early Christian and Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance.
FA 312 A General History of European Painting and Sculpture II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Avrupa Resmine ve Heykelciliğine Genel bir Bakış II)
A continuation of Semester I, the course covers the high Renaissance, the Baroque, the Rococo, neo-classicism, post-impressionism, cubism and the emergence of abstract art.
FA 313 Museums and Cultural Heritage(3+0+0) 3
(Müzeler ve Kültür Mirası)
The development of museums in the West and in Turkey, the significance of their role in protecting and conveying cultural heritage, the problems of collecting and preserving cultural products as well as activities to be carried out by museum administrations, the role of museums in the world, how they are run and special collections in major museums will be studied throughout the course.
FA 315 An Analysis of Contemporary Turkish Media (3+0+0) 3
(Çağdaş Türk Medyasının Analizi)
The structure of the contemporary Turkish media, its history, economic basis and socio-cultural foundations, in the context of professional performance, ethics and cultural policies.
FA 411-412 History of Painting and Sculpture in the U.S.A. I-II (3+0+0) 3
(Amerikan Resmi ve Heykelciliği I-II)
An advanced course which traces the major movements, manifestations, and historical figures in American art from its beginning in the Colonial Period to the Post-World War II period. It includes Colonial Portraiture, early 19th century landscape, late 19th century adoption of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, the early experiments in Abstraction, Regionalism and Social Protest painting, and emphasizes Abstract Expressionism of the 1940's and 1950's and Pop Art of the 1960's.
MUSIC
FA 321 Jazz Styles: History and Analysis(3+0+0) 3
(Cazda Üsluplar: Caz Müziğinin Tarihi ve İncelenmesi)
The course is intended as a guide to appreciating jazz. It discusses how jazz originated, and covers all periods of jazz history and most of the key musicians. A variety of styles are described in ways that should help the student get more out of listening to them. No technical knowledge of music is required for understanding the course. However, it remains essential that anyone taking this course listen to as much jazz, both recorded and live, as possible.
FA 323-324 Music Appreciation I-II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Müzik Anlayışı I-II)
These courses will concentrate on the fundamentals and functions of music in different ages. They will also attempt to study the development of music in relation to other, parallel cultural phenomena. The history of music and musical styles will be offered with examples by audio-visual equipment. The course will host prominent musicians as lecturers.
FA 325-326 Vocal Music Appreciation I-II(3+0+0) 3
(Vokal Müziği Tanımak I-II)
This course will attempt to get the student acquainted with various forms of music through the ages with emphasis on vocal music of the Renaissance, baroque, classical and Romantic periods. Many different styles will be covered from early madrigals and motets to the oratorio, opera and contemporary vocal/choral repertoire, together with an introduction to vocal technique, often making use of audio-visual equipment.
FA 327 Music: Theory and Appreciation(3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Müzik: Kuram ve Değerlendirme)
This will be a one semester survey that introduces the logic and aesthetic of written musical theory systems of the modern world. Recorded examples demonstrating also the variety of musical instruments will promote understanding and a subsequent appreciation of value.
FA 328 20th Century Western Classical Music(3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(20. Yüzyil Klasik Batı Müziği)
An introduction to the theory of European music; its historical roots; modern expressions and satellite variations will be considered. There will be a concentration on the reading of music, interpreting notes as sound. Recorded examples.
FA 329-330 Comparative Theory of Music and the Arts I-II (3+0+0) 3
(Karşılaştırmalı Müzik Kuramı I-II)
The first part of the course will cover the musical ages of medieval, Renaissance, baroque, classical and early romantic periods, and the second part will cover the music of the Romantic period and the twentieth century as well as Turkish music and jazz. The history of music will be offered with examples by audio-visual equipment and occasional lectures by prominent musicians.
FA 331 Music in Turkey (3+0+0) 3
(Türkiye'de Müzik)
An introduction to sacred and secular forms of Turkish folk and classical musics and to various urban popular traditions. Analyses of musical sounds and form together with indigenous concepts of musical theory and performance.
FA 333-334 Introduction to Music I-II (3+0+0) 3
(Müziğe Giriş I-II)
The study of music by genre rather than chronology. Students are trained in how to listen analytically and are acquainted with a wide variety of musical forms. Emphasis is placed upon extensive listening from such standpoints as style, form, terminology and notation.
FA 335-336 World Popular Music I-II (3+0+0) 3
(Dünyada Popüler Müzik I-II)
Survey of popular music from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Australia. Using a number of selected case studies, issues raised by popular music, such as the relationship of music to cultural identity, nationalism, urbanism, westernism, and the recording and broadcasting industries will be discussed.
FILM
FA 341 History of the Cinema (3+2+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Sinema Tarihi)
Introduction to the major phases of international film history from its origins to the present including screenings and discussion of narrative films, which are representative of film movements, technological innovations and influential directors.
FA 342 Aesthetics of the Cinema (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Sinema Estetiği)
The aim of the course is to study the aesthetics of the seventh art together with its history and to reorganize the relationship between them. Starting from the "depth of field" principle, the purposeful exploitation of the cinema and the principles regulating its objectives will be analyzed by looking again at the "aesthetics of the cinema" within this framework . Film production will be approached from the angle of cinema technique as well as from the point of view of aesthetics.
FA 343-344 Cinema as Art Form and Communication Medium I-II
(Sanat ve İletişim Aracı Olarak Sinema I-II) (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
The art of cinema, its history and evolution from the silent movie era to the present will be discussed. Cinema will also be studied as a form of communication; the qualifying features and problems of the audio-visual medium will be analyzed with reference to specific films. Criticism of films will be carried out.
FA 345 "Auteur" Directors I (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
("Auteur" Yönetmenler I)
A critical study of "auteur" theory which considers the director as the "author" of the film, the one who gives the film its distinctive quality, along with a discussion of the works of selected "auteur" directors like Ingmar Bergman, Woody Allen and Louis Malle.
FA 346 "Auteur" Directors II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
("Auteur" Yönetmenler II)
Further explanation of "auteur" theory and analysis of films by a different group of "author" directors such as C. Chaplin, K. Kieslowski and F. Truffaut.
FA 347 A Thematic Approach to World Cinema(3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Dünya Sinemasına Tematik Bir Yaklaşım)
Analysis and criticism of films from different countries and periods using as a framework a selection of themes, each of which communicates a particular insight into human behaviour.
FA 348 Introduction to Film Analysis(3+2+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Film Çözümlemesine Giriş)
Introduction to film analysis and criticism, concepts of film style and narrative film genres (documentary, avant-garde, science fiction, gangster, musical etc.)
FA 349 Film Theory (3+2+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Film Kuramı)
Discussions of cinematic language, cinema as art form, as social expression, creativity in an industrial medium; emphasis on major historical positions in classical film theory as well as recent developments.
FA 350 Project in Film Analysis (0+0+6) 3 ECTS 5
(Film Araştırmaları Projesi)
Intensive directed research and writing of an approved term paper or the production of a short film and its analysis.
DRAMA/THEATER
FA 351-352 The Play and the Stage I-II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Oyun ve Sahne I-II)
A three-pronged approach to the play and the stage: a) the staging of a play, the problems of the director, how to approach a play, actor-director relationship, the actors preparation for the role; b) the role of the theater today, the expectations of the audience; c) comparative study of the Turkish and British theaters.
DANCE
FA 360-361 The Art of Dance I-II (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Dans Sanatı I-II)
An appreciation of dance--both as a traditional and as a modern art form. The development of dance-- dance as a basic form of expression, ballet, modern and avant-garde dance--is to be studied, the place of dance in Turkey is to be discussed by way of slides, videos and films.
SPECIAL TOPICS
FA 480 -499 Special Topics in Culture and Art (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 5
(Kültür ve Sanatta Özel Konular)
The study of selected movements, topics or genres in the field of culture and the arts. The subject varies from one year to another.
