Literature Faculties in Turkey: Departments and Programs
A literature faculty groups the humanities and social science departments of a university: languages, history, sociology, philosophy and related fields. Students study language, culture and society, and build analytical and communication skills along the way.
Many Turkish universities have one. Its departments usually include languages, history, sociology and philosophy, and the teaching mixes theory with research.
Key takeaways
Literature faculties are part of many Turkish universities.
Undergraduate programs usually last 4 years.
Departments cover the humanities and social sciences.
Students develop research, writing and analytical skills.
Their work centers on cultural studies, language analysis and social research. In the table below, Yeditepe University teaches English Language and Literature in English, while Istanbul Aydın University offers a master's with thesis in Turkish Language and Literature, taught in Turkish.
Undergraduate programs usually last 4 years, and research is part of the work in language and cultural studies. Graduate programs exist in humanities fields too. The program table above includes master's programs with thesis in history (Yeditepe and Istanbul Aydın), in sociology and in Turkish Language and Literature (both Istanbul Aydın), plus a PhD in English Language Teaching at Istanbul Aydın.
The six private universities in the table below are all in Istanbul: Istanbul Aydın, Bahçeşehir, Yeditepe, İstanbul Medipol, Altınbaş and İstinye. Each lists humanities or social science programs, such as languages, history, sociology, philosophy or psychology.
Literature graduates can work in teaching and academic research, translation and interpretation, journalism and media, cultural institutions and museums, and publishing and content writing. These jobs call for communication, research and critical thinking, which literature studies train.
When you compare literature programs, look at the departments, the academic staff and the research opportunities. StudyLeo's listings include humanities programs at the universities above, and you can send applications to them through the platform.
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