Ph.D.English Language and Literature
| Study location | Turkey, Istanbul |
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| Type | Doctoral, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | Ph.D. |
| Tuition fee | $6,700 per programme |
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| Entry qualification | Postgraduate diploma (or higher) Undergraduate and graduate diploma (if not in English, a copy translated to Turkish or English) Undergraduate and graduate transcript (if not in English, a copy translated to Turkish or English) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Turkish. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English Turkish Language proficiency score in one of these languages: English, French or German. TOEFL IBT: min 84 TÖMER C1 |
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Overview
The Ph.D. program for master’s degree holders at the Department of English Language and Literature is designed to prepare students for independent work as scholars, critics of literature and as competent and objective academics in the advanced study of literatures in English.
The applicants have to comply with the requirements specified in the regulations of the Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences and also have to have a reading knowledge in one of the modern European languages.
The normal duration of the program is 3 academic years consisting of 6 semesters. The program which is based on a master’s degree in a relevant field requires the successful completion of 180 ECTS with 60 ECTS course work and 120 ECTS thesis work. One ECTS is equal to 25.5 hours of student workload per semester . The course plan must consist of at least 7 courses with 21 local credits(equivalent to 60 ECTS). The institute may require the prospective students to take additional courses upon the request of the program director if the educational background of the applicant is not seen appropriate to follow the normal program.
Programme structure
The student chooses two areas of concentration, building upon his/her master’s background, and focuses on a field of interest such as a historical period, a genre, or literary theory and criticism. The qualifying examination scrutinizes knowledge in the areas of concentration and awareness of the methods of critical interpretation. Each student submits a dissertation in a form approved by his/her dissertation director and by a committee appointed by the department.
The major areas of concentration are Medieval Literature, Renaissance Literature, 17th and 18th Century Literature, Romantic and Victorian Literatures, Modern English Literature, and Theory of Criticism.
A final public oral examination is given after the candidate’s dissertation has been read and approved. The following topics are to be covered in the examination: a justification of the subject treated and the methods chosen, an account of any new contributions made. The student must develop and answer a series of questions growing out of subjects presented in the dissertation.
Career opportunities
It is a cultural, economical and political need to train young researchers who can make studies especially within the context of English Language and Literature on Contemporary English dialects and literatures. Regarding all these, English Language and Literature initiated a doctorate program. In the courses given in this program, ways of analyzing English language and literature with classical and new methods are shown and English language and literature is handled in a unity within all the areas it has extended.