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| IBN Haldun University Comparative Literature Course Plan | ||||||
| Semester I | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| SPS 101 | Humanity and Society I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HUM 101 | The World Through Art and Literature I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HIST 101 | History of Modern Turkey I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| TLL 101 | Modern Turkish Literature I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| NS 101 | Nature and Science I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| STAT 101 | Statistics | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester II | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| HIST 102 | History of Modern Turkey II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| TLL 102 | Modern Turkish Literature II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| University Courses - Communication and Thinking Skills Elective | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| University Courses - Art Elective | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| University Courses - Civilization Elective | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| University Courses - Science Elective | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester III | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| LIT 201 | Introduction to Literary Theory I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 203 | Genres and Modes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 205 | Poetry and Poetics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Arabic / Turkish / General Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester IV | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| LIT 202 | Introduction to Literary Theory II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 204 | Survey of English Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Arabic / Turkish / General Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester V | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| LIT 309 | Myth in Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 307 | The Novel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Arabic / Turkish / General Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Arabic / Turkish / General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester VI | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| LIT 306 | Survey of Social Commentary Fiction | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Arabic / Turkish / General Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Arabic / Turkish / General Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Toplam | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester VII | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| LIT 402 | Postmodern Futures | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Arabic / Turkish / General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Toplam | 18 | 30 | ||||
| Semester VIII | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| LIT 407 | Editorship and the Publishing Industry | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| Departmental Elective | 1.3 | 4/0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Departmental Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Arabic / Turkish / General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| General Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – | |
| Final Total | 144 | 240 | ||||
| Departmental Electives | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| ANTH 209 | Cultures of the Middle East | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| DFT 301 | Screenwriting | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| DFT 303 | Art and Philosophy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| ECON 401 | History of Economic Thought | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HIST 325 | Formations and Constructions of Europe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HUM 405 | Imperialism and Colonialism in Art and Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| HUM 406 | The Twentieth Century in European Art and Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| JOR 201 | Writing for Media | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| JOR 205 | Printing History | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| JOR 309 | Digital Writing | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 209 | Ancient Greek Drama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 210 | Shakespeare | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 211 | Children’s and Youth Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 212 | Literary Nonfiction | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 214 | British Romanticism | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 301 | Literature and Civilization: Near East and Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 302 | Literature and Civilization: Asia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 304 | Narratology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 340 | Gender and Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 401 | Encounters with Modernity in Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 403 | Postcolonial Theory and Fiction | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 411 | Literary Criticism | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 412 | Translation: Theory and Practice | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 450 | Ottoman Muslim Women Writers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 460 | City in Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| PHIL 201 | Ancient Thought | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| PHIL 202 | Ancient Philosophy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| PHIL 206 | Introduction to Modern Thought | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| PHIL 303 | Introduction to Medieval Christian Thought | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| PHIL 306 | Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| PHIL 411 | Early Turkic Thought and Mythology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| PHIL 414 | Philosophy and Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| PHIL 425 | Mythology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| POLS 323 | Cinema and Politics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| PR 303 | Sociology of Communications | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SOC 306 | History of Social Thought in Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 217 | Don Quixote | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | – |
| LIT 499 | The Emergence of Modern Literary Theory in the Ottoman Caliphate | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | LIT 201 / LIT202 |
| LIT 206 | Survey of Turkish Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| LIT 470 | Introduction to Indian Literature | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| LIT 430 | Comparative History of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| LANGUAGE COURSES | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Hours | Credit | ECTS | Prerequisite | |
| Theory | Practice | |||||
| ARA 301 | Basic Arabic I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 302 | Basic Arabic II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 303 | Intermediate Arabic I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 304 | Intermediate Arabic II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 305 | Advanced Arabic I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 306 | Advanced Arabic II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| ARA 307 | Intensive Basic Arabic | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| ARA 308 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| FRE 301 | Basic French I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| FRE 302 | Basic French II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| FRE 303 | Intermediate French I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| FRE 304 | Intermediate French II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GER 301 | Basic German I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GER 302 | Basic German II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GER 303 | Intermediate German I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GER 304 | Intermediate German II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GRE 301 | Basic Greek I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| GRE 302 | Basic Greek II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| HEB 301 | Basic Hebrew I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| HEB 302 | Basic Hebrew II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| KRD 301 | Basic Kurdish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| KRD 302 | Basic Kurdish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| LAT 301 | Basic Latin I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| LAT 302 | Basic Latin II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| PERS 301 | Basic Persian I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| PERS 302 | Basic Persian II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| PERS 303 | Intermediate Persian I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| PERS 304 | Intermediate Persian II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| PERS 307 | Intensive Basic Persian | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| PERS 308 | Intensive Intermediate Persian | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| SPA 301 | Basic Spanish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| SPA 302 | Basic Spanish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| SPA 303 | Intermediate Spanish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| SPA 304 | Intermediate Spanish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 301 | Basic Ottoman Turkish | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 302 | Intermediate Ottoman Turkish | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 303 | Advanced Ottoman Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 304 | Advanced Ottoman Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 305 | Ottoman Paleography and Diplomatica | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 306 | Advanced Readings in Ottoman Historical Texts | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TLL 307 | Intensive Basic Ottoman Turkish | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| TLL 308 | Intensive Intermediate Ottoman Turkish | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| TUR 301 | Basic Modern Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 302 | Basic Modern Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 303 | Intermediate Modern Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 304 | Intermediate Modern Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 305 | Advanced Readings in Modern Turkish I | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 306 | Advanced Readings in Modern Turkish II | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ** |
| TUR 307 | Intensive Basic Modern Turkish | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| TUR 308 | Intensive Intermediate Modern Turkish | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ** |
| ** Approval of School of Languages | ||||||
| NOTES | ||||||
| In accordance with the Senate decision dated 16.06.2017 regarding education in three languages, it is required to have language proficiency of at least B2 level in Turkish, English, and Arabic as a graduation requirement in all departments of our University. | ||||||
| a- Comparative LiteratureUndergraduate Program Course Plan has been arranged so that students can take Arabic for four semesters to meet these requirements, and international students can take Turkish for an additional four semesters. Enrollment in the language courses appropriate to students' levels will be ensured by placement exams to be held by the School of Languages. | ||||||
| b- Students who have the required language proficiency or can achieve it before four semesters will take the departmental elective courses specified in the course plan instead of Arabic courses with codes ARA 301, ARA 302, ARA 303, ARA 304 and Turkish courses with codes TUR 301, TUR 302, TUR 303, TUR 304. | ||||||
| In the undergraduate curricula of Ibn Haldun University, all courses, including language courses, can be taken as general electives. | ||||||
| To graduate from the Comparative Literature undergraduate program, a total of 144 credits and 48 courses with 240 ECTS must be taken. | ||||||