The Faculty of Literature's main disciplines are Turkish language, art, philosophic thought, and history; these studies are deeply rooted in Turkish culture and heritage; born of social and individual experiences, events, phenomena, and people in this geography.
The primary goal of the Faculty is to define the historical, literary, sociological, and psychological contexts of these data through the use of scientific methods. To achieve this goal, we draw inspiration from our cultural principles, look at the values of the East and the West, try to understand where our own values stand in human heritage, and make use of a comparative approach that runs parallel to the products of Western and Eastern languages and cultures.
Location: Üsküdar (Atik Valide) Complex
Website: http://ef.fsm.edu.tr
Programs Offered:
Department of Turkish Language and Literature
Examining Turkish Language and Literature texts within their historical and philological context is one of the aims of education in this department. The approach to texts, regardless of their era, is to think of them as an output of a creative effort and to evaluate them accordingly. This attitude manifests itself in a slightly different form in the approach to our students. We think of our students as individuals with unique perspectives and we believe that this is what we should protect and care about the most.
* B.A. in Turkish Language and Literature
Medium of Instruction: Turkish
Duration of the program: 4 years
Language Requirements: Turkish C1 & Academic Turkish
Areas of Work After Graduation:
- Academic Career
- Primary and Secondary School Teaching (If the formation is received)
- Public Institutions (Archive Departments of Presidency of The Republic of Turkey and Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkish Language Institution, Governorships, District Governorships, Turkish Radio and Television (TRT), Municipalities, etc.)
- Newspapers, Magazines, and Publishers (Reporters, Editors, Authors, Content Editors, Redactors)
- Cinema
- Radio and Television
- Theater
- Library
- Museum, Foundations, and Associations
- Advertisement Sector (Text Editor)
Department of History
The approach to history education at the university level is interdisciplinary and comparative. The main focus of the program is Ottoman history and on the history of Turkey. In the curriculum, there are also courses on the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe.
* B.A. in History
Medium of Instruction: Turkish
Duration of the program: 4 years
Language Requirements: Turkish C1 & Academic Turkish
Areas of Work After Graduation:
- Academic Career
- Primary and Secondary School Teaching (If the formation is received)
- Investigative Author
- Record Keeping (Ottoman Archive, Foundations Archive, Republic Archive, Land Offices, etc.)
- Public institutions (The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM), Courthouse, Ministries, etc.)
- Tourist Guide
- Sorting Personnel
- Media Sector (Editors, Content Editors, Reporters, Editorial Director, etc.)
Department of Psychology
The educational program ensures that our students receive information on various subfields of psychology. It also ensures that our students get familiar with basic theoretical approaches in the field and provide them with sound knowledge of methodology. Another aim of the program is to give our students a scientific background that will help them develop their research skills.
* B.A. in Psychology
Medium of Instruction: Turkish (70%) - English (30%)
Duration of the program: 4 years
Language Requirements: Turkish C1 & English B2
Areas of Work After Graduation:
In Public and State Institutions
- Related Departments of all Ministries
- State and Research Hospitals
- Health Directorates
- Guidance Research Centers
- Turkish National Police
- Child Protection Institutions
- Elderly Care Centers, Nursing Homes
- Medico-Social Units of the Universities
- Ministry of Justice (Family Courts, Child Courts)
- Supervised Release Units
- Prisons
In Private Sector
- Measuring and Evaluation Centers
- Psycho-Technic Laboratories
- Private Hospitals
- Private Consultancy Centers and Clinics
- Human Resources, Ergonometry, Market
- Research Units
- Research Companies
- Advertisement Sector
- Public Relations Units
In Education Sector
- Academic Career
- Private Education Institutions
- Kindergarten
- Guidance in medium-level schools
Department of History of Science
Students will be educated as critical, independent, and productive researchers by experts, both historians of science and philologists, from Turkey and other countries. Our main goal is that the students contribute to the development of our University, our country, and humanity as a whole.
* B.A. in History of Science
Medium of Instruction: Turkish
Duration of the program: 4 years
Language Requirements: Turkish C1
Areas of Work After Graduation:
- Academic Career
- Authors and Editors in Newspaper, Magazines, and Scientific Publishing Organizations
- National and International Research Centers, Libraries, Museums, and Archives in Private Sectors
- The Teaching of History of Science Lectures in medium level schools
Department of Translation and Interpretation
The main aim of our department is to train translators who have more than one foreign language and who know the terminology in various fields such as medicine, law, economy, literature, and social sciences. In our program, students will be allowed to receive academic-professional consultancy, do an internship, and take part in research projects like TUBITAK, etc.
* B.A. in Translation and Interpretation
Medium of Instruction: Turkish
Duration of the program: 4 years
Language Requirements: Turkish C1
Areas of Work After Graduation:
- Academic Career
- Media Organs (Turkish Radio and Television - TRT, Anadolu Agency, private television, newspapers and agencies, Directorate for EU Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Intelligence Organization)
- Foreign Offices of Banks
- Hospitals
- Community Centers
- Publishing Houses (Translator or Editor)
- Localization Projects (Project Manager and Translator)
- Notaries (Certified Translator)
- Translation Offices
- Second Language Teaching Programs
- Translation Companies (Private or Personal)