İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı (İngilizce) Lisans Diploması

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Yeditepe University, Department of English Language and Literature is committed to equipping its students with the ability to make interdisciplinary and intercultural connections and to approach people, facts and events as objectively as possible.

The aim of our department is to conduct authentic and qualified research on a national and global scale. In addition, the department is committed to train successful graduates who can make positive contributions to science and humanity in various academic and research institutions in Turkey and abroad.

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This programme is a 130-credit (240 ECTS) first-cycle degree programme in English Language and Literature in higher education.

Students who successfully complete the programme and meet the required qualifications will be eligible for a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature.

Upon completion of their undergraduate programme, students who aspire to further their academic development can enrol in graduate programmes focusing on English literature, American literature, Western cultures and literatures, linguistics, drama, comparative literature, cultural studies, art, pedagogy, sociology, communication, and related areas.

Graduates have the opportunity to work at all levels of education and training, in the state, voluntary and private sectors. There are job opportunities in fields such as teaching, translation, print and visual publishing, advertising, journalism, criticism, copywriting, cinema, public relations, international relations, human resources. Possible areas of employment include universities, various public and private educational institutions, ministries of foreign affairs, culture and tourism, trade, local government, embassies and consulates, banks, tourism companies and various companies in the private sector, corporate training and research and development projects.

Our alumni, who have received a sound education in their respective fields, share the view that the diversity and interdisciplinary approach offered by the programme provides a good basis for postgraduate study in a variety of fields.

Kinds of examination, measurement, and evaluation in each course in the program are accurately defined in the syllabi. 

Success grades and coefficients are shown in the following table:

In addition, the following abbreviations are used depending on the status of the students:

1) I-Incomplete: It is given to students who have not completed the required coursework due to justified excuses. Students are required to address any outstanding issues related to their I grade by the end of the add/drop period of the following semester, at the latest. They will obtain their required grade upon completion of these issues. Failure to address these deficiencies by the deadline will result in the automatic conversion of the I grade to an FF grade.

2) L-Leave: This is used for students who are on leave in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation.

3) NC-Non-Credit: Used for courses taken without credit.

4) ND-Non-Degree: Used for courses that are not intended to lead to a degree from Yeditepe University and are taken with or without credit and are not included in the GPA calculation.

5) P-Pass: It is given to students who have been successful in courses that are not included in the calculation of their GPA

6) R-Repeat: Indicates that the course has been repeated.

7) RR-Repeat Resigned: This is for courses that are being repeated for the purpose of grade improvement.

8) T-Transfer: This is given for the courses transferred from a program within or outside the university or from an international exchange program and approved by the relevant Academic Board and is included in the calculation of the GPA.

9) W-Withdrawal: It indicates that the student has withdrawn from a course. It is done with the academic advisor's approval within the allocated time on the academic calendar each year after the add-drop date.

To monitor the quality of higher education programmes;

• The Council of Higher Education (CoHE) is responsible for the planning, organisation, management and supervision of education and training and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.
• "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" of higher education institutions prepared every year within the framework of the criteria determined by the CoHE are published. The reports prepared according to these reports, including quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, are shared with the public by the CoHE.
• Every year, the CoHE publishes the "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report," which includes academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by the CoHE. Quality assurance of undergraduate programmes in higher education is ensured according to the "Procedures and Principles for the Ensurance of Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programmes":

1. Creation and Approval of Curricula:

1.1. The CoHE determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2. The curriculum of undergraduate programmes in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each programme will provide to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the fundamental principles determined by the CoHE on these issues.

1.3. The curricula of the National Core Education Programmes are adopted by the relevant Council of Deans and implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of the Council of Higher Education.

2. Assessment and Evaluation: The measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes of each undergraduate programme is carried out according to the education and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by the CoHE on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programmes receive an undergraduate diploma upon successful completion of course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions.

4. Self-Assessment and External Evaluation: Higher education institutions, in the context of continuous monitoring, enter the "Institutional Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) at the beginning of each year. THEQC shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions given by accreditation foundations authorised or recognised by THEQC also indicate that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programmes is ensured. THEQC carries out regular revision activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with its legislation.

The Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of University Programs in Mathematical, Natural and Social Sciences (FEDEK), recognized by YÖK as a national quality assurance institution, accredited the undergraduate program in English Language and Literature in 2023. The validity period of FEDEK accreditation is 3 years.

5. Knowledge management systems and feedback mechanisms: In the process of identifying the teaching purposes of the program, the partners including the undergraduates, instructors, the graduates in advisory board of the department, the employer’s representatives of public and private institutions were considered. Feedback from internal and external partners were taken into account in order to revise the program. 

Therefore, the teaching purposes of the program are updated based on the knowledge obtained from both internal and external partners. Specifically, the interviews in academic board of the department, the course evaluation questionnaires acquired from the undergraduates, and satisfaction surveys obtained from new graduates are utilized in the revision of the program. Besides, the knowledge forms of the institutions where some of our graduates have been working, and the interviews made with competent individuals in both national and international academic institutions are also considered in that revision.

Student admission is based on the results of the central placement test organised by the Measurement, Selection and Placement Centre and the principles established by the Council of Higher Education.

Please refer to the "Student Admission" subsection of the "About Yeditepe University" section for full information on the student admission process.

Upon completion of their undergraduate programme, students who aspire to further their academic development can enrol in graduate programmes focusing on English literature, American literature, Western cultures and literatures, linguistics, drama, comparative literature, cultural studies, art, pedagogy, sociology, communication, and related areas.

Graduates have the opportunity to work at all levels of education and training, in the state, voluntary and private sectors. There are job opportunities in fields such as teaching, translation, print and visual publishing, advertising, journalism, criticism, copywriting, cinema, public relations, international relations, human resources. Possible areas of employment include universities, various public and private educational institutions, ministries of foreign affairs, culture and tourism, trade, local government, embassies and consulates, banks, tourism companies and various companies in the private sector, corporate training and research and development projects.

Our alumni, who have received a sound education in their respective fields, share the view that the diversity and interdisciplinary approach offered by the programme provides a good basis for postgraduate study in a variety of fields.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programmes, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer in Higher Education Institutions

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Graduates of Vocational Schools and Distance Education Associate Degree Programmes to Undergraduate Education

Law No. 2547 on Higher Education (Additional Article-35)

2.1. Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board

The qualification is permanently valid.