2026-2027 Course Catalog

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for the Undergraduate Minor in Turkish Studies

The Turkish Studies Minor is designed for students interested in developing proficiency in the Turkish language and culture, as complement to their disciplinary major. Completion of the minor requires at least 18 hours in applicable courses. For advising information, please visit the Linguistics advising page.

for the Undergraduate Minor in Turkish Studies

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Language Requirement (Students who test out of the advanced language requirement (405-406) must take six additional hours of advanced (300- or 400-level) coursework from the list of Turkey/Ottoman Empire electives.) | | 6 | | TURK 405 | Advanced Turkish I | | | TURK 406 | Advanced Turkish II | | | Turkish Language & Culture | | 3 | | TURK 270 | Language and Culture in Turkey | | | Additional Courses related to Turkey/Ottoman Empire | | 9 | | Chosen from the following list or from other applicable courses in consultation with the minor advisor: | | | | ANTH 488 | Modern Europe | | | EURO 415 | Europe and the Mediterranean | | | HIST 135 | History of Islamic Middle East | | | HIST 335 | Middle East 1566-1914 | | | HIST 337 | Middle East Since World War I | | | HIST 356 | The Modern Balkans through Literature and Film | | | HIST 439 | The Ottoman Empire | | | FR 418 | Language & Minorities in Europe | | | MUS 418 | Regional Studies in Musicology (when focused on Turkey) | | | PS 152 | The New Middle East | | | PS 347 | Gov & Pol of Middle East | | | REL 214 | Introduction to Islam | | | REL 223 | The Qur'an (Koran) | | | REL 403 | Women in Muslim Societies | | | REL 408 | Islam & Politics in Mid. East | | | REES 201 | Introduction to Eastern Europe | | | SOC 483 | Middle Eastern Societies & Cultures | | | Study Abroad course(s) relevant to Turkey (maximum of 3 hours; must be approved by the advisor) | | | | TURK 490 | Special Topics in Turkish | | | Total Hours | | 18 |

for the Undergraduate Minor in Turkish Studies

Upon completing a minor in Turkish Studies, students will be able to:

• Produce Turkish across the skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking at an intermediate level of proficiency and accuracy in interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication, especially in familiar and everyday contexts.
• Identify, analyze, and make effective use of authentic Turkish sources, including texts, media, and digital resources, for academic or professional purposes.
• Explain key products, practices, and perspectives of the Turkish-speaking culture and compare them with their own and other cultural contexts.

for the Undergraduate Minor in Turkish Studies

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