BA Turkish
Programme Code: T680 BA/T Duration: 4 years
Overview
2013 Entry Requirements
- A Levels: AAB
- A Level language preferred
- IB: 36 (6/6/6)
- BTEC: DDM
- Access to HE: Minimum of 30 Level 3 Credits at Distinction
- Scottish Highers: AAABB
- Scottish Advanced Highers: AAB
- Irish LC: 340 points from 5 Higher level subjects at grade C1 or above
- Advanced Placement: 4 4 5 (Two semesters - UCAS Group A) plus US HSGD with GPA 3.0
- Euro Bacc: 80%
- French Bacc: 14/20
- German Abitur: 2.0
- Italy DES: 80/100
- Austria Mat: 2.0
- Polish Mat: 75%
Subjects Preferred: A good pass in a foreign language at A-level, or equivalent, is preferred.
Interview Policy: Candidates with "non-standard" qualifications may be invited for interview.
Start of programme: September annually
Single-honours BA Turkish is a four-year programme of study covering both classical and modern Turkish literature and language. At the completion of their studies students should have attained a high level of fluency in Modern Turkish, including familiarity with earlier forms of Turkish, and a solid command of Turkish literature, including broad knowledge of the historical and cultural background. A specialization in Ottoman language and literature is also available.Structure
Learn a language as part of this programme
Degree programmes at SOAS - including this one - can include language courses in more than forty African and Asian languages. It is SOAS students’ command of an African or Asian language which sets SOAS apart from other universities.
Year 1
Core Course
This course must be passed in order to proceed to the following year of study.
- Intensive Turkish Language - 155901194 (2 Unit) - Full Year
Compulsory Course
- Literatures of the Near and Middle East - 155900991 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Open Option
Choose an introductory course in Middle Eastern history, politics or culture from List B1 or an Open Option.
Year 2
Core Course
This course must be passed in order to proceed to the following year of study.
- Intermediate Modern Turkish Language - 155900547 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Compulsory Course
Choose one of the following courses.
- Ottoman Turkish Language - 155900549 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- 20th Century Turkish Literature 1 - 155900745 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- Nation and Nationalism in Middle Eastern fiction (in Translation) - 155901380 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Optional Course
Choose a course from List B1, B2, C or another course from the list of year 2 compulsory courses.
Open Option
Choose a course from List B1, B2, C or another course from the list of year 2 compulsory courses or an Open Option.
Year 3: Year abroad
For more information on the year abroad in Istanbul, please see the Teaching & Learning tab.
Year 4
Compulsory Course
- Advanced Turkish/English/Turkish Translation - 155900913 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Compulsory Course
Choose a unit from List A.
Optional Course
Choose a course from List A, B2, B3 or C.
Open Option
Choose a course from List A, B2, B3, C or an Open Option.
List A: Turkish courses
- Ottoman Turkish Language - 155900549 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- Turkish Literature Of The Tanzimat And Later 19th Century - 155900552 (1 unit Unit) - Not Running 2012/13
- 20th Century Turkish Literature 1 - 155900745 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- 20th Century Turkish Literature 2 - 155900746 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Classical Ottoman Literature - 155900744 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- The History and Development of the Turkish Language - 155900992 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- Independent Study Project (Turkish Literature) - 155901052 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Extended Essay in Turkish Studies a - 155901340 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Extended Essay in Turkish Studies b - 155901341 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
List B1: Introductory courses in Turkish and Middle Eastern-related courses
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East
- Introduction to Arabic Culture - 155901205 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Department of History
- H130 Introduction to the History of the Near and Middle East - 154800230 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Department of the Study of Religions
- Introduction to Islam - 157400020 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Religions of East and Central Asia - 158000100 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
Department of the History of Art and Archaeology
- Introduction to the Art and Archaeology of the Near and Middle East - 154900101 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
Department of Politics and International Studies
- States, people, and power in Asia and Africa - 153400056 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Comparative and international politics - 153400063 (1 Unit) - Full Year
List B2: Intermediate courses in Turkish and Middle Eastern-related courses
Some courses require successful attendance of a relevant introductory course; students are advised to check the relevant course descriptions for prerequisites and consult the relevant course tutor before selecting units.
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East
- The Muslim World: Unity in Diversity - 155901258 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Classical Persian Prose Texts - 155900334 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Classical Persian Poetry - 155901372 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Department of History
- H248 The Making of the Modern Middle East - 154800227 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- H241 The Middle East in the Period of the Crusades, 1050-1291 - 154800254 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- H247 Turks, Mongols and Mamluks 1054-1500 - 154800222 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Department of the Study of Religions
- Eastern Christianity - 158000132 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Orthodox Christianity - 158000131 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
Department of the History of Art and Archaeology
- Islamic Architecture - 154900107 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Islamic Painting - 154900009 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- The Sources of Islamic Art and Architecture - 154900108 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- The Decorative Arts of Islam - 154900109 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- Art and Material Culture of the Islamic World: 7th to 14th Centuries - 154900138 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- Mosaics, Manuscripts, and Wall Painting in Islamic Art - 154900134 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
Department of Music
- Music of the Middle East and North Africa - 155800068 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Department of Politics and International Studies
- Government and politics of the Middle East - 153400060 (1 Unit) - Full Year
School of Law
- Islamic law - 155200037 (1 Unit) - Full Year
List B3: Advanced courses in Middle Eastern history, politics and economics
Some courses require successful attendance of a relevant introductory course; students are advised to check the relevant course descriptions for prerequisites and consult the relevant course tutor before selecting units.
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East
- Politics and Aesthetics in Modern Arabic Literature - 155901382 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- Reading Classical Arabic historians - 155901334 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Arabic Cinema (1) - 155901208 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Arabic Cinema (2) - 155901209 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2 - Not Running 2012/2013
- Modern Persian Prose Literature - 155900336 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- Modern Persian Poetry - 155901379 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Department of History
- H343 Reform, Resistance and Revolution: the Ottoman Empire 1876-1909 (I) - 154800197 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Department of Politics and International Studies
- Islam and democracy - 153400065 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Department of Economics
- Economic development of the modern Middle East - 153400031 (1 Unit) - Full Year
List C: Optional language courses
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East
- Arabic 100 - 155901202 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Arabic 200 - 155901203 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Arabic 300 - 155901204 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Arabic 2 - 155900897 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Arabic 4 - 155900899 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Elementary Written Persian - 155901053 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Elementary Persian Texts - 155901155 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Persian Language 2 - 155900801 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Persian Language 3 - 155900802 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Elementary Georgian - 155900813 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Intermediate Georgian - 155900814 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- Elementary Hebrew - 155900916 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Modern Hebrew Language: Intermediate - 155900713 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Modern Hebrew Language: Advanced - 155900714 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Intercollegiate language courses
Please see the Teaching & Learning tab for more details on intercollegiate courses in Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Croatian, Hungarian and Romanian.
Programme Specification
Teaching & Learning
Year abroad
Two semesters are spent at the Boghazici University, Istanbul in the third year. There students are expected to attend a minimum of four courses each semester and are required to sit the local examinations. On their return, and no later than September 1, they must in addition submit a project, normally an essay of approximately 10,000 words. The topic of the project is decided in consultation with the subject tutors.Teaching & Learning
Intercollegiate Courses
Modern Greek (KCL)
- Modern Greek language I 4AABL001
- Modern Greek language II 5AABL002
- Modern Greek language III 6AABL003
Russian (UCL; http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/russunit.htm)
- Foundation Russian
- Intermediate Russian
Ukrainian (UCL)
- SEEU1001 Ukrainian Language
- SEEU2001 Ukrainian Language 2a - Comprehension (0.5)
- SEEU2002 Ukrainian Language 2b - Production (0.5)
- SEEU4001 Ukrainian Language 3a - Comprehension (0.5) SEEU4002 Ukrainian Language 3b - Production (0.5)
Bulgarian (UCL)
- SEEB1001 Bulgarian Language Level 1
- SEEB2001 Bulgarian Language Level 2a - Comprehension (0.5)
- SEEB2002 Bulgarian Language Level 2b - Production (0.5)
- SEEB4001 Bulgarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension (0.5)
- SEEB4002 Bulgarian Language Level 3b - Production (0.5)
Serbian/Croatian (UCL)
- SEEY1001 Serbian and Croatian Language Level 1
- SEEY2001 Serbian and Croatian Language Level 2a - Comprehension (0.5)
- SEEY2002 Serbian and Croatian Language Level 2b - Production (0.5)
- SEEY4001 Serbian and Croatian Language Level 3a - Comprehension (0.5)
- SEEY4002 Serbian and Croatian Language Level 3b - Production (0.5)
Hungarian (UCL)
- SEEH1001 Hungarian Language Level 1
- SEEH2001 Hungarian Language Level 2a - Comprehension(0.5)
- SEEH2002 Hungarian Language Level 2b - Production (0.5)
- SEEH4001 Hungarian Language Level 3a - Comprehension (0.5)
- SEEH4002 Hungarian Language Level 3b - Production (0.5)
Romanian (UCL)
- SEER1001 Romanian Language Level 1
- SEER2001 Romanian Language Level 2a - Comprehension (0.5)
- SEER2002 Romanian Language Level 2b - Production (0.5)
- SEER4001 Romanian Language Level 3a - Comprehension (0.5)
- SEER4002 Romanian Language Level 3b - Production (0.5)
Destinations
As a graduate who specialised in Turkish, you will have gained competency in language skills and intercultural awareness and understanding. Familiarity with the region will have been developed through a study of language in combination with literature, development studies, economics, geography, history, history of art and archaeology, law, linguistics, music, politics, social anthropology or religion.
Graduates leave SOAS not only with linguistic and cultural expertise, but also with a portfolio of widely transferable skills which employers seek in many professional and management careers, both in business and in the public sector. These include written and oral communication skills, attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to research, amass and order information from a variety of sources. Graduates have found employment in the Foreign Office, in education, the media with the BBC or the Turkish Radio station, in the press, in multinational business companies. Others have chosen non-governmental organisations such as Amnesty International.
For more information about Graduate Destinations from this department, please visit the Careers Service website.
How to apply
How to apply
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Scholarships
For further information visit the Scholarships section
Undergraduate Research Awards
Application Deadline: 2013-04-26 00:00
A Student's Perspective
Sergiusz SchellerWhat SOAS offers is the lectures with world-class academics, who give you not only a thorough knowledge on the subject, but also stimulate you for individual thinking and make you enjoy the course.
