American Culture and Literature

Course Summary

• Type: BA
• Location: Izmir
• Duration: 4 Years
• Deadline: Ongoing

Course Description

Department of American Culture and Literature primarily focuses on American culture and literature with an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach. The program aims to raise the students' level of awareness, help them to develop different and critical viewpoints and to make them adopt the process of learning and research as a way of life. 

      In addition to American culture, the program also analyzes the USA's political system, social and economic structure, entertainment and mass communication industry, art, history as well as its lingual, religious and regional framework. Department of American Culture and Literature not only encourages the students to conduct interdisciplinary studies but also enables them to benefit from the research techniques of different areas of science. The program is also adaptable to minor and double major degrees. As a result of interdisciplinary studies, our graduates may pursue post-graduate programs. Upon completing ELT programs, they may find employment as teachers and translators in different educational institutions. Public and private sectors (public relations, tourism, banking, advertising, ministries, and media organs) may be appropriate for the department's graduates who are provided with an excellent background in English as a foreign language. ‘Western Civilization History', ‘Academic Reading and Writing', ‘American Literature', ‘American History, ‘American Art' ‘American Theatre', ‘American Poetry', ‘American Novel', ‘American Short Story', ‘American Political History', ‘American Foreign Policy', ‘History of Turkish-American Relations', ‘American Media', ‘American Social Structure' and ‘Ethnic America' are among the curriculum of the department.