Why should I study in the Comparative Literature Department?- Could you tell us about the type and characteristics of the courses taught in the department?

In our department, our students are subject to intensive literature and foreign language education.The student who has successfully completed the preparatory class covering one year of second foreign language education takes lessons about the second foreign language which S/he has acquired since the first year and the literature of this foreign language. In addition to these courses, it is required to take Mythology, Western and Turkish Cultural History courses. Also, in the first year, students take the main course of the field  namely "Introduction to Comparative Literature Science" in both semesters and master the basic debates and theories of the field. In the second year, students have the opportunity to increase their knowledge in these genres by taking lessons on the historical development of novels, poetry and theater, which are the dominant literary genres. In addition to these courses, they also have the opportunity to improve themselves with compulsory courses on imagery and American literature. In the third year; by reinforcing their dominance in the field with philosophy, Turkish literature and criticism courses, they have the opportunity to practice what they have learned with the seminar lesson, which is one of the laboratory courses of our department. In the final year, our students have the opportunity to learn more about linguistics and Turkish literature, as well as their graduate thesis course, and by doing researches on the subjects they are interested in during their undergraduate education.

 

- What are the foreign language or languages taught in the department?

In our department, students add a second foreign language to the previous one they study in the preparatory class. For example, a student who gets accepted into the department with an English language score receives a year of intensive education from German or French. Our students who continue to take courses related to this foreign language they have learned during their undergraduate education can also take languages such as Russian, Persian, Arabic and Ottoman Turkish as electives.

 

- Do your students have the opportunity to study abroad?

In our department, students have the opportunity to study for one or two semesters within the Erasmus program at various foreign universities in accordance with bilateral agreements. The Department of Comparative Literature, which is the most active part of our university in terms of Erasmus activities, has the student exchange program (Erasmus) agreement with universities including Paris Sorbonne University (France), University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria), University of Salzburg (Austria), University of Tartu (Estonia), Ovidius University of Constanta (Romania) and University of Hamburg (Germany). 

 

- What are the things that department’s students should take into consideration? What kind of features are students expected to have?

Since our department is one of the departments that provides literature and foreign language education, our students are expected to be curious about the field, have a regular reading habit, and be open to looking at our country and the world from different perspectives.

- Is there an internship requirement in your department?

Our department students have to do an internship for 30 working days from the 4th semester (after the 2nd grade). Our students can do these compulsory internships in leading printing, broadcasting and television organizations. The success of our students in their internships is very important both for our department and for their future.

- What are the job opportunities and job fields of department graduates?

Thanks to the foreign languages they know, our graduates work in the foreign trade and tourism sectors, and in the publishing sector as an editor or translator with their literary knowledge. In addition, it is possible for our graduates to meet the need for future academicians in Comparative Literature departments, which are increasing day by day in our country.

 

Why should I study this major at Eskişehir Osmangazi University?

- What are the difference / differences of the department from other Comparative Literature departments?

In our department, unlike other Comparative Literature departments, foreign language preparatory class and internship are required.

 

- Do your department students have the opportunuty to make a double major or minor?

Our department students can also enroll in the "Child and Youth Literature" minor program, which is opened within our department. Aforementioned program is carried out with the undergraduate courses of the student starting from the 5th semester. In addition, the students of our department who have the required conditions have the right to enroll in the double major program in the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at the Faculty of Science and Letters of our university.

- Do your department graduates have educational formation rights?

Our department students do not have the right to receive educational formation for the moment.

- What are the pros or cons of being a student in Eskişehir?

Eskişehir, which is the city where our university is located, is a student city. Thanks to the two universities it contains, there are resources, shopping facilities and accommodation opportunities for students all over the city. In addition, Eskişehir has a very positive record in terms of security. Transportation opportunities are also high in Eskişehir, where life is quite cheap compared to other metropolitan cities. The promotional video prepared last year to get to know Eskişehir and our university more closely is also on the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh0Lmj-Iv6E&feature=youtu.be