Uygulamalar1. CV 2. Transcript of undergraduate and graduate work 3. Diplomas (B.A. and M.A.) 4. ALES Score (not less than 55) 5. TOEFL (not less than 79), IELTS, KPDS 6. Two Letters of Recommendation 7. Statement of Purpose of 500 words outlining why you would wish to attend the program and what you wish to study if accepted.
Program tanımları The Graduate Program in American Culture and Literature Program at Kadir Has University offers both the M.A. and PhD. Degrees. The Graduate Program provides students an opportunity to examine the cultural and literary life of the United States. While literature remains a core aspect of the program, our program retains an interdisplinary perspective and we encourage students to explore the life of the United States from a wide range of perspectives including, but not limited to: popular culture, cultural theory, gender studies, law, music and comparative studies.
The Program has an international faculty trained at some of the best universities in the U.S. which provides students with the guidance they need and access to individuals with an intimate knowledge of the cultural life of the United States. Offering both flexibility and a solid grounding in the field of American Culture and Literature, this program will allow students to advance in their current field or move on to pursue a Ph.D. Moreover, all classes are held in the evening to accommodate those students who choose to work while pursuing their studies. The University is also located in an historic district of the Istanbul where students can take advantage fo the many libraries, archives and other resources that a cultural capital such as Istanbul has to offer.
The program is organized around four broad areas:
Genre, Period or Critical School
Popular Culture and Media
Race, Gender and National Identities
America in a Global Context
Students must complete 8 classes totaling 24 credits. Students will choose one of the areas listed above as a major focus. Students must declare their focus area by the end of the first semester of classes. They will be required to take 3 classes that focus on their major area (not including the required classes).
Students who enter from programs other than our own M.A. program will be required to take: Introduction to American Culture Studies, Cultural Theory in addition to the minimum number of classes and credits for the PhD. Required Classes
The Roots of America
Contemporary Theory
Comparative American Studies
Major Trends in American Literature
Electives
Popular Culture
Comparative American Studies
Race, Class and Gender in America
Special Topics in American Literature
Feminists, Womanists and Guerilla Girls: Women’s Movements in the U.S.
From the Outside Looking In: America From Abroad
The City
Empire for Liberty: The USA in the 19th Century
Feminism, Law and Literature
American Writers Right Now
American Novel
African American Literature
Women’s Voices in American Literature
Twentieth Century American Poetry
The American West
American Drama
The Jazz Age
Film in America
Ethnicity and the Media
On the Road: Traveling Across America
American Travel Writing in Turkey
American Movie Musical
American Material Culture
Documentary Form and Meaning
Film, Culture, Identity
Issues in Third World Cinemas
Imagining Indians: Native Americans, Literature and the Media