Undergraduate Course Curriculum (30% English)

Undergraduate Curriculum for Students Starting the Department in the 2026 – 2027 Academic Year and After

1st YEAR  //  1ST SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

BİL 121

Introduction to Information Technologies and Artificial Intelligence

3

6

TAR 191

Ottoman Turkish I

3

6

TAR 141

Historical Methodology*

3

6

TAR 145

Texts in History*

3

6

İNG 001

English I

2

4

TÜR 101

Turkish Language I

2

2

 

Total

16

30

 

1st YEAR  //  2nd SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

İNG 002

English II

2

4

OEG 101

Introduction to Co-Education

1

2

TAR 192

Ottoman Turkish II

3

6

TAR 113B

Ancient History and Civilization

3

6

TAR 146

Turkish History

3

6

TÜR 102

Turkish Language II

2

2

 

Total

14

26

 

1st YEAR  //  3rd SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

AİT 201

Atatürk's Principles and History of the Revolution I

2

2

TAR 245

Ottoman Paleography I

3

6

TAR 223

History of Islam and Islamic Civilization

3

6

TAR 233

Ottoman History I*

3

6

İNG 003

Presentation Skills in English

2

4

ÜSD 1

University Elective Course I

3

6

   

Total

16

30

 

 

2nd YEAR  //  4th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

AİT 202

Atatürk's Principles and History of the Revolution II

2

2

TAR 234

Ottoman History II*

3

6

İNG 004

Professional Presentation Skills

2

4

FSD

Faculty Elective Course

3

6

ÜSD 2

University Elective Course

3

6

 

Total

13

24

 

2nd YEAR  //  5th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

İYD 1

Second Foreign Language I

3

5

BSD 1

Department Elective Course*

3

6

TAR 315

European History

3

6

TAR 325

American History*

3

6

TAR 361

Seminar in History I*

1

5

TAR 395

Vocational English*

2

4

 

Total

15

32

 

2nd YEAR  //  6th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

OEG 200

Cooperative Education I

0

8

 

Total      

 

8

 

3rd YEAR  //  7th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

İYD 2

Second Foreign Language II

3

5

UGİ 315

Entrepreneurship and Leadership

2

4

BSD 2

Department Elective Course

3

6

TAR 324E

Ottoman Socio-Economic History*

3

6

TAR 328

History of Turkish Modernization*

3

6

TAR 362

Seminar in History II*

1

5

 

Total

15

32

 

3rd YEAR  //  8th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

OEG 300

Cooperative Education II

0

8

 

Total      

0

8

 

3rd YEAR  //  9th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

İYD 3

Second Foreign Language III

3

5

BSD 3

Department Elective Course

3

6

TAR 414

Contemporary Turkish History

3

6

TAR 421

Contemporary World History

3

6

ÜSD 3

University Elective Course

3

6

 

Total

15

29

 

4th YEAR  //  10th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

OEG 400

Cooperative Education III

0

8

 

Total      

0

8

 

4th YEAR  //  11th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

İYD 4

Second Foreign Language IV

3

5

BSD 4

Department Elective Course*

3

6

BSD 5

Department Elective Course

3

6

TAR 364B

Thesis Study

2

6

TAR 466

Seminar in Historical Terminology

3

6

TAR 441

Archive and History

3

6

 

Total      

17

35

 

   

Local Credits

ECTS

TOTAL

121

262

 * All of these courses are conducted in English.

 

HISTORY DEPARTMENT ELECTIVE COURSES

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

TAR 124

History of Political Thought

3

TAR 131

Pre-Islamic Turkish History

3

TAR 148

Philosophy of History

3

TAR 224

The Islamic World in the Late Middle Ages

3

TAR 246

Ottoman Paleography II

3

TAR 316

Political Transformations in Europe

3

TAR 321

Modern Greek History

3

TAR 326

Intellectual Movements in the Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Empire

3

TAR 345

Turkish Legal History

3

TAR 346

Turkish Administrative History

3

TAR 348

History of Turkish Culture and Civilization

3

TAR 350

History of the Anatolian Seljuks

3

TAR 351

Turks and Islam

3

TAR 352

Ottoman Social Structure*

3

TAR 366

Historical Geography

3

TAR 369

African History

3

TAR 371

Comparative History of Religions

3

TAR 375

Topics in Social History*

3

TAR 393

Byzantine History*

3

TAR 413

History of the Turkish National Struggle

3

TAR 423

Balkan History*

3

TAR 424

Russian History

3

TAR 435

History of Science

3

TAR 440

Economic History

3

TAR 450

Museology and History

3

TAR 452

History of the Middle East*

3

TAR 454

Eurasian History

3

TAR 455

Ottoman Diplomacy

3

TAR 460

Historical Text Writing

3

TAR 469

Mediterranean History*

3

TAR 471

Urban History

3

TAR 477

History of Colonialism*

3

* The elective modules marked with an asterisk will be taught in English.

Undergraduate Curriculum for Students Starting the Department Before the 2026 – 2027 Academic Year

1st YEAR  //  1ST SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

BİL 121

Introduction to Information Technologies and Artificial Intelligence

3

6

TAR 191

Ottoman Turkish I

3

6

TAR 131

Turkish History I

3

6

TAR 141

Historical Methodology*

3

6

İNG 001

English I

2

3

TÜR 101

Turkish Language I

2

2

 

Total

16

29

 

1st YEAR  //  2nd SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

İNG 002

English II

2

4

OEG 101

Introduction to Co-Education

1

2

TAR 192

Ottoman Turkish II

3

6

TAR 113B

Ancient History and Civilization

3

6

TAR 146

Turkish History II

3

6

TÜR 102

Turkish Language II

2

2

 

Total

14

26

 

1st YEAR  //  3rd SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

AİT 201

Atatürk's Principles and History of the Revolution I

2

2

TAR 245B

Ottoman Paleography I

3

6

TAR 223B

History of Islam and Islamic Civilization*

2

5

TAR 233

Ottoman History I

3

3

İNG 003

Presentation Skills in English

2

3

ÜSD 1

University Elective Course I

3

6

   

Total

15

30

 

 

2nd YEAR  //  4th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

AİT 202

Atatürk's Principles and History of the Revolution II

2

2

TAR 224B

History of Islam and Islamic Civilization II

3

6

TAR 234

Ottoman History II*

3

6

TAR 246B

Ottoman Paleography

3

6

İNG 004

Professional Presentation Skills

2

3

FSD

Faculty Elective Course

3

6

ÜSD 2

University Elective Course

3

6

 

Total

18

30

 

2nd YEAR  //  5th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

İYD 1

Second Foreign Language I

1

5

BSD 1

Department Elective Course*

3

6

TAR 313

European History I

2

4

TAR 325

American History*

3

5

TAR 361

Seminar in History I*

1

5

TAR 395

Vocational English I*

2

3

 

Total

10

36

 

2nd YEAR  //  6th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

OEG 200

Cooperative Education I

0

8

 

Total      

 

8

 

3rd YEAR  //  7th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

İYD 2

Second Foreign Language II

1

5

UGİ 315

Entrepreneurship and Leadership

3

6

BSD 2

Department Elective Course

3

6

TAR 324E

Ottoman Socio-Economic History*

3

5

TAR 314

European History II

2

4

TAR 328

History of Turkish Modernization

3

5

TAR 362

Seminar in History II*

1

5

TAR 396

Vocational English II*

2

3

 

Total

 

15

 

40

 

       

 

3rd YEAR  //  8th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

OEG 300

Cooperative Education II

0

8

 

Total      

0

8

 

3rd YEAR  //  9th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

İYD 3

Second Foreign Language III

1

5

BSD 3

Department Elective Course*

3

6

TAR 413

Contemporary Turkish History I

3

6

TAR 421

Contemporary World History

3

6

TAR 441

Archive and History

3

6

ÜSD 3

University Elective Course

3

6

 

Total

16

35

 

4th YEAR  //  10th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

OEG 400

Cooperative Education III

 

8

 

Total      

 

8

 

4th YEAR  //  11th SEMESTER

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

ECTS

İYD 4

Second Foreign Language IV

1

5

BSD 4

Department Elective Course*

3

6

TAR 364B

Thesis Study

2

6

TAR 414

Contemporary Turkish History II

3

6

TAR 424

Russian History

3

6

TAR 452

History of the Middle East*

3

6

 

Total      

15

35

 

   

Local Credits

ECTS

TOTAL

133

          262

 * All of these courses are conducted in English.

HISTORY DEPARTMENT ELECTIVE COURSES

Course Code

COURSE NAME

Local Credits

TAR 326

Intellectual Movements in the Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Empire

3

TAR 393

Byzantine History*

3

TAR 345

Turkish Legal History

3

TAR 346

Turkish Administrative History

3

TAR 348

History of Turkish Culture and Civilization

3

TAR 350

History of the Anatolian Seljuks

3

TAR 351

Turks and Islam

3

TAR 352

Ottoman Social Structure*

3

TAR 366

Historical Geography

3

TAR 423

Balkan History*

3

TAR 435

History of Science

3

TAR 440

Economic History

3

TAR 450

Museology and History

3

TAR 454

Eurasian History

3

TAR 455

Ottoman Diplomacy

3

TAR 460

Historical Text Writing

3

TAR 466

Seminar in Historical Terminology*

3

TAR 469

Mediterranean History*

3

TAR 471

Urban History

3

TAR 477

History of Colonialism

3

TAR 124

History of Political Thought

3

TAR 148

Philosophy of History

3

TAR 321

Modern Greek History

3

* The elective modules marked with an asterisk will be taught in English.