As a result of the four-year undergraduate programme, our students gain knowledge of various periods and cultures in history and gain skills in research methods. Students have the opportunity to study in modern, well-equipped classrooms with no more than 10-15 students. They have the opportunity to fully benefit from this education by meeting face to face with the lecturers at least twice a week on the specified meeting dates. In addition, within the scope of the History Seminars organised every semester, they have the opportunity to meet and listen to the guest researchers from Turkey and abroad.
Students can benefit from different disciplines by taking elective courses from other fields in addition to the courses related to the fields they will specialise in. Successful students also have the opportunity to pursue a minor or double major in various fields during their education period.
History is a science that analyses the events of the past within the framework of place, time and cause and effect. The science of history should be objective and accepted by everyone. History Department is the field of university where history science is taught in 4-year undergraduate programmes of universities. History Departments can operate under the Faculties of Science and Literature, Faculty of Humanities and Literature, Faculty of Literature, Faculty of Language and History and Geography, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences or Faculty of Humanities. History Departments, as the name suggests, mainly consist of history courses and include compulsory and elective courses in this context. The main purpose of this department is to enable students to evaluate the perspective of history in an objective dimension. Studying in the history department is an extremely enjoyable education and training process. Students who prefer the Department of History are qualified students who are curious about history and like to do research and learn something in this field. In this context, students not only enjoy the lessons they take, but also enter the lessons by loving the department. High school students who intend to choose the Department of History should keep their verbal courses strong in this period and prefer verbal and equal weight fields in university exams.
The History Society, which operates within the Department of History, provides an environment of discussion and reflection for students interested in history. The History Society is a student community where students organise various activities such as cultural trips, meetings and film screenings.
Graduates of the Department of History can work in a wide range of different sectors as individuals who have the broadest background in the field of human sciences, equipped with various languages, researchers and inquisitive individuals.
Yeditepe University, History (English) Undergraduate Diploma qualification was included in the Turkish Qualifications Framework on May 9, 2024.
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