Turkish

University of California, Berkeley

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About the Program

Minor

The Department of Near Eastern Studies offers a minor in Turkish. Option A is open to students with little or no background in the language. Option B is for students who have completed the equivalent of two years of university-level coursework in the language. For specific information regarding the requirements for each option, please see the Minor Requirements tab on this page.

Students may pursue the major in Ancient Near Eastern archaeology and art history and a minor in one of the Department's language programs, even though both are administered by the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Students may not pursue a major in one of the Near Eastern Studies languages and a minor in another. However, students may pursue the major in Near Eastern languages and literatures and a minor in Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern civilizations. 

Declaring the Minor

After finishing a minor, students are required to submit a Completion of L & S Minor form .

Other Majors and Minors offered by the Department of Near Eastern Studies

Ancient Egyptian Near Eastern Art and Archaeology  (Major only)
Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Civilizations  (Minor only)
Arabic  (Minor only)
Hebrew  (Minor only)
Persian  (Minor only)

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Minor Requirements

Students who have a strong interest in an area of study outside their major often decide to complete a minor program. These programs have set requirements and are noted officially on the transcript in the memoranda section, but they are not noted on diplomas.

General Guidelines

  1. All courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements below must be taken for graded credit.
  2. A minimum of three of the upper-division courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements must be completed at UC Berkeley.
  3. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for courses used to fulfill the minor requirements.
  4. Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements may be applied toward the Seven-Course Breadth Requirement, for Letters and Science students.
  5. No more than one upper-division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor programs.
  6. All minor requirements must be completed prior to the last day of finals during the semester in which the student plans to graduate. Students who cannot finish all courses required for the minor by that time should see a College of Letters and Science adviser.
  7. All minor requirements must be completed within the unit ceiling. (For further information regarding the unit ceiling, please see the College Requirements tab.)

Requirements, Option A

Open to students with no background in the language.

Lower-division
TURKISH 1AElementary Modern Turkish5
TURKISH 1BElementary Modern Turkish5
Upper-division
TURKISH 100AIntermediate Modern Turkish5
TURKISH 100BIntermediate Modern Turkish5
TURKISH 101AReadings in Modern Turkish3
TURKISH 101BReadings in Modern Turkish3
Select one 1- semester course in Turkish culture/history from the following:3
Turkish Literature in Translation
Turkish Literature in Translation
NE STUD 172
Course Not Available
Topics in the History of Central Asia and the Turks
Topics in the History of Central Asia and the Turks
Total Units29

Requirements, Option B

Open to students who can demonstrate proficiency at a level equivalent to that expected of students who have successfully completed the elementary and intermediate courses in the language (2 years of university-level coursework).

Upper-division
Select 5 1-semester courses in Turkish literature 115
Select 2 1-semester courses in Turkish culture/history6
Total Units21
1

 Texts must be in Turkish.

Courses

Turkish

TURKISH 1A Elementary Modern Turkish 5 Units

Sequence begins Fall.

TURKISH 1B Elementary Modern Turkish 5 Units

Sequence begins Fall.

TURKISH 10 Elementary Turkish 10 Units

This course is equivalent to a full year of elementary Turkish. It will train students in the four language skills speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. It will be taught with an interactional approach, aiming at communicative competence.

TURKISH 100A Intermediate Modern Turkish 5 Units

Sequence begins Fall.

TURKISH 100B Intermediate Modern Turkish 5 Units

Sequence begins Fall.

TURKISH 101A Readings in Modern Turkish 3 Units

Selected topics from modern Turkish literary works.

TURKISH 101B Readings in Modern Turkish 3 Units

Selected topics from modern Turkish literary works.

TURKISH H195 Senior Honors 2 - 4 Units

Directed study centered upon preparation of an honors thesis.

TURKISH 198 Directed Group Study for Upper Division Students 1 - 4 Units

Instruction in areas not covered by regularly scheduled courses.

TURKISH 199 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units

Enrollment is restricted by regulations in the .

Contact Information

Department of Near Eastern Studies

250 Barrows Hall

Phone: 510-642-3757

nes@berkeley.edu

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Department Chair and Faculty Adviser

Margaret Larkin, PhD

274 Barrows Hall

Phone: 510-642-4915

larkin@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Assistant

Rania Shah

250 Barrows Hall

Phone: 510-642-3758

rshah@berkeley.edu

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