Study Abroad in Istanbul: Courses

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Bogaziçi University offers over 250 courses from the following faculties: Arts and Science; Business and Economics; Engineering and Education. Students can choose from 300 courses on offer; however there are some prerequisites for some courses in science and engineering. A full list can be found at www. summer.boun.edu.tr.

The University recommends students take one 3-credit course or one 4-credit course. A 3-credit course comprises 6 hours of lectures plus 2 hours of tutorials for 6 weeks, totaling 48 hours. A 4-credit course comprises 8 hours of lectures plus 2 hours of tutorials for 6 weeks, totaling 60 hours. Students may also choose to take a second course included in the program fee. Courses are only offered if a minimum of 10 students enroll.

Sample Summer Courses

The following are sample courses from over 250 courses offered during the Summer Program at Bogaziçi University. A full list can be found at www.summer.boun.edu.tr. Please contact your Admissions Officer for details of other courses.

Please note that course offerings frequently change at short notice! Please check the website above for updates and for the latest course offerings.

Sample courses
Armenian/ARM 101 (3) Armenian for Beginners
Political Science/POLS 317 (3)Politics and Society in the Middle East
Political Science/POLS 453 (3)Comparative and International Politics of the Middle East
Sociology/SOC 435 (3)Contemporary Issues in Turkey
Turkish Language/TKL 101 (4)Ottoman Turkish
Turkish Language/TKL 102 (4)Ottoman Turkish II
Turkish Language/TK 111 (4)Elementary Turkish for Foreigners
Turkish Language/TK 211 (4)Intermediate Turkish for Foreigners