Program code: 050201
Group on entrance exam: III
Program duration and format: 4 years/ 8 semester, full time
Language of instruction: Azerbaijani
Internship duration: 14 weeks
Required credits: 240
Awarded degree: Bachelor
Tuition fee: 2500 AZN

Azerbaijan nation being put to the push many times in XIX century requires the preparation of in-depth knowledge and tender-hearted philologists for the preservation of Azerbaijan language and making it reach the top. The department of Azerbaijan philology and journalism, which is responsible for the teaching of the course, has mainly focused on the realization of the above mentioned aim.

The content of this course consists of the creation of personnel potential – knowing the chronology of the main stages of the history of the Azerbaijan language, having mastered writing skills, organizing their professional activity, improving their professional level, taking over the responsibility for the consequences of work, doing their job according to the norm of morality and service ethic, and building up strong educational discipline. Philologist is a specialist preserving the history of Azerbaijan language and Azerbaijan culture through the language.

The department of Azerbaijan philology and journalism for the provision of high level education has involved 5 experienced professors, Philology Doctor, 16 seminar lecturers, candidate of science, who have an exceptional role in Azerbaijan science. In general, each teacher of the department has in-depth knowledge, rich research, teaching and practical experience in their field.

The study of Azerbaijan language and literature are presented in the context of all-Turkish culture and world literature. It gives an opportunity to the graduates of Azerbaijan University to present Azerbaijan literature and culture in the universal context. Furthermore, philologist can work as a Turkologist and in the field of Azerbaijan studies, besides working as a researcher in his/her field in the future. For these purposes, besides the subjects considered in the curriculum, the seminar (related to the different fields of humanitarian sciences) considered for the teachers and master students of the department has an essential role for the organization of the teaching process and the development of the curriculum.
During the four-year education, students are sent to the research institutions and universities in order to do the practical training. A supervisor of the practice guides the activity of the students in the organizations and conduct negotiations with the organizations, which accept the students, so that they are able to benefit from those organizations as much as possible.

Applicants, by choosing Azerbaijan University, will study this course from the purely literary specialists, be the participants of interactive lessons and gain all necessary knowledge and skills for the specialty of Azerbaijan language and literature.

The knowledge and skills on this subject is taught through the following subjects:

• Introduction to linguistics
• Literary criticism
• Azerbaijan language and culture of speech
• Modern Azerbaijan language-1 (phonetics)
• Modern Azerbaijan language-2 (lexicology)
• Modern Azerbaijan language-3 (morphology)
• Modern Azerbaijan language-4 (syntaxes)
• Modern Azerbaijan language-5 (history of exploration)
• Modern Azerbaijan language-6 (onomology)
• Azerbaijan folklore
• The history of Azerbaijan language -1 (ancient period)
• The history of Azerbaijan language -2 (middle period)
• The history of Azerbaijan language -3(XIX century)
• The history of Azerbaijan language -4(XX century)
• The history of Azerbaijan language -5 (modern period)
• Introduction to the country philology
• World literature
• Ancient Turkish language
• The theory of literature
• General linguistics
• The style of Azerbaijan language and culture of speech

Class Schedule of Philology (Azerbaijan language and literature) available HERE.