Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Philosophy and Religious Studies PhD program aims to educate students and researchers for productive scholarship and to educate well equipped researchers in the field of Philosophy and Religious Studies who are able to get, produce and share academic information within scientific criteria and whose ability of knowledge, analysis and synthesis are developed. The Program includes the sub-fields of History of Philosophy, Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Psychology of Religion, Religious Education departments. PhD is available in all sub-fields above. Language of education and instruction is Turkish.

Qualification Awarded

Doctorate Degree in Philosophy and Religion Sciences (PhD)

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) diploma; minimum GPA 80/100 or 3/4; minimum score of 60 from the nation-wide Academic Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related fields; minimum score of 60 from the Foreign Language Exams (UDS/KPDS/YDS) or TOEFL/IELTS equivalent or a minimum score 70 from DEU School of Foreign Languages English Proficiency Test.Transcript; a minimum score of 75 from the graduate school entrance exam.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Transfer Students:
The transfer student candidates from Turkish or foreign universities are subject to the YOK Legislation "The transfer, double degree, minor degree and inter-institutional credit transfer" and to the evaluation conditions determined by Dokuz Eylul University Senate.
The transfer quotas are determined and announced by Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK). The evaluation of the candidates are done by the school evaluation commmisin and approved by the management

The Graduate Transfers:
The short cycle graduates are given the right to be admitted to the first cycle programs if they comply with the conditions set by the "The transfer of Short Cycle Program Graduates to First Cycle Programs" Legilation of Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK)
The universities inform YOK regarding the quotas and YOK announces the quotas and conditions in "Graduate Transfer Guide" and the placements are managed by YOK due to the results of nationwide graduate transfer exam.

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be
recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing
Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

4 years, 2 semesters per year,16 weeks per semester, 240 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

Dokuz Eylul University Graduate School of Social Philosophy and Religious Studies PhD Program has 15 professors and 14 research assistants. There is a library that can facilitate researches and dissertation works of the students along with wireless internet opportunity. The language of education and instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Based on their competency they have developed in masters degree, they improve and deepen their knowledge and competency along with distictive and innovative research in the area of Philosophy and Religious Sciences, and so they gain an ability to reach original definitions which could bring novelty in science.
2	They apply scientific approaches, techniques and methods to their research.
3	They conduct innovative scientific interdisciplinary research.
4	They develop a scientific attitude to conduct a scientific research with ethical canon and principles.
5	They use formal ways of correct and consistent reasoning in arguments and their works.
6	They do systematic and philosophical analysis on subjects such as existence, knowledge, nature, arts, ethics, human, God, prophecy, politics, science and so on in both the history of humankind and the Islamic thought.
7	They compare, contrast and analyze subjects such as God, relationships between God-universe, religion-science, religion-arts, and religion-ethics, and they develop new approaches to those subjects.
8	They compare and analyze approaches towards the classical subjects and modern issues in philosophy of ethics such as happines, competency, virtue and so on; environment, occupation, job, politics, poverty, meaning of life and so forth, and they offer new approaches and developments in thoes areas.
9	They investigate and compare various religions, beliefs and religious movements in history and contemporary times in chronological and phenomenological approaches, and question the nature of interfaith dialogue.
10	They examine and compare classical and modern sociological approaches on subjects such as religion, religion-society relations, religious institutions, religious movements in Turkey and the world and so on, and they conduct original sociological reserach in those areas.
11	They conduct theoretical and practical research based upon philosophical approaches on subjects such as individual-religion relations, religious life, religious experience and so on.
12	They have the opportunity to work efficiently in formal and common religious education and by discussing positive communication techniques and approaches to develop new methods and approaches in communication.
13	They share their research and works, and the knowledge, competency and approaches that they have developed in the area of Philosophy and Religious Sciences with public in various ways such as publishing their works, presenting their research and so on.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates awarded the degree of PhD in Philosophy and Religious Studies are able to perform their jobs more professionally and they can assigned as research assistants or lecturers in the faculties of Science and Literature, Education, Human Sciences and especially in the faculties of theology.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
The course work takes 3 semesters. All of the courses are elective. There is no prerequisite for any course. Students who finish their course work successfully will be eligible to take the PhD candidancy examination. Those who pass the exam will prepare PhD dissertation and defend it.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year

1 .Semester:
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	30
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	FDB 6061	ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL THEORIES-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	2	FDB 6127	RELIGION OF ANCIENT EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	3	FDB 6067	RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE WEST	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	4	FDB 6069	THEORIES OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	5	FDB 6071	CRITICS OF PERIPATHICAL (MESSAI) PHILOSOPHY-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	6	FDB 6073	LANGUAGE AND LOGIC-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	7	FDB 6075	RELIGION-ART RELATION AS A PROBLEM IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	8	FDB 6077	PSYCHOLOGY OF TASAVVUF-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	9	FDB 6079	EASTERN RELIGIONS AND ISLAM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	10	FDB 6081	MAX WEBER AND HIS IMPACTS ON TURKEY-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	11	FDB 6083	RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN TURKEY-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	12	FDB 6085	HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY IN ANTIQUE AND MEDIEVAL PERIODS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	13	FDB 6087	ISSUES OF COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	14	FDB 6089	COGNITIVE APPROACH TO RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	15	FDB 6091	SOCIOLOGY OF SECULARIZATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	16	FDB 6093	NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	17	FDB 6095	HISTORY OF LOGIC IN ISLAM AND LOGIC OF FARABI	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	18	FDB 6101	CLASSICAL ETHIC TEXTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	19	FDB 6125	CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	20	FDB 6129	CRITICS ISLAM LOGIC IN CULTURE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	21	FDB 6131	INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHICAL	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	22	FDB 6133	PHILOSOPHY IN OTTOMAN THOUGHT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	23	FDB 6057	UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION THEORIES IN ISLAMIC SCIENCES-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	30
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	FDB 6058	CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHICAL MOVEMENTS-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	2	FDB 6114	CRITICISM OF METAPHYSICS IN ISLAMIC CULTURE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	3	FDB 6064	UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION THEORIES IN HUMAN SCIENCES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	4	FDB 6066	CONTEMPORARY WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	5	FDB 6068	MODERN APPROACHES TO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	6	FDB 6072	CRITICS OF PERIPATHICAL (MESSAI) PHILOSOPHY-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	7	FDB 6074	LANGUAGE AND LOGIC-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	8	FDB 6076	PSYCHOLOGY OF TASAVVUF-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	9	FDB 6078	THEORIES OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	10	FDB 6080	MODERN HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	11	FDB 6082	MAX WEBER AND HIS IMPACT ON TURKEY-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	12	FDB 6084	RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	13	FDB 6086	ISSUES OF COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	14	FDB 6088	SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	15	FDB 6090	RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN TURKEY-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	16	FDB 6092	NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	17	FDB 6094	RHETORIC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	18	FDB 6096	MODERN ETHIC TEXTX	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	19	FDB 6100	RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	20	FDB 6102	THE RELATIONS BETWEEN RELIGION AND ESTHETICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	21	FDB 6106	ISSUES OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY- I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	22	FDB 6108	POLITICS ETHICS RELATIONS IN ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	23	FDB 6112	WESTERN SOCIETY AND RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	24	FDB 6062	ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL THEORIES-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

3 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	FDB 6117	FIELD STUDY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	24
TOTAL:								30

3 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	2	FDB 6059	DIMENSIONS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	3	FDB 6145	RELIGIOUS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	4	FDB 6097	DIALECTICS IN LOGIC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	5	FDB 6103	HISTORICAL ANOTOLIAN RELIGIOUS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	6	FDB 6065	18TH CENTURY WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	7	FDB 6143	CRITICS OF THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	8	FDB 6107	PSYCHOTHERAPY AND RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	9	FDB 6109	ISSUES OF THE RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY- II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	10	FDB 6111	EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES IN ISLAM III	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	11	FDB 6113	REVELATION AND MIRACLE AS AN ISSUE OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	12	FDB 6115	SCIENCE ETHICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	13	FDB 6121	AVICENNA'S METAPHYSICS AND ITS EFFECTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	14	FDB 6123	HISTORY OF JUDAISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	15	FDB 6147	HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	16	FDB 6135	RELIGION-ART RELATION AS A PROBLEM IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	17	FDB 6137	DAILY LIFE AND RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	18	FDB 6141	SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE QUR'AN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	19	FDB 6139	PHENOMENOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	20	FDB 6070	HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	21	FDB 6105	CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHICAL MOVEMENTS-II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

4 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	FDB 6099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

5 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	FDB 6099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

6 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	FDB 6099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

7 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	FDB 6099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

8 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	FDB 6099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Measurement and evaluation methods for each course are defined in the course syllabi prepared by the instructor/s. Exam and passing grades are regulated according to the rules and regulations of Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate School of Social Sciences.

Graduation Requirements

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (84 ECTS), a field study (6 ECTS) and thesis (150 ECTS), in total 240 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB/S/TP grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of the Department : Prof. Dr. Adil ÇİFTÇİ
Phone: 0232 412 00 28
Fax: 0232 224 18 90
e-mail: adil.ciftci@deu.edu.tr

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