Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Department of Tafseer consists of Tafseer,Ways of Tafseer and Recitation Science branchs.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Tafsir (MA)

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) diploma; a minimum score of 55 from the Academic Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related field or GRE/GMAT equivalent; a minimum score of 50 from the Foreign Language Exams (ÜDS/KPDS/YDS/e-YDS/YÖKDİL) or from equivalent foreign language proficiency exam approved by OSYM or a minimum score of 55 from DEU School of Foreign Languages English Proficiency Test. Transcript; a minimum score of 65 from the graduate school academic proficiency exam.

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

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

2 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The program aims to enabAim of Tafseer master program with Thesis Program is to produce knowledge among related science departments and grow up master researchers who are qualified and talented enough to share this knowledge in national and international range,prepare successful students in master term to the Phd phase.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Gaining comprehension ability of classic and contemporary tafseer books.
2	Having a good command of tafseer varieties on texts.
3	Learning the change and the evolution phases of tafseer throughout the history
4	Knowing the contributions of companions of prophet Muhammad and natives to the tasfeer discipline
5	Retaining the position of the relationship between Quran and Sünnet-i Nebeviyye in tasfeer
6	Seeing the relationship between tasfeer and history, prophetic biography and Arabic Language
7	Revealing the similarities and differences between classic and contemporary tasfeers
8	Understanding the position of recitations in tasfeer
9	Realizing the understanding and the streams such as Israeliat and orientalism which have bad influence on tafseer
10	Having knowledge of Quran

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The ones who finished this program not only able to serve their duties in well-supported situation in education system but also they may work in universities as research assistans or academicians.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
In this program twenty six lessons are optional,six lessons are pre-conditioned. The students who successfully finish their two term lessons,have to prepare a seminar in their last terms.The ones who completes it also successfully,prepares master thesis and stand up for it.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	TİT 5117	TAFSIR RESEARCH METHODS I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	5
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	25
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	TİT 5021	RESEARCHES OF QURAN HISTORY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	2	TİT 5129	BASICS OF THE HOLY KORAN I	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	3	TİT 5007	QURAN AND CLOSENESS PROBLEM	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	4	TİT 5013	TAFSIR AND METHODOLOGIES	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	5	TİT 5019	READING APPROACHES OF IBN MüCAHID AND IBN CEZERI	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	6	TİT 5011	QURAN INTERPRETATION OF TABERI	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	7	TİT 5041	INTRODUCTION TO THE QURANIC COMMENTARY I	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	8	TİT 5115	PLACE OF FAHREDDIN RAZI AND IBN TEYMIYE IN CLASSICAL TAFSIR	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	9	TİT 5045	READINGS OF KITAB-ı MUQADDAS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	10	TİT 5051	THE QURAN AS A SOURCE OF SEERAH	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	11	TİT 5053	CLASSICAL TAFSIR TEXTS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	12	TİT 5055	HISTORY OF TAFSEER THOUGHT IN OTTOMAN	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	13	TİT 5065	ADVANCED ARABIC GRAMMAR I	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	14	TİT 5057	JUDGMENT VERSES-I	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	15	TİT 5059	QURAN STORIES-I	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	16	TİT 5061	TODAYS PROBLEMS FOR QURANIC COMMENTARY- I	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	17	TİT 5119	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	18	TİT 5121	THE SHII TAFSIRS IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF HISTORY OF TAFSIR	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	19	TİT 5123	THE PROBLEM OF MUBHEM MUSHKIL IN THE QURAN	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	20	TİT 5125	THE CODIFICATION OF TAFSIR: INTRODUCTION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	21	TİT 5127	THE QURANIC CONCEPTS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
G	22	TİT 5009	QURAN AND PHILOLOGY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	SBE 5000	TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
B	2	TİT 5096	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2
B	3	TİT 5002	MEANING OF QURAN	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	6
B	4	TİT 5098	FIELD STUDY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	15
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	TİT 5018	QURAN INTERPRETATION OF MATüRIDI	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	2	TİT 5066	BASICS OF THE HOLY KORAN II	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	3	TİT 5012	QURAN TRANSLATIONS IN WESTERN LANGUAGE	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	4	TİT 5016	OUR CULTURE AND QURAN	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	5	TİT 5010	COMPERATIVE HOLY TEXTS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	6	TİT 5008	ISHARI COMMENTARY MOVEMENTS AND KUSHAIRI'S COMMENTARY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	7	TİT 5024	READING INTERPRATATION / TAFSIR RELATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	8	TİT 5006	MAIN SUBJECTS OF QURAN	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	9	TİT 5042	INTRODUCTION TO THE QURANIC COMMENTARY II	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	10	TİT 5028	ISLAM IN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	11	TİT 5044	MODERN TAFSIR TEXTS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	12	TİT 5046	TREATISES OF THE OTTOMAN TAFSEER	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	13	TİT 5048	ADVACED ARABIC GRAMMAR II	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	14	TİT 5050	JUDGMENT VERSES-II	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	15	TİT 5052	QURAN STORIES - II	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	16	TİT 5054	TODAYS PROBLEMS FOR QURANIC COMMENTARY- II	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	17	TİT 5056	THE POLEMICS OF TAFSIR BETWEEN AHL-I SUNNAH AND SHIA	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	18	TİT 5058	THE PROBLEMATIC OF MUJMAL, MUBAYYAN VUJUH- NAZAIR IN THE QURAN	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	19	TİT 5060	THE CODIFICATION OF TAFSIR: PERFECTION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	20	TİT 5062	THE PROBLEMS OF THE HISTORY OF QURANIC COMMENTARY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	21	TİT 5064	THE FIRST MANUSCRIPTS (MESAHIF)	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5
B	22	TİT 5022	QURAN AND ETHICS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	5

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	TİT 5099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

4.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	TİT 5099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member / s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education.
Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate Education Regulation web address: http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/mevzuat

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 56 ECTS), a seminar (2 ECTS) and field study (2 ECTS) and thesis (60 ECTS), in total 120 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 Department: Prof. Dr. Osman Karadeniz
Phone: 0(232) 2852932 - 226
E-mail: osman.karadeniz@deu.edu.tr

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