Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylul University Graduate School of Social Sciences Islamic History and Arts program aims to educate high level researchers within the related branches of Islamic History and Arts who are able to get and produce academic knowledge within scientific criteria; able to research and analyze in national and international levels; able to share the knowledge with the shareholders and whose ability of analysis are developed. The Program includes the sub-fields of Islamic History, Turkish-Islamic Arts History, Turkish-Islamic Literature and Turkish Religious Music. Masters degree is available in all sub-fields above. Language of education and instruction is Turkish.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Islamic Histroy and Arts (MA)

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

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

Islamic History and Arts aims to educate high level researchers within the related branches who are able to get and produce academic information within scientific criteria; able to research and analyze in national and international levels; able to share the knowledge with the shareholders and whose ability of analysis are developed.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	A student enrolled in this program; Gains the ability of use and being familiar to classical sources of sub-branches of the History and Arts of Islam Department,
2	Gains the ability of following the contemporary sources in native and foreign languages related to the field and of benefiting from these sources,
3	Meets with the problems of the field and gains the ability of critical thinking and point of view,
4	Gains the ability of re-interpreting and reproducing the knowledge which is learnt during the MA program,
5	Gains the ability of forming the topic in academic studies and of composing it in a logical framework,
6	Gains the ability of benefiting from technological facilities (press, visual, audio, etc ) for accessing and using the academic studies during the MA program,
7	Gains the ability of keeping scientific, cultural and ethical values in these academic studies and of internalizing them,
8	Benefits from the theological and other sciences and has an open-mind view to interdisciplinary approaches,
9	Gains the ability of independently conducting a study requiring expertise in the field of Islamic history and arts,
10	Comprehends that Islamic culture and civilization is a whole field with its sciences, history, arts, music and literature and keeps studying in this context.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The related master's degree enables the holder to exercise the profession.

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
There are 2 required courses in each semester in Masters Degree Program in Islamic History and Arts. Other courses are elective. There are no pre-requisite courses in the program. The students who pass all the courses in 2 semesters are required to prepare a seminar study. Right after the study, they prepare and defend their MA thesis.
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	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	İTS 5101	HISTORY OF TURKISH CULTURE I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	2	İTS 5145	LYRICS OF TURKISH RELIGIOUS MUSIC I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	3	İTS 5105	TEXTS OF ISLAMIC HISTORY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	4	İTS 5107	TURKISH-ISLAMIC HISTORY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	5	İTS 5109	PALEOGRAPHY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	6	İTS 5111	EPIGRAPHY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	7	İTS 5113	ISLAMIC HISTORY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	8	İTS 5115	HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	9	İTS 5117	HISTORY OF ISLAMIC INSTITUTIONS I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	10	İTS 5119	SOURCES OF ISLAMIC HISTORY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	11	İTS 5121	HISTORY OF ISLAMIC SCIENC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	12	İTS 5123	PROPHETIC BIOGRAPHY AND ISSUES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	13	İTS 5125	TURKISH DECORATIVE ARTS AND CALLIGRAPHY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	14	İTS 5129	TURKISH-ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	15	İTS 5131	ART AND AESTHETIC I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	16	İTS 5133	TURKISH-ISLAMIC LITERATURE I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	17	İTS 5135	RELIGIOUS SUFIC TURKISH LITERATURE I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	18	İTS 5137	OTTOMAN TURKISH I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	19	İTS 5139	TEXTS OF TURKISH-ISLAMIC LITERATURE I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	20	İTS 5141	CLASSICAL SUFISM AND TECHNICAL TERMS I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	21	İTS 5143	TURKISH SYFIİ MUSIC I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	22	İTS 5147	TURKISH RELIGIOUS MUSIC HISTORY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	23	İTS 5149	TURKISH MUSIC IN ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	24	İTS 5151	HISTORY OF THE FIRST FOUR CALIPHS PERIOD	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	25	İTS 5127	TURKISH-ISLAMIC ARTS I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	26	İTS 5153	THE BIRTH OF ISLAM AND MECCA MEDIA ERA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	27	İTS 5103	METHODOLOGY IN RESEARCH OF HISTORY AND ART I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

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	İTS 5298	FIELD STUDY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
B	3	İTS 5196	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	20
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	İTS 5122	HISTORY OF ISLAMIC SCIENCE II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	2	İTS 5252	MEDINA PERIOD AND THE EARLY ISLAMIC SOCIETY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	3	İTS 5204	METHODOLOGY IN RESEARCH OF HISTORY AND ART II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	4	İTS 5206	HISTORY OF ISLAMIC INSTITUTIONS II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	5	İTS 5208	ISLAMIC HISTORY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	6	İTS 5210	TEXTS OF ISLAMIC HISTORY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	7	İTS 5212	TURKISH-ISLAMIC HISTORY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	8	İTS 5214	PALEOGRAPHY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	9	İTS 5216	EPIGRAPHY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	10	İTS 5218	HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	11	İTS 5220	SOURCES OF ISLAMIC HISTORY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	12	İTS 5222	PROPHETIC BIOGRAPHY IN TURKEY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	13	İTS 5224	TURKISH DECORATIVE ARTS AND CALLIGRAPHY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	14	İTS 5226	TURKISH-ISLAMIC ARTS II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	15	İTS 5228	TURKISH-ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	16	İTS 5230	TURKISH-ISLAMIC LITERATURE II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	17	İTS 5232	TEXTS OF RELIGIOUS AND SUFI TURKISH LITERATURE II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	18	İTS 5234	OTTOMAN TURKISH II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	19	İTS 5236	TEXTS OF TURKISH-ISLAMIC LITERATURE II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	20	İTS 5238	TURKISH SUFI MUSIC II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	21	İTS 5240	LYRICS OF TURKISH RELIGIOUS MUSIC II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	22	İTS 5242	CLASSICAL SUFISM AND TECHNICAL TERMS II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	23	İTS 5244	ART AND AESTHETIC I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	24	İTS 5246	TURKISH RELIGIOUS MUSIC HISTORY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	25	İTS 5248	TURKISH MUSIC II IN ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	26	İTS 5250	FOUR CALIPHS PERIOD HISTORY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	27	İTS 5202	HISTORY OF TURKISH CULTURE II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	İTS 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	İTS 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/icerik.php id=0028

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 55 ECTS), a seminar (3 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

Director of the Department: Prof. Dr. Rıza SAVAŞ
Tel: 0232 412 00 31
Fax: 0232 224 18 90
e-posta: riza.savas@deu.edu.tr

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