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 Degree in the same or in related disciplines. 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 or second cycle (with thesis) cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. However, ALES requirement is waived for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs as well as for the admissions to the graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test. 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)

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
ALL COURSES
Z	1	SBE 6000	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS	REQUIRED	3	0	0	5
G	2	FDB 6211	18TH CENTURY WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	3	FDB 6247	RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE WEST	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	4	FDB 6243	TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	5	FDB 6225	LANGUAGE AND LOGIC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	6	FDB 6267	PSYCHOLOGY OF MYSTICISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	7	FDB 6203	CONTEMPORARY WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL TEXTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	8	FDB 6239	EASTERN RELIGIONS AND ISLAM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	9	FDB 6213	CLASSICAL ISSUES IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	10	FDB 6237	ISSUES OF COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	11	FDB 6269	COGNITIVE APPROACH TO RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	12	FDB 6255	SOCIOLOGY OF SECULARIZATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	13	FDB 6231	NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS: REASONS FOR THEIR OCCURRENCES, BASIC FEATURES, EXAMPLES FROM TURKEY AND THE WORLD.	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	14	FDB 6229	HISTORY OF LOGIC IN ISLAM AND LOGIC OF FARABI	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	15	FDB 6227	DIALECTICS IN LOGIC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	16	FDB 6209	CLASSICAL ETHIC TEXTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	17	FDB 6241	HISTORICAL ANOTOLIAN RELIGIOUS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	18	FDB 6219	AVICENNA'S METAPHYSICS AND ITS EFFECTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	19	FDB 6235	HISTORY OF JUDAISM: DIASPORA, ZIONISM, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ISREAL, AND CURRENT SITUATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	20	FDB 6263	CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	21	FDB 6207	CRITICISM ON LOGIC IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	22	FDB 6205	PHILOSOPHICAL MOVEMENTS IN 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	23	FDB 6217	PHILOSOPHY IN OTTOMAN THOUGHT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	24	FDB 6265	DAILY LIFE AND RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	25	FDB 6251	POSTMODERN MODELS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	26	FDB 6249	RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	27	FDB 6253	COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	28	FDB 6273	RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	29	FDB 6275	HUMANISTIC EXISTANTIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	30	FDB 6257	RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN TURKEY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	31	FDB 6259	PHENOMENOLOGICAL SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	32	FDB 6215	THEODICY IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	33	FDB 6221	RELIATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXISTENCE AND KNOWLEDGE IN MASHAI PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	34	FDB 6223	RATIONAL PSYCHOLOGHY IN MASHAI PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	35	FDB 6261	RESEARCHES ON THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION IN TURKEY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	36	FDB 6233	JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SECTS: SEPARATION PROCESSES, SIMILARITIES, DIFFERENCES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	37	FDB 6201	UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION THEORIES IN ISLAMIC SCIENCES-I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	38	FDB 6271	DIMENSIONS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	39	FDB 6245	ISLAMıC EDUCATIONAL THEORIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	40	FDB 6198	FIELD STUDY	EXPERTNESS	3	0	0	18
G	41	FDB 6199	THESIS	THESIS	0	1	0	162
B	42	FDB 6202	UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION THEORIES IN HUMAN SCIENCES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	43	FDB 6197	SEMINAR	SEMINAR	0	3	0	3
B	44	FDB 6240	HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	45	FDB 6226	LOGICAL STATUS OF RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	46	FDB 6266	SUFISM AND PSYCHOLOGY OF TASAVVUF	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	47	FDB 6242	RENOVATION PERIOD RELIGIOUS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	48	FDB 6214	CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	49	FDB 6268	RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	50	FDB 6238	COMPERATIVE RELIGION STUDIES IN MODERN WORLD	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	51	FDB 6254	SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	52	FDB 6228	RHETORIC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	53	FDB 6210	MODERN ETHIC TEXTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	54	FDB 6232	SYMBOLS IN RELIGIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	55	FDB 6270	PSYCHOTHERAPY AND RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	56	FDB 6218	POLITICS ETHICS RELATIONS IN ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	57	FDB 6264	WESTERN SOCIETY AND RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	58	FDB 6208	COMPERATIVE MEDIEVAL METAPHYSICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	59	FDB 6212	SCIENCE ETHICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	60	FDB 6252	SOCIO-CULTURAL THEORIES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	61	FDB 6272	RELIGION AND VIOLENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	62	FDB 6274	COGNITIVE AND EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	63	FDB 6234	ANCIENT EGYPTIAN AND MESOPOTAMIAN BELIEFS: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	64	FDB 6256	SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION IN TURKEY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	65	FDB 6258	SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE QUR'AN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	66	FDB 6204	HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	67	FDB 6236	COMPARATIVE MYSTICISM: SEMITIC AND INDIAN RELIGIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	68	FDB 6216	RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE AND REVELATION IN PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	69	FDB 6220	RELIATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXISTENCE AND KNOWLEDGE IN ISHRAK PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	70	FDB 6222	ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY AND MYSTICISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	71	FDB 6230	LOGICAL STUDIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	72	FDB 6250	METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	73	FDB 6260	HISTORY OF TURKISH SOCIOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	74	FDB 6262	ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	75	FDB 6244	STATE POLITICS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLICAN ERA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	76	FDB 6206	PHILOSOPHICAL MOVEMENTS IN 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	77	FDB 6246	CLASSIC ISLAMIC EDUCATORS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	78	FDB 6248	MODERN APPROACHES TO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

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.
Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate Education Regulation web address: http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/mevzuat

Graduation Requirements

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (81 ECTS), a field study (6 ECTS), a seminar (3 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. Osman Bilen
Phone: 0232 412 00 25
e-mail: osman.bilen@deu.edu.tr

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