DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Hermeneutics

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 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

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 Sunnet-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

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:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
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