DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Archaeology

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Classical Archaeology started training in 2000. The language of instruction is Turkish. Thanks to the different fields of specialization courses allow students to develop themselves. The strength of the students research aims to develop expertise in specific subjects.

Qualification Awarded

Doctorate Degree in Classical Archaeology (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, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Classical Archaeology has six faculty members. The program language is Turkish. Support all types of students to work on the project and the thesis is provided.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   In the first temporal boundaries of the science of archeology and the second plan in the process of forming a continuation of this process in the time-pieces in the Aegean and the Mediterranean basin civilizations, this civilization on the ruins of the material culture of specialization and scientific work to do.
2   Scientific studies into conduct and competence in this publication to earn.
3   The ability to use scientific development, discipline alternatives to each other that there are different ways of thinking, would be able to accept different opinions.
4   Professional and ethical responsibilities in the science of archeology to renew the required knowledge and skills.
5   Benefiting from the perspective of other humanities and social sciences and related fields to comprehend the idea to conduct, to ask the questions necessary to evaluate, to sustain interdisciplinary perspective.
6   Understand that the current results of Archaeology Science can change with new finds and know the fact that they should follow the new findings.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The related doctorate degree enables the holder to exercise the profession.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Doctoral courses are organized into three semesters. Each semester a student must take one mandatory and two optional courses. Field of Specialization and the Thesis for graduation credits, succesfully complete the 240 ECTS credits.
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 Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 SBE 6000 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 25
TOTAL:   30
 
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 2 ARK 6103 THE ANATOLIAN CULTS AND THEIR AGONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 3 ARK 6139 URBANISM AND THE CITY İN ANTIQUITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 4 ARK 6089 CONTRIBUTIONS OF TROY AT THE ANATOLIAN ARCHAEOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 5 ARK 6123 ROMAN ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 6 ARK 6101 LATE ANCIENT ERA SOCIETY AND ECONOMY IN ANATOLIA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 7 ARK 6105 PUBLICATION APPLICATIONS IN CLASSICAL ARCHEOLOGY I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 8 ARK 6107 IONIA IN HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS I (ENG) ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 9 ARK 6109 HELLENIC AND ROMAN BRONZE ART I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 10 ARK 6125 ARCHEOLOGICAL RESTORATION I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 11 ARK 6127 NUMISMATIC STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 12 ARK 6129 INFLUENCES OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ANCIENT ART ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 13 ARK 6133 TYPOLOGY OF ROMAN POTTERY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 14 ARK 6135 THE ORIGINS OF WESTERN ART ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 15 ARK 6137 ANCIENT GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURINE TYPOLIGIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 16 ARK 6115 ROCK MONUMENTS AT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ANATOLIA IN THE SECOND MILLENNIUM BC ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
 
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 ARK 6196 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 3 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 27
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 2 ARK 6028 GLASS IN THE ANCIENT ERA IN EAST MEDITERRANEAN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 3 ARK 6044 THE HELLENISTIC POTTERY IN ANATOLIA AND THEIR LOCAL FEATURES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 4 ARK 6046 STYLES IN ATTIC POTTERY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 5 ARK 6050 WESTERN ANATOLIA IN THE EARLY IRON AGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 6 ARK 6048 BURIAL CUSTOMS IN ANATOLIA AT THE THIRD MILLENNIUM BC ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 7 ARK 6052 LYCIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 8 ARK 6072 ROMAN CIVIC ARCHITECTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 9 ARK 6056 IONIA IN HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 10 ARK 6058 HELLENIC AND ROMAN BRONZE ART II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 11 ARK 6060 ROMAN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 12 ARK 6068 ICONOGRAPHY IN ROMAN POTTERY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 13 ARK 6070 ANCIENT GREEK EFFECT ON PLASTIC ART IN THE ROMAN REPUCLIC PERIOD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 14 ARK 6054 PUBLICATION APPLICATIONS IN CLASSICAL ARCHEOLOGY II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
 
3 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 ARK 6298 FIELD STUDY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 18
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 12
TOTAL:   30
 
4 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 ARK 6199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 1 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
5 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 ARK 6199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 1 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
6 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 ARK 6199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 1 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
7 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 ARK 6199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 1 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
8 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 ARK 6199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 1 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.

Graduation Requirements

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (84 ECTS), a field study (3 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

Director: Prof. Dr. Engin Akdeniz, 0232 3018518
Secretary: Fatih Yoldaş, fatih.yoldas@deu.edu.tr, 0232 3018723