Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Philosophy Graduate Program was established in 2012. Department of Philosophy has started its graduate program at academic year 2012-2013. The department of philosophy conducts research and teaching in all major disciplines of philosophy.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Philosophy (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

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Philosophy program has seven faculty members from different disciplines and two research assistants. 2 year graduate program of Department of Philosophy, consists 8 semesters. The language of the courses that offered in the program is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Being able to define basic concepts, questions and problems of various disciplines of philosophy.
2	Being able to know main solutions of basic philosophical problems in the framework of the knowledge of history of philosophy.
3	Being able to evaluate the ideas of philosophers who take place in history of philosophy.
4	Being able to discuss the ideas of philosophers who take place in history of philosophy.
5	Being able to relate main philosophical problems and their solutions that put forward by various philosophers.
6	Being able to evaluate main philosophical problems and their solutions suggested by various philosophers in the light of local and global problems.
7	Being able to discuss practical problems and their present solutions on the basis of theoretical problems and their theoretical solutions.
8	Being able to grasp new philosophical problems on the practical and theoretical issues.
9	Being able to find solutions to the new philosophical problems from the history of philosophy.
10	Being able to transfer the solutions which he/she found in the history of philosophy to others verbally and written.
11	Being able to discuss the basic problems of the history of philosophy and the current solutions for these problems in the light of the current situation which country and the world is in.
12	Being able to evaluate and update the old philosophical problems in the basis of country's and world s current situation.
13	Being able to grasp new philosophical problems in the basis of country's and world's current situation.
14	Being able to find solutions to the new philosophical problems which caught in the basis of country's and world's current situation with the help of the history of philosophy.
15	Being able to transfer the solutions to others verbally and written in which he/she grasped in the light of the situation which the world is in today.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Students with a Masters degree at Philosophy may be employed by various public institutions such as Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of National Education, Social Services and etc., private educational institutions, Psychotechnic Evaluation Centres and Industrial establishments. Graduate students can get certificate of formation in order to teach at public and private institutions. Moreover, they may proceed with their careers in the academic field at Doctoral level and go on with their scientific researches under the umbrella of the university.

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 the curriculum of Department of Philosophys Graduate programs academic program, courses corresponding to a total of 120 ECTS are presented to students. Students has to take elective courses which are equivalent to 120 ECTS and to acquire at least 2.50 GPA (grade points average) on a 4.00 scale. Moreover, the student must successfully complete a thesis project. Program Objectives: Bringing up philosophers who is informed historically and systematically main philosophical concepts and problems, being able to make use of these informations in order to account for human and world problems, explain clearly their philosophical solutions concerning them to the others in writing and verbally.
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	FEL 5025	THE PROBLEM OF METHODOLOGY IN PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	2	FEL 5027	PROBLEMS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	3	FEL 5029	PROBLEMS IN ONTOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	4	FEL 5031	MODERNISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	5	FEL 5033	AESTHETICS AND ART THEORIES I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	6	FEL 5035	STRUCTURALISM AND POST-STRUCTURALISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	7	FEL 5049	KANTIANISM IN CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	8	FEL 5039	CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	9	FEL 5023	PROBLEMS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	10	FEL 5041	HUSSERL AND PHENOMENOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	11	FEL 5043	CRITICAL MASCULINITY STUDIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	12	FEL 5045	KANT AND THE CRITICAL PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	13	FEL 5047	PROBLEMS IN THE POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	14	FEL 5037	BRITISH EMPIRICISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	FEL 5198	FIELD STUDY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
B	2	SBE 5000	TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
B	3	FEL 5096	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2
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	FEL 5024	PROBLEM OF SUBJECT IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	3	0	5
B	2	FEL 5048	EXISTANTIALISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	3	FEL 5030	GERMAN IDEALISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	4	FEL 5032	FRANKFURT SCHOOL	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	5	FEL 5034	NEW APPROACHES IN CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	6	FEL 5036	AESTHETICS AND ART THEORIES II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	7	FEL 5038	BRITISH IDEALISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	8	FEL 5040	THEORIES OF STATE AND SOCIETY IN THE 18TH CENTURY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	9	FEL 5042	HEGEL'S "THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF SPIRIT"	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	10	FEL 5044	PHILOSOPHICAL ECOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	11	FEL 5050	KANT'S PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	12	FEL 5046	UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	13	FEL 5052	THE PROBLEM OF SUBJECT IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	14	FEL 5028	CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF ETHICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	15	FEL 5064	PHILOSOPHY IN THE RENAISSANCE CULTURE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	16	FEL 5026	PROBLEMS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	FEL 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	FEL 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 (Masters Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 55 ECTS) a seminar (2 ECTS) and field study (3 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. Levent Aysever
Phone: 0232 3017917
E-mail: levent.aysever@deu.edu.tr

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