About the Program
It consists of ten courses (3 hours per week) and master's project work (Total 90 ECTS). The normal duration of this program is 2 semesters, the maximum duration is 3 semesters.
Program Objectives & Goals
Objectives
- The aim of the Master Program in Islamic Sciences is; providing comprehensive information of The Qur'an's message and the values that Islam put forward. Besides, it is also one of the main goals of the program to gain the competence to conduct scientific research in the branches of science within the scope of the department, to produce solutions toward problems of the field and to develop new interpretations, productivity and participation. Graduates of this program gain not only the knowledge of Islam from the fundamental sources but also the ability and knowledge to develop new interpretations in the face of new situations and events.
- The aim of the Master Program in Islamic Studies is to train researchers who are specialized in the science branches of the program and who are capable of developing new interpretations and solutions to these problems by deeply understanding the historical and current problems of the field. It is one of the primary goals of the program that these researchers come to a level where they can grasp and explain the nature of the message of the Qur'an by linking it to the branches of other fields in its history and contemporary world.
Program Learning Outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
- To be able to recognize, read and understand the classical and current literature of the field.
- To be able to examine texts in source languages (Arabic, Persian and Ottoman Turkish) and to benefit from them.
- Comprehending the methodology of the field and using it correctly
- To be able to identify the problems of the field,
- To make written and oral scientific presentation.
- Understanding the historical development and stages of the field.
- To acquire the professional formation about the field and to use it in place and to adapt it to new formations
- To be able to write in accordance with scientific methods
- To be able to recognize, read and understand the classical and current literature of the field.
- To be able to examine texts in source languages (Arabic, Persian and Ottoman Turkish) and to benefit from them.
- Comprehending the methodology of the field and using it correctly
- To be able to identify the problems of the field,
- To make written and oral scientific presentation.
- Understanding the historical development and stages of the field.
- To acquire the professional formation about the field and to use it in place and to adapt it to new formations
- To be able to write in accordance with scientific methods
Admission Requirements
-To be a undergraduate of Theology or Islamic Sciences,
-Candidates coming from outside the field are applied scientific preparation program.
-ALES score requirement is not required for applying to the graduate program without thesis.
-The courses of this program are given in İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Altunizade campus.
Study Plan
1th Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 10 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TİB 597 | Scientific Research Methods | Compulsory | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 001 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 002 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 003 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 004 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| ISF 105 | Principles of Islamic Faith | Scientific Preparation | Turkish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| ISF 203 | History of Exegesis | Scientific Preparation | Turkish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| ISF 205 | The History of Hadith | Scientific Preparation | Turkish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| ISF 209 | Introduction to Islamic Law | Scientific Preparation | Turkish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| ISF 331 | Sufism I | Scientific Preparation | Turkish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Total: | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 53,5 | 25,0 | |||
1th Semester Elective Courses
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TİB 523 | Current Fiqh Problems | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 525 | Theological Dimensions of Islamic Thought | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 527 | Sufism: The Insightful Dimension of Islam | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 529 | Current Hadith Studies | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 531 | Sufi Terminology | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 533 | Arabic Translation Techniques | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 541 | Relation of Qiraat (Recitation) and Meaning | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 559 | Sufi Terms | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 561 | Levels of Being | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 563 | Hadith Texts | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 565 | History of Schools of Islamic Law | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 567 | Hadith Literature | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 569 | Ulûm al-Qurʾan and Resources | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 571 | Tafsir Texts | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 573 | Tafsir History | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 112,5 | 45,0 | |||
2nd Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 5 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLS 006 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 007 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 008 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 009 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 010 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 37,5 | 15,0 | |||
2nd Semester Elective Courses
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TİB 520 | Sciences of Quran and Resources | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 522 | Methodology and Literature of Hadith | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 524 | Advanced Arabic | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 526 | Methodology in Islamic Researches | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 528 | Current Hadith Problems | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 530 | Islamic Law Methodology | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 532 | Fundamental Issues of Ahl al-Sunnah's Kalam | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 542 | Islamic Sciences Classical Texts Readings | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 552 | Classical Qur'ânic Recitation Texts | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 558 | Sufi Classics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 560 | Ottoman Sufism | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 562 | Modern Hadıth Problems | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 564 | Principles of Fiqh and Current Problems | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 566 | Usul Al-Fiqh | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 568 | Hadith Methodology | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 570 | Fiqh al-Muamalat | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| TİB 572 | Problems of Exegesis | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 51 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 127,5 | 51,0 | |||
3rd Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TİB 503 | Master's Project | Project | Turkish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,0 | 0,0 | |||
Course Load Summary
| Course Load Summary | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Total (Number of Courses: 16) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 106,0 | 40,0 |
| Compulsory Course Total (Number of Courses: 1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7,5 | 3,0 |
| Elective Course Total (Number of Courses: 9) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 67,5 | 27,0 |
| Course Type | Number of Courses | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Zorunlu Ders | 1 | 6,25 |
| Seçmeli Ders | 9 | 56,25 |
| Bölüm Dışı Seçmeli Ders | 0 | 0,00 |
T: Theory, P: Practice, L: Laboratory, WCH: Weekly Course Hours, ECTS: European Credit Transfer System, Cr.: Credit
