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PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES - THESIS

Admission Requirements

- Having a bachelor's degree,

- Get at least 55 points from ALES (SÖZ point type),

-Candidates coming from outside the field are applied scientific preparation program.

- The courses of this program are given in İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Altunizade campus.

Graduation Requirements

It consists of seven courses of twenty-one hours, a graduate seminar and a thesis study. (Total 120 ECTS and an average of 2.50 and above) The normal duration of completing this program is 4 semesters and the maximum duration is 6 semesters.

Students who complete the course phase submit a thesis proposal to the Institute before starting their thesis. After their thesis proposals are accepted by the Institute, they are entitled to start their thesis.

In order to graduate, students enrolled in the graduate programs must meet at least one of the following conditions before the thesis defense exam.

A paper presented at national or international scientific meetings,
An article published in a refereed / indexed journal, accepted for publication or with a DOI number,
A paper presented at the symposiums organized by IZU in the Social / Science fields.


The publication should be about the subject of the student's thesis or a subject related to the department.
In publications, the approval of the thesis supervisor must be obtained.
Publications must have the name of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.

Study Plan

1th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 4 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
FDB 597 Scientific Research Methods CompulsoryTurkish30037.53
BLS 001 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
BLS 002 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
BLS 003 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
Total:12001230,012,0

1th Semester Elective Courses

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
FDB 505 Main Sources, Approaches and Methods in Psychology of Religion Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 507 Positive Psychology and Spirituality Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 509 Religion in Classical Sociology Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 511 History of Religions in the West Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 513 Basic Problems of Philosophy of Religion Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 515 Sources of Islamic Philosophy Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 517 Al-Kindi Philosophy Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 519 Early Islamic Education Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 521 Religious Pluralism and Contemporary Religions Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
Total:27002767,527,0

2nd Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 4 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
FDB 501 Graduate Seminar CompulsoryTurkish20027.52
BLS 001 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
BLS 002 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
BLS 003 Departmental Elective Course Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
Total:11001130,011,0

2nd Semester Elective Courses

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
FDB 506 Basic Concepts in Islamic Psychology Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 508 Main Issues of Sociology of Religion Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 510 Basic Social Institutions and Religion Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 512 Study of Holy Books Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 514 Religion-Reason-Science and Philosophy Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 516 Logic in Islamic Philosophy Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 518 Philosophy of Analytical Language Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
FDB 520 Basic Concept Methods in Religious Education Departmental ElectiveTurkish30037.53
Total:24002460,024,0

3rd Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
FDB 500 Master's Thesis ThesisTurkish0000600
Total:000060,00,0

4th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0

CodeCourse NameTypeLanguage of InstructionTPLHECTSCr.
FDB 500 Master's Thesis ThesisTurkish0000600
Total:000060,00,0

Course Load Summary

Course Load SummaryTPLHECTSCr.
Grand Total (Number of Courses: 10)230023180,023,0
Compulsory Course Total (Number of Courses: 2)500515,05,0
Elective Course Total (Number of Courses: 6)18001845,018,0
Course TypeNumber of CoursesRatio (%)
Zorunlu Ders220,00
Seçmeli Ders660,00
Bölüm Dışı Seçmeli Ders00,00

T: Theory, P: Practice, L: Laboratory, WCH: Weekly Course Hours, ECTS: European Credit Transfer System, Cr.: Credit

Turan KOÇ
Prof. Dr.

Turan KOÇ

turan.koc@izu.edu.tr
Research Areas İslam Medeniyeti ve Sosyal Bilimler, Din Felsefesi