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PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES Master Degree With a Thesis Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramPHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES
Program Director
Program TypeMaster Degree With a Thesis Program
Level of Degree Earned
Degree Earned
Education TypeTam zamanlı
Registration Acceptance Conditions
Recognition of Prior Learning
Degree Requirements and Rules to take a minimum of 7 courses with a minimum of 21 local credits.
to succeed in all the courses with a letter grade of at least CC/S
to prepare and defend a master's dissertation
to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.00/4.00 with a minimum of 120 ECTS credits.
Program Profile
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Access To Upper Degree
Exams, Assessment and Grading
Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods

Program Outcomes

1-Students apply knowledge to meet the social needs.
2-Students learn how to approach problematic issues in his field.
3-Students understand the interdisciplinary interaction with which the field is related.
4-Students participate in and contribute to various organizations.
5-Students learn Arabic and Western languages well enough to exploit the sources of the field.
6-Students possess specialized knowledge of the history of ideas and obtain the ability to research into civilizations using specific methodology.
7-Students perform authentic researches on the field of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
8-Students learn essential knowledge and approaches in the field of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
9-Students know national and international works in the field of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
10-Students learn how to investigate the subjects of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
11-Students identify the essential sources of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
12-Students act in accordance with academic research methods and ethical criteria in all kinds of academic production.
13-Students interpret the knowledge gained from philosophy and religious sciences by integrating them with different disciplines.
14-Students develop strategies on the subjects of the professional field.
15-Students have a critical perspective about the world and society he/she lives in and oneself.

Curriculum

PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES
Course

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
FDB103 Master Field of Specialization 8 0 10
FDB132 Scientific Research Methods and Ethics 3 0 5
Elective 2025-2026 GÜZ DÖNEMİ FELSEFE VE DİN BİLİMLERİ TEZLİ() 45
FDB143 Classical Sociology of Religion 3 0 5
FDB144 Contemporary Developments in the Sociology of Religion 3 0 5
FDB140 History of Islamic Education 3 0 5
FDB137 History of Religions Methodology 3 0 5
FDB139 Philosophy of Education and Religious Education 3 0 5
FDB134 Religious Education in the Republican Era 3 0 5
FDB138 Sacred Books of Jewish and Christian 3 0 5
FDB142 Sources of Islamic Philosophy 3 0 5
FDB135 The Language of Religion 3 0 5
FDB141 Theories of Knowledge in Islamic Philosophy 3 0 5
FDB136 The Problems of Philosophy of Religion I 3 0 5
Total ECTS: 60

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
FDB103 Master Field of Specialization 8 0 10
FDB132 Scientific Research Methods and Ethics 3 0 5
FDB133 Seminer 0 2 5
Elective 2025-2026 BAHAR DÖNEMİ FELSEFE VE DİN BİLİMLERİ TEZLİ() 15
FDB149 Avicenna’s Metaphysics 3 0 5
FDB147 Comparative Religious Education 3 0 5
FDB145 Eastern Religions 3 0 5
FDB124 Fundamental Problems of Ethics 3 0 5
FDB146 History of the Comparative Religon 3 0 5
FDB128 Philosophy of Religion kCklassical / Modern Text Readingis I 3 0 5
FDB127 Problems In The Philosophy of Religion II 3 0 5
FDB126 Qualitative Research in Religious Education 3 0 5
FDB130 Religion and Radicalization 3 0 5
FDB131 Religion, Society and Politics in Turkey 3 0 5
FDB148 The Principles of Moral Education 3 0 5
Total ECTS: 35
Total ECTS(Year): 95
Thesis

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
FDB103 Master Field of Specialization 8 0 10
LÜ TEZ Thesis 0 0 20
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
FDB103 Master Field of Specialization 8 0 10
LÜ TEZ Thesis 0 0 20
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60