PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES - NON THESIS | Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Admission Requirements

- Having a bachelor's degree,

-Scientific preparation program is applied to candidates coming from outside the field,

-ALES and English exam score requirement is not required.

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

Graduation Requirements

It consists of ten courses of thirty hours and graduate project work. (Total 90 ECTS) The normal duration of completing this program is 2 semesters and the maximum duration is 3 semesters.

Students who successfully complete their credit courses and term project and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 and above are awarded a master's degree without thesis.

Course Plan Year

Study Plan

1th Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 5 Number of Elective Courses: 0

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	H	ECTS	Cr.
FDB 597	Scientific Research Methods	Compulsory	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 001	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 002	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 003	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 004	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
Total:				15	15	37,5	15,0

1th Semester Elective Courses

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	H	ECTS	Cr.
FDB 505	Main Sources, Approaches and Methods in Psychology of Religion	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 507	Positive Psychology and Spirituality	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 509	Religion in Classical Sociology	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 511	History of Religions in the West	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 513	Basic Problems of Philosophy of Religion	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 515	Sources of Islamic Philosophy	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 517	Al-Kindi Philosophy	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 519	Early Islamic Education	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 521	Religious Pluralism and Contemporary Religions	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
Total:				27	27	67,5	27,0

2nd Semester

Number of Compulsory Courses: 5 Number of Elective Courses: 0

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	H	ECTS	Cr.
BLS 001	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 002	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 003	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 004	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
BLS 005	Departmental Elective Course	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
Total:				15	15	37,5	15,0

2nd Semester Elective Courses

Code	Course Name	Type	Language of Instruction	T	H	ECTS	Cr.
FDB 506	Basic Concepts in Islamic Psychology	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 508	Main Issues of Sociology of Religion	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 510	Basic Social Institutions and Religion	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 512	Study of Holy Books	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 514	Religion-Reason-Science and Philosophy	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 516	Logic in Islamic Philosophy	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
FDB 518	Philosophy of Analytical Language	Departmental Elective	Turkish	3	3	7.5	3
Total:				21	21	52,5	21,0

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.
FDB 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	H	ECTS	Cr.
Grand Total (Number of Courses: 11)	30	30	90,0	30,0
Compulsory Course Total (Number of Courses: 1)	3	3	7,5	3,0
Elective Course Total (Number of Courses: 9)	27	27	67,5	27,0