Qualification Awarded

Students are entitled to have an undergraduate certificate who are succesfully complete programme courses (total 240 ECTS) and achieve at least 2.00 GPA from 4.00 grade system.

Specific Admission Requirements

Admission and registration to the faculty are regulated within the framework of the Higher Education Law and its rules. Students are accepted to the faculty according to the results of the Higher Education Transition Examination (YGS) and Undergraduate Placement Examination (LYS) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). The registration of candidates who have received sufficient scores from YGS and LYS for admission to the faculty is made at the University Rectorate on the dates determined by the Council of Higher Education.

Qualification Requirements

For graduation, it is required to pass all courses in the programme (240 ECTS), have a GPA of at least 2.00, complete the graduation dissertation successfully.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of prior non-formal and in-formal learning is at the beginning stage in Turkish Higher Education Institutions. Exams of exemption are organised at the start of each year at the University for the courses of English Language and Computer Skills. The students who have completed the proficiencies for these courses on his/her own or through other means, and believe that they have achieved the learning outcomes specified are given the right to take the exemption exam. The students who achieve a passing grade from these exams are held exempt from the related course in the curriculum.

History

Our faculty was established by the Presidential Decree No. 2024/8653 published in the Official Gazette No. 32586 dated 28.06.2024; It has completed its academic and administrative structuring and started to accept students as of the 2024-2025 academic year.

Profile of the Programme

The main mission of the faculty is stated as to raise highly qualified individuals who will be able to compete in the theology area at the national and international level, acquire the professional skills in theological field, and own the personal characteristics such as tolerance, accuracy, and honesty. The staff member of the faculty concentrates on the scientific research in theology field and makes publications that are considered on a global scale.

Program Outcomes

Exam Regulations & Assesment & Grading

% 40 percent of the midterm grade and % 60 percent of the final exam grade add up to the overall passing grade. Students are required to take a mid-term examination and/or complete other assigned projects/homework during the semester and, additionally, are required to take a final examination and/or complete a final project for course evaluation.The assessment for each course is described in detail in “Individual Course Description”. The midterm examinations are compacted and given in the 8th week of the semester. In addition to midterm examinations and other work, students are required to take a final examination. Final examinations are held at the appropriate place and hour as decided. Forty percent of the midterm grade and sixty percent of the final exam grade add up to the overall passing grade.

Graduation Requirements

To successfully complete the program, it is necessary to pass all the courses available in the program (equivalent to 240 ECTS) and obtain a weighted GPA of at least 2.0 out of 4.00.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Students who graduate from our faculty have opportunities such as becoming a religious officer at the Presidency of Religious Affairs, a teacher at the Ministry of National Education, and an academician at Higher Education Institutions, as well as finding job opportunities in various state institutions and the private sector.

Access to Further Studies

Master's and PhD opportunities are offered in the relevant departments of social sciences institutes.

Mode of Study

Formal-Undergraduate

Programme Director

ECTS Coordinator

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

1. Year - 1. Term Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Type Theory Practice ECTS Print ATB1801 Ataturk's Principles and History of Revolution I Required 2 0 2 TDB1801 Turkish Language I Required 2 0 2 YDB1861 ENGLISH I Required 2 0 3 İLH1001 Qur'an Recitation and Tajweed I Required 2 0 2 İLH1003 Arabic I Required 6 0 6 İLH1005 History and Procedure of Tafsir Required 4 0 6 İLH1007 Principles of Islamic Belief Required 2 0 2 İLH1009 Principles of Islamic Worship Required 2 0 2 İLH1011 Siyar Required 2 0 2 İLH1013 Scientific Research Methods Required 2 0 3

1. Year - 2. Term Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Type Theory Practice ECTS Print ATB1802 Ataturk's Principles and History of Revolution II Required 2 0 2 TDB1802 Turkish Language II Required 2 0 2 YDB1862 English II Required 2 0 3 İLH1002 Quran Recitation and Tajweed II Required 2 0 2 İLH1004 Arabic II Required 6 0 6 İLH1006 History and Procedure of Hadith Required 4 0 6 İLH1008 History of Kalam Required 2 0 2 İLH1010 History of Islam I Required 2 0 3 İLH1012 Ottoman Turkish Required 2 0 2 İLH1014 Logic Required 2 0 2

2. Year - 1. Term Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Type Theory Practice ECTS Print İLH2001 Quran Reading and Tajweed III Required 2 0 2 İLH2003 Arabic III Required 4 0 4 İLH2005 Tafsir I Required 4 0 5 İLH2007 Hadith I Required 4 0 5 İLH2009 Islamic Legal Procedure I Required 2 0 4 İLH2011 Systematic Kalam I Required 4 0 4 İLH2013 Islamic History II Required 2 0 2 İLH2015 Turkish Islamic Literature Required 2 0 2 İLH2017 Turkish Religious Music Required 2 0 2

2. Year - 2. Term Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Type Theory Practice ECTS Print İLH2002 Quran Reading and Tajweed IV Required 2 0 2 İLH2004 Arabic IV Required 4 0 5 İLH2006 Tafsir II Required 2 0 5 İLH2008 Hadith II Required 2 0 4 İLH2010 Islamic Legal Procedure II Required 2 0 4 İLH2012 Systematic Kalam II Required 2 0 4 İLH2014 Psychology of Religion Required 4 0 4 İLH2016 History of Turkish Islamic Arts Required 2 0 2

3. Year - 1. Term Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Type Theory Practice ECTS Print İLH3001 Reading the Quran and Tajweed V Required 2 0 2 İLH3003 Arabic Language and eloquence Required 2 0 2 İLH3005 Islamic Law I Required 4 0 6 İLH3007 History of Sufism Required 2 0 2 İLH3009 History of Philosophy Required 2 0 2 İLH3011 Sociology of Religion Required 4 0 4

3. Year - 2. Term Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Type Theory Practice ECTS Print İLH3002 Quran Reading and Tajweed VI Required 2 0 2 İLH3004 Islamic Law II Required 2 0 3 İLH3006 History of Islamic Sects Required 2 0 3 İLH3008 Sufi Thought Required 2 0 3 İLH3010 History of Islamic Philosophy Required 2 0 3

4. Year - 1. Term Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Type Theory Practice ECTS Print İLH4001 Oratory and Professional Practice Required 3 0 3 İLH4003 Religious Education Required 2 0 3 İLH4005 History of Religions Required 4 0 4 İLH4007 Islamic Philosophy Required 4 0 4

4. Year - 2. Term Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Type Theory Practice ECTS Print İLH4002 Guidance and Communication in Religious Services Required 2 0 4 İLH4004 Philosophy of Religion Required 3 0 6 İLH4006 Islamic Moral Principles and Philosophy Required 2 0 4

Evaluation Questionnaires

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix