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FACULTY OF THEOLOGY - DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY - Lisans



General Description
History
The department was founded in the Faculty of Theology of Bozok Univeresity, with the decree by the Cabinet of Turkey on 13.09.2010 according to Article 30 of the law of the Ministry of Education on the dated 09.13.2010 and 16319, addition to Law No. 2809, dated 28.03.1983 . Theology department started to accept students in 2012-2013 academic year .
History
The department was founded in the Faculty of Theology of Bozok Univeresity, with the decree by the Cabinet of Turkey on 13.09.2010 according to Article 30 of the law of the Ministry of Education on the dated 09.13.2010 and 16319, addition to Law No. 2809, dated 28.03.1983 . Theology department started to accept students in 2012-2013 academic year .
Qualification Awarded
Theology program is subject to the first stage degree system with 240 ECTS credits. When the program is successfully completed and the program qualifications are provided, they have a Bachelor's degree in Theology.
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle)
First Cycle
Specific Admission Requirements
For Bachelor Degree of Faculty of Theology, students are selected by National University Entrance Examination (Student Placement Exam, YGS). About 60 students are admitted each year in Islamic Theology Department. After 2013 with increasing quotas 170 students will admit two undergraduate programs.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)
The provisions of the “Regulation on the Principles of Transfer between Associate Degree and Undergraduate Degree Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfers” are applied.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
In order to obtain a bachelor's degree in theology, students must successfully complete all of the compulsory and elective courses (total of 240 ECTS) and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 out of 4.00.
Profile of The Programme
The aim of the Faculty of Theology program is to be able to conduct research, produce information and share them at national and international level, within the framework of objective and scientific principles, in the field of Religion and Basic Islamic Sciences in general; is to train staff who are knowledgeable, talented and have critical thinking skills. The Faculty of Theology offers undergraduate and postgraduate education and research programs in religious studies.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
Those who have completed the theology program, after completing the three-semester non-thesis master's program, can work as religious culture and moral knowledge teachers in high schools and equivalent schools, and as vocational course teachers in Imam-Hatip High Schools. Faculty graduates can work as religious officials (mufti, preacher, imam-hatip, muezzin, Quran course instructor) within the Presidency of Religious Affairs. Graduates can work as research assistants and lecturers at universities other than the Ministry of National Education and the Presidency of Religious Affairs. In addition, like other faculty graduates, managers, civil servants, etc. in public and private institutions. in cadres; they have the opportunity to work in fields such as librarianship and archiving, depending on the formation they have received during their education.
Access to Further Studies
Upon successful completion of bachelor's degree, the candidates can attend post-graduate programs in Theology education after taking the satisfactory scores in the "Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam" (ALES) and the "Foreign Language Examination" (YDS).
Access to Further Studies
Upon successful completion of bachelor's degree, the candidates can attend post-graduate programs after taking the satisfactory scores in the "Theology Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam" (ALES) and the "Foreign Language Examination" (YDS).
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Each student must have attended at least 70% of the theoretical courses and 80% of the applied courses in order to register for the courses at the beginning of the semester and take the final exam. Students are subjected to at least one midterm and final exam for each course. The contribution of the midterm exam to the success grade is 40% and the contribution of the final exam is 60%. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. It is obligatory to get at least 50 points from the final exam. Students who get one of the letter grades of AA, BA, BB, CB and CC from a course are deemed to have succeeded in that course. DC and DD grades are conditionally successful grades. In order for the student to be successful in a course in which he received a DC or DD grade, his or her GPA must be at least 2.0.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
For B.S. normal examination system for any course is one or two midterm tests (40% total) and a written final test (60%). The instructor has flexibility to give midterm tests in different forms such as written test, project, take home test, homework assignments etc.
Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements
Students at the theology program must successfully complete all the courses with at least 2.0 GPA on 4.00 grade scale and must successfully complete the graduation thesis.
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )
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Address, Programme Director or Equivalent
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent
Bozok Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Erdoğan Akdağ Kampüsü, Yozgat, 66000 Tel: 0 354 242 11 20 Fax: 0 354 242 11 21 e-mail: ilahiyat@bozok.edu.tr
Facilities
There are 2 Professors, 7 Associate Professors, 13 Doctors, 9 Lecturers and 14 Research Assistants in the Faculty of Theology. The faculty consists of two main buildings. In these buildings, there are administrative and technical service units, classrooms, seminar halls, study halls, teaching staff rooms, dining hall, canteen and cafeteria, religious music room, library and data processing center. In addition, the Practice Mosque of the Faculty of Theology has been allocated for the use of our university and all the people, especially the faculty students and teachers.
Facilities
In Faculty of Theology, to provide a contemporary religious education, there are; Library opportunities and Computer Laboratory facilities that were partially equipped providing sufficient knowledge. Library The University system encompasses several libraries. Besides the main University Library, the Faculty of Theology has its own library, which specializes in Islamic and Religious Studies, in the Fethiye campus. The library’s Web sunucu offers information about the library’s collection and services. In addition to providing access to the library catalog, the library’s Web site offers links to many other library catalogs and to reference sources, electronic books and journals. The library of the Faculty of Theology puts a great effort in acquiring a larger collection of books and periodicals in the field depending on the funding provided by the University. The University libraries are open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except the official holidays.

Key Learning Outcomes
1Gain knowledge about the Prophet's words and actions, physical and moral characteristics, the historical process of hadith and hadith methodology. -Have basic knowledge of classical and contemporary movements, which have religious and political purposes, in the about Islamic world. - Have information about the history, concepts, institutions, personalities and philosophy of Sufism. -Gain level of information that let making comparison between Islam and the non-Muslim religions. - Have general information about the Turkish-Islamic literature and art.
2Use information obtained about history, religious and modern education methods in the field of religious education. Read the Quran correctly and interpret it according to modern conditions.
3Present objective, critical and holistic approach to contemporary developments and issues. Show ethical maturity in terms of religious education and psychological services. Evaluate religion and religious issues from philosophical, sociological and psychological aspects. - Act according to investigations, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the interdisciplinary research in the field of Religious Studies.
4Evaluate critically the principles of Islamic faith and problems of believers within the framework of reason and scientific methods and Islamic history, civilization and related sciences.
5Gain the ability to understand and interpret correctly religion-individual-society relations. Use the advanced level computer and information technology required in the field of humanities. - Gain skill of Arabic language in advance level of understanding and writing and a European Language in Portfolio B1 level, which will let to create relationship with colleagues.
6Evaluate the basic issues of Islamic law according to comparative law by comparing Islamic law and other legal systems in the classical sources and modern sources.


Key Programme Learning Outcomes - NQF for HE in Turkey
TYYÇKey Learning Outcomes
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KNOWLEDGE1
SKILLS1
2
COMPETENCES (Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility)1
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COMPETENCES (Learning Competence)1
2
3
COMPETENCES (Communication and Social Competence)1
2
3
4
5
COMPETENCES (Field Specific Competence)1
2


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Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat / TURKEY • Tel  (pbx): +90 354 217 86 01 • e-mail: uo@bozok.edu.tr