Department of Religious and Moral Education was first established in the academic year 1997-98 at Faculty of Ilahiyat/Divinity. In 2006-2007, Turkish Higher Education Council decided to transfer this Department to FACULTY of EDUCATİON to bring all the `teacher training` departments together. This also led to some changes in the program of Department of Religious and Moral Education. All the graduates have been placed as religious education teachers in primary and secondary schools by the Ministry of Education.

Master of Arts

Second Cycle

Students are required to have a BA degree in Department of Religious and Moral Education and/or Faculty of Theology.

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

Regular attendance in courses

MA program offers a specialist study in the field of Religious and Moral Education
Students are expected to demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret the culture that sits behind and impacts the period studied in each course
Program offers a study in the field in which students not only Identify and evaluate the major source material, both primary and secondary, for each course taken but also articulate key principles, issues, problems, or questions for each course with their resolutions where possible.

1. Develop the practices of thinking, acting, and teaching in today´s culturally, generationally, and theologically diverse society
2. Academic and professional skills so that they can confidently plan, develop and manage innovatory projects in Religious Education
3. know and apply the academic tools and methods utilized in various disciplines within the field of religion
4. synthesize and apply theories and concepts from a variety of academic disciplines when innovating and problem solving in educational contexts
5. increase proficiency in handling and interpreting a range of data relating to as aspect of teaching and learning and curriculum leadership of Religious Education or arising from action research
6. develop ability to explore and critically analyse aspects of Conceptual frameworks in RE
7. engage in dialogue about the state of and challenges to religious education in Turkey and devise educational strategies to meet the evolving needs of the field
8. creatively adapt and skillfully implement the leading tools and best practices accepted in the field of teaching and learning, in order to engage in effective planning, teaching and assessment.
9. develop a capacity for critical thinking, interpersonal skills relevant to multicultural, multireligious social realities, by having a personal philosophy of teaching with an aesthetic understanding of the ethical and legal responsibilities that shape the field of religious and moral education.
10. synthesize and apply theories and concepts from a variety of academic disciplines to make informed decisions when innovating and problem solving in educational contexts.

SKILLS

Cognitive - Practical

develop a capacity for critical thinking, interpersonal skills relevant to multicultural, multireligious social realities, by having a personal philosophy of teaching with an aesthetic understanding of the ethical and legal responsibilities that shape the field of religious and moral education.
Academic and professional skills so that they can confidently plan, develop and manage innovatory projects in Religious Education
synthesize and apply theories and concepts from a variety of academic disciplines when innovating and problem solving in educational contexts

KNOWLEDGE

Theoretical - Conceptual

Develop the practices of thinking, acting, and teaching in today´s culturally, generationally, and theologically diverse society
increase proficiency in handling and interpreting a range of data relating to as aspect of teaching and learning and curriculum leadership of Religious Education or arising from action research

COMPETENCES

Field Specific Competence

engage in dialogue about the state of and challenges to religious education in Turkey and devise educational strategies to meet the evolving needs of the field
develop ability to explore and critically analyse aspects of Conceptual frameworks in RE
know and apply the academic tools and methods utilized in various disciplines within the field of religion

COMPETENCES

Communication and Social Competence

synthesize and apply theories and concepts from a variety of academic disciplines to make informed decisions when innovating and problem solving in educational contexts.
creatively adapt and skillfully implement the leading tools and best practices accepted in the field of teaching and learning, in order to engage in effective planning, teaching and assessment.

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Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

Graduates (from 2009-10 onwards) employed by the Ministry of Education as Teachers in Religious Education, and/or continue their postgraduate studies

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Access to Further Studies

PhD research (two requirements: Second Language certificate and Certificate of Postgraduate Academic Entry Exam)

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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

One mid-term written exam and one final exam for each course per semester Written coursework/report/essay calculated for the assessment.

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Graduation Requirements

In order to be awarded an MA certificate, students must successfully complete (minimum DD) the necessary semester hours (24) both in theoretical and practice courses. Achieve a succesful completion of seminar and written work

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Mode of Study

Full-Time

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Address and Contact Details

Program (Bölüm) Başkanı: Prof. Dr. M. Akif Kılavuz
İletişim: +90 2242960411
Bologna Koordinatörü: Doç Dr. Bülent Şenay
Tel: 0224 2940983
E-mail: bshanay@uludag.edu.tr & bulend1@gmail.com
Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi
İlköğretim Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi Eğitimi Bölümü
Görükle Kampüsü TR-16059 Bursa

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Facilities

All courses are taught by experts in the field knowledge as well as pedagogics.
Department has three academic staff in tenure position.
Students may transfer their studies to another University Department in the same field.
Students can apply for Farabi (similar to Erasmus) program a student and staff exchange program between Turkish universities.
Students can use both the central library in the main campus and the library of the Faculty of Divinity.

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Curriculum

3. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
IDK5183	M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE III	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
IDK5193	MA THESIS III	Compulsory	0	1	0	25
Total						30

4. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
IDK5184	M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE IV	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
IDK5192	DISSERTATION SUPERVISION IV	Compulsory	0	1	0	25
Total						30