Department of Philosophy (within the body of Institute for Social Sciences) offers 3 programs on Graduate levels. "Master of Arts Program" (MA), "Doctorate Program" (Ph.D.), and "Human, Society and Philosophy Program (MA without thesis)."

After the programme of 90 ECTS has been completed and the qualifications of the programme have been provided, masters degree is taken in the Division of Philosophy.

Second Cycle

1- Undergraduate diploma 2-Sufficent points from (ALES) Selection Examination for Academic Personnel and Graduate Studies (its validity is 3 years and at least 55 points in equally-weighted type. For foreigners ALES certificate and international certificates (GRE, GMAT etc.) are valid and points condition is not necessary).

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.

In order to obtain a diploma in the Non-Thesis Master Program of "Human, Society and Philosophy", students must take undergraduate courses required by their advisor and complete a program consisting of at least 10 graduate courses, provided that it is not less than 30 credits in total, take Semester Project and complete program of 90 ECTS successfully.

Aim of the Division of Philosophy is to educate graduates who can recognize the problem areas of philosophy with accoutrements of history of philosophy, who think abstract therefore, can converge with philosophical view to the cultural, social and ethical problems of our age, which criticize, pose questions, discontent with problems and seek solutions, who have awareness of responsibility.

1. To deepen the ability of using the basic concepts of the discipline of philosophy in a specific area.
2. To obtain the ability of evaluating and interpreting the philosophical problems in a specific area by using the basic concepts and the theories of philosophy on the ground of the knowledge of history of philosophy.
3. To be a sensible person to the humane, social, cultural, moral and political problems in our age and to produce solutions to these problems in a philosophical manner.
4. To specialize in a certain problem area or history of philosophy by improving the methods of text analyzing, interpretation, evaluation and critique which bring in skills for text reading and writing concerns the comprehension and solution of philosophical problems.
5. To use the correct forms of thinking and obtain intellectual accoutrements, by developing a philosophical look upon knowledge, science, art and being.
6. To obtain a consciousness regarding the preservation of the human rights, history and ethics by seeing the development of the thought of the human rights with a philosophical look upon human.
7. To be a person who criticizes, investigates and makes true evaluations, by obtaining a philosophical look upon the values.
8. To obtain a power of reasoning creatively and coherently and an ability to look from different perspectives at the events, by making the symbolic and abstract thinking a habit.
9. To possess knowledge of the history of philosophy and to implement this knowledge with the argumentation ability and deductive reasoning which are developed during the education.
10. To be a person who possess a philosophical look, by using the knowledge which was obtained during the education, in every area of life.
11. As philosophers who possess vocational, social, ethical values and the necessary scientific formation, to participate in a team work and if required to take personal responsibility.
12. To use effectively the Turkish language in written and oral communication; to gain a knowledge of a foreign language in order to follow the international literature and to be in communication.

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Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

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Access to Further Studies

There is no transiton high level programs.

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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

In the beginning of the semester every student has to register to the course he wants to participate. In order to take the final exams of the semester, the student has to take %70 of the course. For each course the students must take at least one final exam. All examinations are evaluated over 100 points. The students have to get at least 70 points in the final exam in Master programme. The students who receive the grades AA, BA, BB, CB and CC in a course are considered as successful.

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Graduation Requirements

One must have ECTS credits that is a requirment of the program.

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Mode of Study

Full-Time

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Address and Contact Details

Bölüm Başkanı: Prof. Dr. A. Kadir ÇÜÇEN
E-posta: kadir@uludag.edu.tr
Tel: +90 224 2941826
Bölüm Başkan Yardımcısı / Bologna Koordinatörü: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Eylem YENİSOY ŞAHİN
Telefon: (0224) 29 42843
E Posta: eylemsahin@uludag.edu.tr
Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi
Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
Sosyal Bölümler Binası
Felsefe Bölümü

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Facilities

Department of Philosophy at Uludag University has been continuing its training with the contributions of 5 professors, 1 associate professors, 3 assistant professor, 1 research assistants with doctorate degrees, 2 research assistants, 3 TSTP (Teaching Staff Training Program) research assistants and 7 Project Assistants on BA Courses (since 1990) together with doctorate and post graduate programs (from 2004); some of the research assistants within the body of Teaching Staff Training Program are already employed on that aim of giving education.

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Curriculum