GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Philosophy

PHILOSOPHY PHD PROGRAM

Academic Unit: Humanities and Social Sciences

Program Objectives: The aim of this program is to raise future researchers and academicians, who can think rationally and critically through research-examination and education. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the program’s goal is to ensure that the field of philosophy, which contributed to the birth of basic sciences and which has a relationship with almost every field of science gains a more effective position in Turkey.

Medium of Instruction: 70% English

International Student Quotas: International student quotas are announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Admissions Calendar: Admissions calendar is announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Application Link: https://lisansustu.yildiz.edu.tr/sbe/en/ (Applicants are advised to check the academic calendar first and send their applications only during the application period.)

Admission Requirements: Admissions requirements announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Who can apply?

In-Field Quotas	MA degree holders of *Philosophy* program should apply to in-field applicant quotas.
Out-of-Field Quotas	Applicants, who hold a Philosophy BA degree and an MA degree from a different field can apply to out-of-field applicant quotas. These students can start taking PhD courses only after passing the Preparatory Program courses required and determined by the department.

Compulsory Courses:

Code	Course Title in Turkish	Course Title in English	Course Type	Number of Credits
FEL6108	Felsefe Tarihinde Bilim-Felsefe-Din İlişkisi	Science-Philosophy-Religion Relations in History of Philosophy	Required by the department	3
FEL6123	Uygulamalı Ahlak-I	Applied Ethics-I	Required by the department	3
FEL5004	Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Bilimsel Etik	Research Methods and Scientific Ethics	Required by the Council of Higher Education	2
FEL6001	Seminer	Seminar	Required by the Council of Higher Education	0

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title in Turkish	Course Title in English	Number of Credits
FEL6100	Ahlak Felsefesi Tarihinde Konular	Topics in the History of Ethics	3
FEL6101	Ahlak Filozofları	Moral Philosophers	3
FEL6102	Anlatı Teorisi ve Subjektivizm	Theory of Narration and Subjectivism	3
FEL6103	Bilim Felsefesinin Temel Konuları	Topics in Philosophy of Science	3
FEL6104	Büyük Filozoflar-I	Major Philosophers-I	3
FEL6105	Büyük Filozoflar-II	Major Philosophers-II	3
FEL6106	Cumhuriyet Donemi Zihniyet Dünyasının Temel Kavramları	Main Concepts in the World of Mentality in Republican Era	3
FEL6107	Dünya Sistemi ve Kapitalizm	World System and Capitalism	3
FEL6109	Hannah Arendt ve Kamusal Alan Kavramı	Hannah Arendt and Her Concept of “Public Sphere”	3
FEL6110	Heidegger’in Teknik Kavramı ve Eleştirisi	Heidegger’s concept of “technic” and its critique	3
FEL6111	His Tarihi: Mutluluk, Haset, Ask, Korku, Nefret	History of Emotions: Happiness, Envy, Love, Fear, Hatred	3
FEL6112	İslam Felsefesinin Temel Sorunları-I	Major Issues in Islamic Philosophy-I	3
FEL6113	İslam Felsefesinin Temel Sorunları-II	Major Issues in Islamic Philosophy-II	3
FEL6114	Kritik Nedir? Michel Foucault ve Aydınlanma	What is critique? Michel Foucault and Enlightenment	3
FEL6115	Metafizikte Konular	Issues in Metaphysics	3
FEL6116	Modern Donem Bilim Felsefesi Metinleri	Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings	3
FEL6117	Modern Donem Din Felsefesi Metinleri	Philosophy of Religion: Contemporary Readings	3
FEL6118	Modern Donemde Bilim-Felsefe-Din İlişkisi	Science-Philosophy-Religion Relations in Modern Period	3
FEL6119	Osmanlı Döneminin Büyük Filozofları-I	Major Philosophers in the Ottoman Period-I	3
FEL6120	Osmanlı Döneminin Büyük Filozofları-II	Major Philosophers in the Ottoman Period-II	3
FEL6121	Sosyal Medya ve Felsefe	Social Media and Philosophy	3
FEL6122	Şehir Felsefesi	Philosophy of City	3
FEL6124	Uygulamalı Ahlak-II	Applied Ethics-II	3
FEL6125	Biyoetik	Bioethics	3

Academic Staff:

Prof. Dr. Caner TASLAMAN
Prof. Dr. Neşet TOKU
Prof. Dr. Niyazi KAHVECİ
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali ÇAKSU
Asst. Prof. Dr. Songül DEMİR

Graduation Requirements:

In order to graduate from this program;

Students who were admitted to the PhD program with an MA degree are required;
- to take at least 7 courses (21 local credits/ 240 ECTS), two of which are required by the department,
- to take Seminar and Research Methods and Scientific Ethics courses,
- to pass all courses with at least BB grade and have at least 3.0/4.0 GPA,
- to pass the PhD Qualifying Exam, to submit a thesis proposal and 3 thesis follow-up reports,
- to comply with the publication requirement,
- to pass the PhD thesis defense successfully,

Students who were admitted to the PhD program with a BA degree are required;
- to take at least 14 courses (42 local credits/ 300 ECTS), two of which are required by the department,
- to take Seminar and Research Methods and Scientific Ethics courses,
- to pass all courses with at least BB grade and have at least 3.0/4.0 GPA,
- to pass the PhD Qualifying Exam, to submit a thesis proposal and 3 thesis follow-up reports,
- to comply with the publication requirement,
- to pass the PhD thesis defense successfully.

PhD Publication Requirement: PhD students are required to make both of the following publications about their thesis in cooperation with their thesis supervisors:

a) An oral presentation at a national/ international refereed academic congress

b) At least one article published or accepted for publication at a national/ international refereed academic journal

Location: Davutpaşa Campus, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

Admissions Contact:

	E-mail Address	Website
Graduate School of Social Sciences	gsss@yildiz.edu.tr, sbemdr@yildiz.edu.tr	http://sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/

Department Contact:

Name- Surname	E-mail Address	Phone Number
Res. Asst. Çağrı TAŞGETİREN	cagritasgetiren@gmail.com	+90 212 383 44 80