PhD

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Classical Archaeology started training in 2000. The language of instruction is Turkish. Thanks to the different fields of specialization courses allow students to develop themselves. The strength of the students research aims to develop expertise in specific subjects.

Qualification Awarded

Doctorate Degree in Classical Archaeology (PhD)

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Second Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines. Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first or second cycle (with thesis) cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. However, ALES requirement is waived for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs as well as for the admissions to the graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Transfer Students:
The transfer student candidates from Turkish or foreign universities are subject to the YOK Legislation “The transfer, double degree, minor degree and inter-institutional credit transfer” and to the evaluation conditions determined by Dokuz Eylul University Senate.
The transfer quotas are determined and announced by Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK). The evaluation of the candidates are done by the school evaluation commmisin and approved by the management

The Graduate Transfers:
The short cycle graduates are given the right to be admitted to the first cycle programs if they comply with the conditions set by the “The transfer of Short Cycle Program Graduates to First Cycle Programs” Legilation of Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK)
The universities inform YOK regarding the quotas and YOK announces the quotas and conditions in “Graduate Transfer Guide” and the placements are managed by YOK due to the results of nationwide graduate transfer exam.

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be
recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing
Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

4 years, 2 semesters per year,16 weeks per semester, 240 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Classical Archaeology has six faculty members. The program language is Turkish. Support all types of students to work on the project and the thesis is provided.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	In the first temporal boundaries of the science of archeology and the second plan in the process of forming a continuation of this process in the time-pieces in the Aegean and the Mediterranean basin civilizations, this civilization on the ruins of the material culture of specialization and scientific work to do.
2	Scientific studies into conduct and competence in this publication to earn.
3	The ability to use scientific development, discipline alternatives to each other that there are different ways of thinking, would be able to accept different opinions.
4	Professional and ethical responsibilities in the science of archeology to renew the required knowledge and skills.
5	Benefiting from the perspective of other humanities and social sciences and related fields to comprehend the idea to conduct, to ask the questions necessary to evaluate, to sustain interdisciplinary perspective.
6	Understand that the current results of Archaeology Science can change with new finds and know the fact that they should follow the new findings.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The related doctorate degree enables the holder to exercise the profession.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
Doctoral courses are organized into three semesters. Each semester a student must take one mandatory and two optional courses. Field of Specialization and the Thesis for graduation credits, succesfully complete the 240 ECTS credits.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year

1 .Semester:
G	1	SBE 6000	PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	0	–	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	–	–	–	25
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	2	ARK 6103	THE ANATOLIAN CULTS AND THEIR AGONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	3	ARK 6115	ROCK MONUMENTS AT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ANATOLIA IN THE SECOND MILLENNIUM BC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	4	ARK 6089	CONTRIBUTIONS OF TROY AT THE ANATOLIAN ARCHAEOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	5	ARK 6123	ROMAN ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	6	ARK 6101	LATE ANCIENT ERA SOCIETY AND ECONOMY IN ANATOLIA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	7	ARK 6105	PUBLICATION APPLICATIONS IN CLASSICAL ARCHEOLOGY I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	8	ARK 6133	TYPOLOGY OF ROMAN POTTERY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	9	ARK 6109	HELLENIC AND ROMAN BRONZE ART I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	10	ARK 6125	ARCHEOLOGICAL RESTORATION I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	11	ARK 6127	NUMISMATIC STUDIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	12	ARK 6129	INFLUENCES OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ANCIENT ART	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
G	13	ARK 6131	TURKISH CULTURAL HISTORY OF EARLY ARCHAEOLOGICAL EURASIA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	14	ARK 6107	IONIA IN HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS I (ENG)	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ARK 6196	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	3	0	3
B	0	–	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	–	–	–	27
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	2	ARK 6028	GLASS IN THE ANCIENT ERA IN EAST MEDITERRANEAN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	3	ARK 6044	THE HELLENISTIC POTTERY IN ANATOLIA AND THEIR LOCAL FEATURES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	4	ARK 6046	STYLES IN ATTIC POTTERY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	5	ARK 6042	PUBLICATION CRITIQUE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	6	ARK 6050	WESTERN ANATOLIA IN THE EARLY IRON AGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	7	ARK 6048	BURIAL CUSTOMS IN ANATOLIA AT THE THIRD MILLENNIUM BC	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	8	ARK 6068	ICONOGRAPHY IN ROMAN POTTERY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	9	ARK 6054	PUBLICATION APPLICATIONS IN CLASSICAL ARCHEOLOGY II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	10	ARK 6056	IONIA IN HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	11	ARK 6058	HELLENIC AND ROMAN BRONZE ART II	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	12	ARK 6060	ROMAN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	13	ARK 6062	SCIENTIFIC İNVESTIGATION METHODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	14	ARK 6064	PROTO ANALYTICAL APPROACHES TO THE INDO-EUROPEAN THESIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	15	ARK 6052	LYCIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

3 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	ARK 6298	FIELD STUDY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	18
G	0	–	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	–	–	–	12
TOTAL:								30

4 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ARK 6199	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

5 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	ARK 6199	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

6 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ARK 6199	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

7 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	ARK 6199	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

8 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ARK 6199	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member / s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education.

Graduation Requirements

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (84 ECTS), a field study (3 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS) and thesis (150 ECTS), in total 240 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB/S/TP grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Director: Prof. Dr. Engin Akdeniz, 0232 3018518
Secretary: Fatih Yoldaş, fatih.yoldas@deu.edu.tr, 0232 3018723