Islamic and Religious Studies Program

Hi friend my name is Şeyma Kurt. I am a third year student at İstanbul 29 Mayıs University in the Department of Islamic and Religious Studies. Our department was founded in 2011. Our school is a 4 year program, but it normally takes 5 years as we are required to learn Arabic in our preparatory school. After we graduate, we earn the same right at those in the Faculty of Theology. Our preparatory school is located on our Ümraniye campus. We take our undergraduate courses on our Altunizade campus. We take general courses about Islam. For example, we study the Koran, Islamic Law, and the Hadith. Some of our classes are in Arabic and some are in Turkish. We do not have any laboratories or workshops in our department, but we have access to the best library in all of Turkey for our studies. Our library has over 60,000 books. Our library is a great working academic setting for our students. After we graduate, we can teach or become academics. I believe that we have many opportunities to do studies abroad since we have learned Arabic. I graduated from an Islam High School and received my education there. This is one of the reasons I chose this school and subject. I also chose this school because of its scholarship and because of its relationship with the Department of Religious Affairs in Turkey. I also researched the academic staff before I came and was pleased with what I found. Many students get the opportunity to study abroad for small amounts of time and long amounts of time. A trip is planned to Jordan every year. I believe that our academic staff has been so beneficial for me. Our assignments and library have provided us with so many learning opportunities. I have been able to learn so much about the Hadith. I would like to study the Hadith further by pursuing a masters degree and become an academic. If you like research, studying, and reading, then I would like recommend our department and school to you. If you would like to find out any more information about our school and department, you may visit our website.