Classical Archaeology department was established in 1993.
The Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Classical Archeology awarded to the graduates who have successfully full filled all programme requirements
4 Year, 8 Semesters
240 ECTS
EQF-LLL 8
The applicants who hold a Master's Degree and willing to enroll in the Doctorate programme may apply to the Directorate of Graduate School with the documents. 1-Sufficient score (at least 55 out of 100) from the Academic Staff and Graduate Study Education Exam (ALES) conducted by Student Selection and Placement Center (OSYM) or GRE Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score equivalent to ALES score of 55. 2-English proficiency (at least 70 out of 100 from the Profiency Exam conducted by Ege University Foreign Language Department, or at least 55 out of 100 from ÜDS (University Language Examination conducted by OSYM) or TOEFL or IELTS score equivalent to UDS score of 55. The candidates holding Bachelor's or Master's Degree taught totally in English are exempted from English proficiency requirement. The candidates fulfilling the criteria outlined above are invited to interwiev. The assessment for admission to masters programs is based on : 50% of ALES, 15% of academic success in the undergraduate programme (cumulative grade point average (CGPA) ) 10 % of academic success in the master's programme and 25% of interview grade. The required minimum interview grade is 60 out of 100. The candidates having an assessed score of 65 at least are accepted into the Doctorate programme. The results of the evaluation are announced by the Directorate of Graduate School.
The rules for recognition of formal prior learning are well defined. A student who is currently enrolled in a Doctorate Degree programme in the same discipline at another institution and has successfully completed at least one semester, upon submitting all required documents before the deadline, may transfer to the Doctorate Programme at EGE University upon the recommendation of the department administration and with the approval of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School. The decision taken will also include eligibility for exemption from some course requirements of the graduate program. Students who transfer from another university must be successful in the EGE University English Proficiency Exam or in an equivalent English examination. Recognition of prior non-formal and in-formal learning is at the beginning stage in Turkish Higher Education Institutions. Ege University is not an exception to this.
The doctorate programme consists of a minimum of seven courses, with a minimum of 21 national credits, a qualifying examination, a dissertation proposal, and a dissertation. The period allotted for the completion of the Doctorate programmes is normally eight semesters (four years). However, while it is possible to graduate in a shorter time, it is also possible to have an extension subject to the approval of the graduate school. The seminar course and thesis are non-credit and graded on a pass/fail basis. The total ECTS credits of the programme is 240 ECTS. A student may take undergraduate courses on the condition that the courses have not been taken during the undergraduate program. However, at most two of these courses may be counted to the Doctorate course load and credits. The PhD students are required to take the Doctoral Qualifying Examination, after having successfully completed taught courses. The examination consists of written and oral parts. The Doctoral Qualifying Committee determines by absolute majority whether a candidate has passed or failed the examination. Students who fail the Qualifying Examination may retake the examination the following semester. Students failing the Examination a second time are dismissed from the program. Students must register for thesis work and the Specialization Field course offered by his supervisor every semester following the semester, in which the supervisor is appointed. A dissertation supervisor who must hold the minimum rank of assistant professor is appointed for each PhD student. When the nature of the dissertation topic requires more than one supervisor, a joint-supervisor may be appointed. A joint-supervisor must hold a doctoral degree. Periodic monitoring of research work by a thesis monitoring committee is required to be awarded the Doctoral degree. A student who has completed work on the thesis within the time period, must write a thesis, using the data collected, according to the specifications of the Graduate School Thesis Writing Guide. The thesis must be defended in front of a jury. The thesis jury is appointed on the recommendations of the relevant Department Chairperson and with the approval of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School. The jury is composed of the thesis supervisor and 5 faculty members. Of the appointed jury members, up to two may be selected from another Department or another University. The co-supervisor cannot be the jury member. Thesis defense by the candidate is open to all audience and a jury decides to grant/deny the Doctoral degree. A majority vote by the jury members determines the outcome of the thesis or examination. The vote can be for "acceptance", "rejection" or "correction". A student may be given, by a decision of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School, up to six months to complete the corrections. The student must then retake the thesis examination.
The Department of Classical Archaeology studies the civilizations of the ancient Near East in a long time span starting from the Neolithic Period which marks the beginning of the first agricultural activities and the appearance of first settlements, followed by the Chalcolithic Period and Bronze Ages until the end of the Iron Age. All of the civilizations in the Near Eastern including Mesopotamia, Iran, Syria, Palestine and Caucasia are studied in a chronological order with a special emphasis on Anatolian cultures.
Graduates, having been qualified as "archaeologists", may find occupations as academics in the universities, as well as as archaeologists in the state or private museums, in the local municipals or in the Ministery of Culture.
Graduates who succesfully completed doctorate degree may apply to both in the same or related disciplines in higher education institutions at home or abroad to get a position in academic staff or to governmental R&D centres to get expert position.
Student assessment methods are separately proposed detailly in “indivudual course description” for each course. Students must attend courses and examinations in the first year. Student’s attendance is followed by the instructor. One midterm examination is given during each semester. Dates of midterm examinations are announced in the first month of the semester. In addition to midterm examinations and other work, students are required to take a final examination. Final examinations are held at the announced date and place. The grade is evaluated by the sum of 40% of the midterm exam and 60% of the final exam grade. Lecturers may also take several other criteria (such as seminar works, written or oral presentations, attendance to the discussions, etc.) into consideration while evaluating the grades. In the second to forth year, students work for their thesis.
Graduation requirements are explained in the section “Qualification Requirements and Regulations” .
Full Time
Head of Department: Prof. A. Kaan ŞENOL Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi, Arkeoloji Bölümü 35100 Bornova, İzmir ahmet.kaan.senol@ege.edu.tr tel. 232 3112218 Head of Classical Archeology Department: Prof. Dr. Gonca CANKARDEŞ ŞENOL Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi, Arkeoloji Bölümü 35100 Bornova, İzmir gonca.senol@ege.edu.tr ECTS / AS Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Yasemin POLAT Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi, Arkeoloji Bölümü 35100 Bornova, İzmir
About 5 students are accepted to master program in the Department of Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology in per year. The courses are instructed by the departmental academic staff. The students of the department are highly encouraged to participate the excavations, surveys and other archaeological research projects directed by some departmental academic staff. Claros (Research Assistant Onur ZUNAL-Ephesos Museum), Antandros ( Prof. Gürcan POLAT), are among the excavations directed by the Ege University members.
1 | To be able to make research on a specific subject and present the results based on scientific and normative criteria. |
2 | To be able to approach analytical to theoritical or practical problems |
3 | To be able to acquire knowledge as a specialist on a specific subject |
4 | To be able to teach through previous knowledge and experience |
5 | To be able to scholarly publish article or present a paper to an academic audiance |
6 | To be able to contribute with research to the world of archaeology |
7 | To be able to develope and conduct a research project |
8 | To be able to distinguish and analyze stylistic and chronological problems of the archaeological data and material |
9 | To be able to protect archaeological material and have it recognized publicly within the interrelation of tourism and enviroment |
10 | To be able to register archaeological data within the visual and verbal framework also with the help of digital documentation sources |
11 | To be able to utilize contemporary techniques and equipment for archaeological applications |
12 | To be able to use various data of histoy, geography, sociology, economics, anthropology and architecture in order to solve or discuss a problem concerning archaeology |
13 | To be able to make teamwork within the discipline or interdisciplinary fields |
14 | To be able to become conscious of the requirement of being aware of the current develepments and results of archaeology; follow Turkish and foreign literature (via library and informatics) and attain these as a lifelong learning habit |
15 | To be able to be conscious of professional and etical responsibilities |
16 | To be able to make independent decisions and work indepedently during the analysis of the archeolocigal problems. |
1. Semester | ||||||||
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Course Unit Code | Language of Instruction | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | T | P | L | Number of ECTS Credits | Report |
9201056012016 | Turkish | Research Methods and Ethic | Compulsory | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
ARK-KLA-DOK-SDG1 | Turkish | ELECTIVE COURSES 1 | Elective | - | - | - | 18 | |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
2. Semester | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | Language of Instruction | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | T | P | L | Number of ECTS Credits | Report |
92SE030162022 | Turkish | Seminar Studies | Compulsory | - | - | - | 6 | |
ARK-KLA-DOK-SDG2 | Turkish | ELECTIVE COURSES 2 | Elective | - | - | - | 24 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
3. Semester | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | Language of Instruction | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | T | P | L | Number of ECTS Credits | Report |
DRUAD691 | Turkish | Specialization Field | Compulsory | - | - | - | 5 | |
SOSDRYET790 | Turkish | Proficiency in PhD | Compulsory | - | - | - | 25 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
4. Semester | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | Language of Instruction | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | T | P | L | Number of ECTS Credits | Report |
DRUAD691 | Turkish | Specialization Field | Compulsory | - | - | - | 5 | |
SOSDRTEZONE | Turkish | Thesis Proposal | Compulsory | - | - | - | 25 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
5. Semester | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | Language of Instruction | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | T | P | L | Number of ECTS Credits | Report |
DRTEZ692 | Turkish | Thesis Study | Compulsory | - | - | - | 25 | |
DRUAD691 | Turkish | Specialization Field | Compulsory | - | - | - | 5 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
6. Semester | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | Language of Instruction | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | T | P | L | Number of ECTS Credits | Report |
DRTEZ692 | Turkish | Thesis Study | Compulsory | - | - | - | 25 | |
DRUAD691 | Turkish | Specialization Field | Compulsory | - | - | - | 5 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
7. Semester | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | Language of Instruction | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | T | P | L | Number of ECTS Credits | Report |
DRTEZ692 | Turkish | Thesis Study | Compulsory | - | - | - | 25 | |
DRUAD691 | Turkish | Specialization Field | Compulsory | - | - | - | 5 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
8. Semester | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | Language of Instruction | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | T | P | L | Number of ECTS Credits | Report |
DRTEZ692 | Turkish | Thesis Study | Compulsory | - | - | - | 25 | |
DRUAD691 | Turkish | Specialization Field | Compulsory | - | - | - | 5 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
ARK-KLA-DOK-SDG1 - ELECTIVE COURSES 1 | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | Language of Instruction | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | T | P | L | Number of ECTS Credits | Report |
9201056012018 | Turkish | Persians in Anatolia | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056032018 | Turkish | Archaic Pottery of Ionia | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056052018 | Turkish | Lydian and Phrygian Archaeology | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056072018 | Turkish | Greek Epigraphy | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056092018 | Turkish | Glass in Antiquity | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056112018 | Turkish | Local cults and cultures in Roman Asia Minor | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056132018 | Turkish | Early Greek Sanctuaries | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056152018 | Turkish | Necropoleis of West Anatolia | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056172018 | Turkish | New Practices in Roman Architecture | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
ARK-KLA-DOK-SDG2 - ELECTIVE COURSES 2 | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | Language of Instruction | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | T | P | L | Number of ECTS Credits | Report |
9201056022018 | Turkish | Ionian Archaeology | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056042018 | Turkish | Stamped Amphora Production in the Hellenistic Period | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056062018 | Turkish | Burial Customs in Ancient Times | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056082018 | Turkish | Commercial Relations during the Late Roman Period | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056102018 | Turkish | City Defenses and Fortification Systems | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056122018 | Turkish | Religious Inscriptions | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056142018 | Turkish | Athenian Vase Painting | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056162018 | Turkish | Medicine and phsycians in Western Asia Minor | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
9201056182018 | Turkish | The Ancient Settlements of Northwest Anatolia | Elective | 3 | - | - | 6 | |
EBB6832017 | Turkish | Planning and Assesment in Education | Elective | 3 | 2 | - | 6 | |
EBB6852017 | Turkish | Development and Learning | Elective | 3 | - | - | 4 |