Definition: The PhD Islamic Philosophy is the highest academic and specialized program in the field of Islamic Philosophy. Students carry out a collection of research works as well as taught courses and after successful completion of the program they receive PhD Islamic Philosophy. Program’s General Objectives: Instructing researchers and experts in the relevant field Training lecturers for graduate and postgraduate levels to work in academic and seminary institutions Expanding the boundaries of knowledge in the relevant areas Training disseminators who have authority in the field of Islamic Philosophy Laying the groundwork for training Mojtahid in the area of Islamic Philosophy Educational Policies: Attaching importance to students’ moral and spiritual development Encouraging students in research through allocating a minimum of 30 per cent of course unit times to research work (apart from dissertation) Expanding students’ skills in teaching, disseminating, translating and authoring Strengthening students’ proficiency in debates, criticizing and evaluating various fields and responding to modern questions and doubts regarding philosophical subjects Attaching importance to innovation and putting forward of theories and knowledge in Quran and Sciences Attending to enter-Islamic sect’s cohesion through underlining Ahl-e Bayt’s (a.s) principles and teachings regarding the program. Admission: Students are selected from relevant MA graduates. The process of admission is based on the Admission General and Specific Regulations Students with other academic backgrounds must pass the prerequisites according to the regulations Program Structure: PhD Shiite History contains 60 credits The program is studied over a maximum of 5 years Students must submit an 20-credit dissertation Theoretical and practical credits are respectively 16 and 32 hours Students can take between 6 to 10 credits each semester except for the 18-credit dissertation Course Unit Structure:
Course Units: a.Seminary Course Units
Note: the Syllabus of Seminary Course Units is in accordance with Jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic Law introduced by the MIU. b. Specialized Course Units: (PhD Islamic Philosophy):
Note: the faculty can introduce and run 10 prerequisite credits based on the students requirements.
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