In Turkey, Religious Education as a scientific discipline, has been quite late in comparison to Western countries. The scientific studies directly related to the field of religious education began with Beyza Bilgin. In 1965-66 Bilgin started to work as a research asistant in department of RE and finished her PhD with the titile of "Love as an essential of education in Islam" in 1971. This study was the first academic product in RE. RE Department in Ankara University Divinity Faculty started its activities in 13.05.1980.

Aim of this programme is educating a science person who can use the scientificdisciplines at sciences of philosophy and religion with comporative and interdisciplinary understanding, add new practical and theorotic knowledges to area of sciences of philosophy and religion, use scientific methods and technicals and finally share the knowledges as social and institutıonal which he has.

A student who graduated from the program; has knowledge advanced in the field of RE and uses in a competent manner sources in this field and uses researches methods and techniques used in RE and improves objective and consistent comment about RE issues and uses theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in field of RE and uses primary and secondary sources in the field and has the scientific language skills and applies in interdisciplinary studies problem-solving competence in the field of RE and shares in verbal and written form at national and international level information related to this field.

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Head of Sub-Department Prof. Dr. İsmail KÖZ E-mail : ikoz@ankara.edu.tr CV :

Prof. Dr. Cemal TOSUN E-mail : tosun@divinity.ankara.edu.tr CV :

Associate Prof. Dr. Halise Kader ZENGİN E-mail : kzengin@divinity.ankara.edu.tr CV :