Department of Islamic Studies

Department of Islamic Studies is currently admitting students at Masters and PhD levels. Due to the urgent need for training specialised graduates in the area of Islamic Studies, the Department has ever since its establishment tried to offer relevant degree programmes to postgraduate students.
To date, there are 10 full-time faculty members teaching and researching in the Department. The faculty members are offering the latest advances in various branches and areas of Islamic Studies. Of the 10 faculty members, 5 members are associate professors, 1 is instructor, and the remaining 4 members are assistant professors.
Moreover, there are currently about 45 students studying in the Department. Since 2011, a total of 36 students have graduated from the Department of Islamic Studies. In the 2019-2020 academic year, a total of 18 freshmen were admitted into the Department and 2 students were graduated.

Degree Programmes

The programmes offered in the Department of Islamic Studies are introduced and specified below.

 

Masters Degree Programmes

 

All Masters degree programmes in ATU last for a period of 2 years, 4 semesters. Students have to write a Masters thesis and defend it to pass the course and receive their degree certificate.

— Islamic Studies Pedagogy: Qur'an and Islamic Texts. This masters programme was established in 2011.
— Islamic Studies Pedagogy: Theoretical Foundations of Islam. This masters programme was established in 2011.

 

PhD Degree Programmes

 

All PhD programmes are offered in Allameh Tabataba'i University for a period of 4 years, 8 semesters. Students have to pass 18 taught credits followed by another 18 dissertation credits, 36 credits in total. After passing the 18 taught credits, students have to sit a "comprehensive exam" and receive a minimum mark of 16, out of 20. After the Comprehensive Exam, the PhD candidates are allowed to choose their dissertation titles and prepare their proposals with the help of supervisors and advisors

— Islamic Studies Pedagogy: Theoretical Foundations of Islam. The PhD degree programme in Islamic studies started to admit students in 2011.
— Islamic Studies Pedagogy: Islamic Revolution. The PhD degree programme in Islamic studies started to admit students in 2011.

 

Department Head

Dr Hesameddin Khalatbari Dr Hesameddin Khalatbari
PhD in Islamic Studies Pedagogy: Theoretical Foundations of Islam, from Baqir al-Olum University, Iran (2010)
Faculty Member
Email Address: hkhalat@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Philosophy, Kalam, Qur'an Studies.
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Faculty Members

 

 

To date, 10 full-time faculty members are employed and collaborating with the Department in providing educational and research services to the students and researchers. The faculty members of the Department are briefly introduced below. The names are sorted alphabetically.
For more detailed information about the faculty members, you can refer to ATU's SIMAP Portal.

 

 

Dr Abdolmotalleb Abdollah Dr Abdolmotalleb Abdollah
PhD in ... from University of ...(...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: ...@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:-
Research Interests: -
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Dr Mohammadreza Ebrahim Nejad Dr Mohammadreza Ebrahim Nejad
PhD in ... from University of ... (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: ...@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:-
Research Interests: -
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Dr Saleh Hasanzadeh Dr Saleh Hasanzadeh
PhD in Western Philosophy from Allameh Tabataba'i University (2007)
Faculty Member
Email Address: hasanzadeh@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Philosophy; Interpretation; History; Family.
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Dr Ali Karbalaei Pazoki Dr Ali Karbalaei Pazoki
PhD in ... from University of ..., Iran (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: karbalaeipazoki@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: -
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Dr Mehrali Lotfi Dr Mehrali Lotfi
PhD in Political Science from University of Islamic Sciences(2020).
Faculty Member
Email Address: lotfi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Political thought in Islam; Iran's affairs; Islamic revolution; Analytic history of Islam.
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Dr Zari Pishgar Dr Zari Pishgar
PhD in Theoretical Foundations of Islam (Islamic Philosophy) from Shahid Beheshti University
Faculty Member
Email Address: pishgar@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Islamic philosophy; Exegetical sciences.
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Dr Ali Rajabzadeh Dr Ali Rajabzadeh
PhD in Political Science from University of Tehran, Iran (2018)
Faculty Member
Email Address: alirajabzadeh@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: History of Islamic civilization; History of the early Islam; History of Shia Imams; Islamic revolution; Imam Khomeini's political thought; Islamic constitution.
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Dr Mohammad Sedghi Alanagh Dr Mohammad Sedghi Alanagh
PhD in Qur'an and Hadith Studies from Usul Al-Deen College, Iran (2009)
Faculty Member
Email Address: sedghi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Qur'an Studies; Hadith; Different views about Islamic Kalam.
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Dr Enayat Sharifi Dr Enayat Sharifi
Specialised Level 4 Seminary Degree from Qom Seminary (2002)
Faculty Member
Email Address: enayatsharifi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Ethics and training; Qur'an Studies; Jurisprudence and principles.
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