A Proposed Dectorate Program for Islamic Urban Planning

In view of the fact that the majority of doctorate graduates are attracted to research and educational affairs, and are involved in decision-marking of the programs in their field, compiling doctorate programs entails specific attention. While the importance of ideology, culture and ethics in engineering fields has often been neglected in the contemporary world, these subjects should be highlighted as fundamental in compiling and programming fields such as urban planning and architecture due to the mutual relationship between man and the environment. The following article endeavors to present a program for establishing the doctorate program of Islamic urban planning by focusing on Iranian culture and Islamic ideology(as the philosophy of life and activity) and utilizing related resources. This program is compiled in two main categories of general specialty courses. Course objectives the main headings and outlines(and references) have been obtained from Islamic texts and historical experiences of Iranians.