Biyoloji Lisans Diploması

ISCO:08

ISCO:08

• It is a higher education program based on secondary education qualifications, covering an eight-semester program and providing education for a specific learning field or profession.
• The main goal of the Department of Biology is; to raise biologists who have the knowledge and skills to define, explain, apply, decide and teach the basic principles of biology and have all the authorities and responsibilities provided by law.

Education and training are carried out in the form of formal, open or distance education. In addition, practical training is provided as internships or workplace training in laboratories and workshops within higher education institutions or in industry, healthcare institutions and workplaces.

• Upon successful completion of this programme, students will be able to

• Should be able to use appropriate analysis and modeling methods to define biological problems and process data
• Should evaluate matter, energy, structure, function and developmental characteristics in organisms in detail
• Should evaluate the history, development of biological sciences and the origin of organism diversity and nature with this awareness
• Should share biological information at the cellular and molecular level with different segments of society by also using contemporary information technologies
• Should use the knowledge of human health and environmental awareness in the field of biology for the benefit of society
• Should conduct individual and group studies in accordance with the scientific method using basic laboratory techniques and devices
• Should carry out all scientific activities related to the field of biology by taking into account the rules of law and ethics
• Should follow and apply developments in science and technology with the awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning
• Should use information in other basic science fields to understand biological mechanisms
• Should have foreign language skills to communicate with colleagues verbally and in writing using information technologies
• Should gain sufficient knowledge on national memory, social relations and occupational health and safety with the help of non-field courses

The following key competences are held at an advanced level.

• Reading and writing competence
• Multilingual competence
• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering
• Digital competence
• Personal, social and learning to learn competence
• Citizenship competence
• Entrepreneurial competence
• Cultural awareness and expression competence

(1) The grade point represents the 4-point scale equivalent of the raw grade point average calculated by taking into account the midterm and final exam scores of the students according to the prescribed weights. Relative or absolute evaluation system is used in the calculation of students' grade points. Whether the relative or absolute evaluation system will be used in the units is determined by the proposal of the unit council and the approval of the Senate.

(2) The principles of measurement and evaluation for relative and absolute evaluation systems, the conditions and limits for participation in the grade point calculation in the relative evaluation system, and the principles regarding the success levels are determined by the Senate.

(3) In both evaluation systems, students who do not take the final exam or makeup exam for a course and who cannot score at least 50 points out of 100 in this exam are considered unsuccessful. This limit may be changed by the proposal of the relevant unit council and the Senate decision. In units where makeup exams are not held and where midterm evaluations are weighted, there is no minimum grade requirement for passing the course from the final exam.

(4) The courses for which the student receives KM and G grades are not taken into account in the calculation of the CGPA.

(5) The letter grades and their weight coefficients/meanings announced are as follows for the academic units of the university.

4.00 AA

3.50 BA

3.00 BB

2.50 CB

2.00 CC

1.50 DC

1.00 DD

0.00 FF

0.00 FD

0.00 FG

KM

G

In order to ensure the quality of higher education programs;

• YÖK is responsible for the planning, organization, management and supervision of education, training and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.
• "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" belonging to higher education institutions prepared annually within the framework of the criteria determined by YÖK are published. The reports containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations directed at higher education institutions prepared according to these reports are shared with the public by YÖK.
• "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report" containing academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions is published annually by YÖK. These reports, which contain quantitative and qualitative evaluations made for foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to the "Procedures and Principles for Providing Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programmes":

1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum:

1.1. YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will bring to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

1.3. The curriculum of National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK after being accepted by the relevant Deans Council.

2. Measurement-Evaluation: The measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to the students is carried out in accordance with the education and training and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK in this regard.

3. Documentation: Undergraduate students who successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions receive a bachelor's degree.

4. Self-Evaluation-External Evaluation: Higher education institutions enter the "Institutional Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year in the context of continuous monitoring. YÖKAK shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" it has prepared regarding the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions given by accreditation institutions authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also indicate that the quality of the qualifications of the programs is assured. YÖKAK carries out regular review activities related to the qualifications determined by the legislation.

1. Applicants must have graduated from a secondary education institution in Turkey or from a foreign secondary education institution recognized as equivalent by the Ministry of National Education and meet the admission requirements for undergraduate programs of higher education institutions.

2. Applicants must have been placed in the relevant undergraduate program of the higher education institution based on the results of the central exam conducted by the Center for Measurement, Selection, and Placement (ÖSYM) in accordance with the procedures and principles determined by YÖK.

3. Applicants must have obtained a sufficient score on the central exam conducted by ÖSYM and passed the special talent exam for undergraduate programs of higher education institutions that admit students through special talent exams in accordance with the procedures and principles determined by YÖK.

4. Applicants with an associate's degree must have been placed in undergraduate programs that are a continuation of their field of study in higher education institutions based on the results of the Vertical Transition Exam (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM in accordance with the procedures and principles determined by YÖK.

• Those who have a bachelor's degree can continue with master's programs and, if they meet the relevant conditions, doctoral and art proficiency programs accepted with a bachelor's degree.
• Undergraduate students have the right to participate in double major programs opened by our university. Students enrolled in double major programs can take courses from two diploma programs simultaneously and, if successful, receive two separate undergraduate degrees.
• Our graduates can be employed in universities, public and private hospitals (laboratories, in vitro fertilization units, genetic diagnosis centres), private sector (private laboratories in the field of sequence analysis, vaccine development, food and pharmaceutical factories, R&D and/or sales representatives and environmental consultant), Ministries (Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Agriculture and Forestry, Health, Tourism), Refik Saydam Hygiene Center, forensic medicine ınstitutes, General Directorate of Security, Şap Institute, tourism facilities, fisheries ınstitutes, TÜBİTAK, Ministry of National Education ( If they receive a training certificate, they can work as teachers) and in municipalities.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

 1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer.

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education for Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs.

2. Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article-35)

 2.1.Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board Regulation

The qualification is valid continuously.