Biyoloji Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• Our mission is to train biologists who have sufficient knowledge and professional competence in the field of biology, can use experimental research methods,  follow scientific developments in their field and other related fields and can work harmoniously in different professional areas related to biology, who have the adaptability and knowledge to perform their profession in areas requiring team work and are also successful in social relations, have high research-development and innovative capacity.
• Our vision is to be a higher education institution that adopts universal values on national and global scale that conveys its values to the inherent researcher it trains who questions the world with a rational attitude, and that pioneers contemporary and qualified education and training.

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

• To be able to learn the basic concepts in the theory and applications of biology and to make the necessary connections within the field,
• To be able to identify problems related to biology, to hypothesize, to gain the ability to solve the hypothesis using various observations and experimental methods,
• To be able to access contemporary information, to convey the information learned into practice, to gain the ability to take responsibility individually and/or whit in teamwork,
• To be able to be proficient at least one foreign language to follow the emerging information about the field,
• To be able to follow current developments in the field of science and technology and to use basic computer programs and information technology,
• To be able to be individuals who are sensitive to universal and social values, mind the interests of the country, research, production, and have ethical and professional responsibility,
• To be able to search for biological solutions to national and international problems and to use the approaches and knowledge from different disciplines in conjunction to biology,
• To be able to recognize and understand the importance of living things in the context of diversity, structure, function, functioning and ecological interactions,
• To be able to understand and evaluate the importance of conservation and sustainability of biodiversity in our country.

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

• Evaluation criteria for each course is determined by the faculty member who is teaching the course and this evaluation criteria is available on the University Course Information Catalogue. The students are required to take at least one midterm and one final exam in the scope of each enrolled course. In addition to these, quizzes, homeworks, presentations, projects etc. are determined by the faculty member to be involved in the evaluation criteria. At the end of the year, the grades of the students are calculated by the combination of midterm and final exam grades, in-year activities and participation in class.
• When passing grade is determined, midterm exam is 40% and final exam is 60% effective.
• All exams are evaluated over 100 points. The note that the student gets when calculating the success grade is converted to the letter grade in the relative system. The student must receive at least CC letter grades to be successful in a course. Students with a GANO score of at least 2.00 (DC) and (DD) are considered to be successful in grades. Students who do not have a failed course, but whose GANO is below 2.00, must first take the courses (DC) and (DD) to get their GANOs above 2.00 in order to graduate.

To oversee the quality of higher education programs;

- YÖK is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and supervising education and training and other activities in higher education institutions.

- “University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports” of higher education institutions prepared within the framework of the criteria determined by YÖK are published every year. The reports prepared according to these reports, including quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, 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 include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is ensured according to the “Procedures and Principles for Ensuring Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs”:

1. Creation and Approval of Curricula: YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

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

1.2. The curricula of the National Core Curriculum are adopted by the relevant Council of Deans and implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of the Council of Higher Education.

2. Assessment and Evaluation: The measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes of each undergraduate program is carried out according to the teaching and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs, if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receive a bachelor's degree.

4. Self-Assessment-External Evaluation: Higher education institutions, in the context of continuous monitoring, enter the “Institutional Internal Evaluation Reports” of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the “Institutional Feedback Report” prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions issued by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also indicate that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is ensured. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the legislation.

Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Curricula of Faculties of Science, Literature, Arts and Sciences, Language and History-Geography (FEDEK)

Accreditation Start/End Date :

10.05.2019 / 30.09.2024

• In our country, to enter universities, it is necessary to be successful in the university entrance exams conducted by ÖSYM. Entrance to undergraduate programs for Turkish citizens depends only on the score obtained from this exam and the condition of not being registered in another higher education institution except for open education faculties. Foreign students are also accepted within a certain quota according to the results of a centralized exam called the Foreign Student Examination (YÖS).

Undergraduates who successfully complete the required coursework of our department receive a diploma with the title of Biologist, work as biologists or technicians in universities, state and private hospitals, health units (laboratories, in vitro fertilization units, genetic diagnosis centers, etc.), in the fields of chemistry, veterinary, agriculture and biotechnology, in the Ministry of Environment-Forestry, Agriculture, Tourism, food industry, medical and agricultural pharmaceutical industry. They can be employed as biologists or technicians in universities, public and private hospitals, health units (laboratories, IVF units, genetic diagnosis centers, etc.), in the fields of chemistry, veterinary medicine, agriculture and biotechnology, in organizations within the Ministry of Environment-Forestry, Agriculture, Tourism, food industry, medical and agricultural pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical marketing, national parks, Research and Development (R&D), production, quality control, quality assurance and sales marketing, tourism facilities, Forensic Medicine Institute, General Directorate of Security, Foot and Mouth Disease Institute, Aquaculture Institute, TUBITAK, SPO, DSI and Municipalities as researchers or experts.

Those who receive Pedagogical Formation Certificate can work as teachers in schools within the Ministry of National Education and private schools.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

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

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

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

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

The qualification is valid permanently.