DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Biology Teacher Education

General Description

History

Division of Biology Teacher Education at Dokuz Eylul University was established in 1982. Our division, which is in service within the Sciences Department as Biology Teacher Education, functioned for a while as an independent Department of Biology as well and continued its activities in this way till 1998. As a result of restructuring of education faculties in 1998, it was integrated into the Department of Secondary School Science and Mathematics Education as a Division. Formal education curriculum has been implementing in our division from the establishment of it to date. It has an undergraduate education that is four year in progress as well as master's degree and Phd programs are in progress at the Institute of Educational Sciences. The language of instruction in all undergraduate and graduate programs of Biology Teacher Education is Turkish.

Qualification Awarded

Biology Teacher Education, Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc.), Biology Teacher

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

High school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

The "Regulations Concerning Transferring Between Associate Degree and Bachelor's Degree Programs, Double Major and Minor Programs and The Interagency Credit Transfer" and the Evaluation Terms and Conditions for parallel transfers determined by the University Senate are applied to students in Turkey and foreign countries, who wish to transfer from higher education Institutions to Dokuz Eylul University.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Student must successfully complete all of the courses in the four year program, in order to graduate. This degree is given to students who pass all courses in the curriculum, successfully complete a minimum of 240 ECTS credits and obtain an overall grade point average of at least 2.00/4.00.

Profile of the Programme

The Division of Biology Teacher Education, with its five-year undergraduate curriculum based on contemporary teacher training approaches, aims to educate qualified teachers who are aware of contemporary assessment and evaluation approaches, enable to design learning environments by means of instructional technologies and use various special teaching methods and techniques in their teaching, keep up with new developments and innovations in their field. Within the frame of this purpose, there are lessons, which aimed at career development of students as well as field information and general knowledge of them, in the curriculum of that program.
Since 2010, BOLOGNA Process (European Higher Education Area alignment) has been started for the citizens of the countries within the European Higher Education Area, to provide easy travelling for higher education and working.
Through bilateral agreements with high-quality institutions of international reputation, the Program is aiming to increase the knowledge and experience, by supporting the exchange of students and academics. As of 2012, the Program has bilateral agreements for ERASMUS Students and Scholars Exchange Program, and for FARABİ program.
The Division of Biology Teacher Education is situated in the building of Cahit Arf and comprised of 3 classrooms, 3 laboratory and 9 offices for academics. All classrooms are equipped with multimedia aids. Besides, in the faculty there is a central library for students to utilize.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Have adequate biological knowledge to evaluate biological concepts, topics and theories.
2   By taking the characteristics and objectives of biological field into consideration, know necessary instructional methods and techniques.
3   Provide suitable teaching-learning environment which improve students' interests and attitudes towards the lesson.
4   Perform an instruction regarding the basic learning area and objectives developed based on Turkish National Biology Curriculum Standards.
5   Evaluate students' developing performances by using traditional and alternative assessment and evaluation techniques.
6   Can solve complex problems, analyze the topics in the field of biology and have reasoning skills.
7   Can use suitable tools and materials for the topics of biology about to teach and benefit from sources.
8   Associate biological concepts, topics and theories with those in other scientific fields.
9   Have adequate knowledge about the history of science and the nature of science.
10   Develop positive attitudes towards life-long-learning and Professional development.
11   Can critically self evaluate him/herself and his/her instructional skills.
12   Can use information and communication technologies effectively in teaching environments.
13   Show appreciation to national and international ethical and moral values in data collection, evaluation and interpretation in scientific investigations in Biology and Biology Education.
14   Can use a foreign language in his/her Professional and daily life.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Division of Biology Education enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of Education as teachers and senior advisers and in many other areas of the public service as civil servants.

Access to Further Studies

Students, who graduate from this program, may apply to second cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Academic Plan consists of compulsory and elective courses.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 ATA 1005 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 2 BYL 1001 GENERAL BIOLOGY 1 REQUIRED 3 0 0 6
G 3 BYL 1003 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY 1 REQUIRED 0 2 0 2
G 4 GKD 1001 TURKISH LANGUAGE I REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 5 GKD 1003 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 6 MBD 1001 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 7 MBD 1002 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 8 YDA 1019 FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (GERMAN) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 9 YDF 1019 FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (FRENCH) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 10 YDİ 1019 FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - -6
TOTAL:   30
 
2. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 ATA 1006 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 2 BYL 1002 GENERAL BIOLOGY 2 REQUIRED 3 0 0 6
B 3 BYL 1004 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY 2 REQUIRED 0 2 0 2
B 4 BYL 1102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 5 BYL 1104 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 REQUIRED 0 2 0 2
B 6 GKD 1002 TURKISH LANGUAGE II REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 7 MBD 1003 EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 8 MBD 1004 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 9 YDA 1020 FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (GERMAN) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 10 YDF 1020 FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (FRENCH) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 11 YDİ 1020 FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - -6
TOTAL:   30
 
3 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 BYL 2003 BIOLOGY LEARNING TEACHING APPROACHES REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 2 BYL 2005 ZOOLOGY 1 REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
G 3 BYL 2007 ZOOLOGY LABORATORY 1 REQUIRED 0 2 0 2
G 4 BYL 2009 CYTOLOGY REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 5 BYL 2101 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 6 MBD 1005 HISTORY OF TURKISH EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 7 MBD 1006 PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF LEARNING REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 11
TOTAL:   30
 
4. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 BYL 2004 BIOLOGY TEACHING PROGRAMS REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 2 BYL 2006 ZOOLOGY 2 REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 3 BYL 2008 ZOOLOGY LABORATORY 2 REQUIRED 0 2 0 2
B 4 BYL 2010 BIOCHEMISTRY REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 5 BYL 2012 MICROBIOLOGY REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 6 BYL 2014 MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY REQUIRED 0 2 0 2
B 7 MBD 1007 INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 8 MBD 1008 RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 11
TOTAL:   30
 
5 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 BYL 3003 BIOLOGY TEACHING 1 REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
G 2 BYL 3005 BOTANY 1 REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
G 3 BYL 3007 BOTANY LABORATORY 1 REQUIRED 0 2 0 2
G 4 BYL 3009 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
G 5 BYL 3011 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
G 6 MBD 1009 TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 7 MBD 1010 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 11
TOTAL:   30
 
6. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 BYL 3004 BIOLOGY TEACHING 2 REQUIRED 3 0 0 4
B 2 BYL 3006 BOTANY 2 REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 3 BYL 3008 BOTANY LABORATORY 2 REQUIRED 0 2 0 2
B 4 BYL 3010 GENETIC REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 5 BYL 3012 ECOLOGY REQUIRED 3 0 0 3
B 6 MBD 1011 MORAL AND ETHICS IN EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 7 MBD 1012 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 11
TOTAL:   30
 
7 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 BYL 4003 LABORATORY PRACTICES IN BIOLOGY TEACHING REQUIRED 0 2 0 4
G 2 GKD 1008 COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIRED 1 2 0 3
G 3 MBD 1013 GUIDANCE IN SCHOOLS REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 4 MBD 4021 PRACTICE IN TEACHING I REQUIRED 2 6 0 12
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 8
TOTAL:   30
 
8. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 BYL 4004 HEALTH EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 2 BYL 4006 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
B 3 MBD 1014 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INCLUSION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 4 MBD 4022 PRACTICE IN TEACHING II REQUIRED 2 6 0 15
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 8
TOTAL:   30
 
 
FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
H 1 BYL 5001 SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 2 BYL 5002 BIOPHYSICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 3 BYL 5003 BIOLOGY COURSE BOOK REVIEW ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 4 BYL 5004 MATERIAL DESIGN IN BIOLOGY TEACHING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 5 BYL 5005 NON-SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN BIOLOGY TEACHING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 6 BYL 5006 BIOLOGICAL LITERACY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 7 BYL 5007 INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOLOGY TEACHING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 8 BYL 5008 EMBRYOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 9 BYL 5009 EVOLUTION THORY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 10 BYL 5010 HYDROBIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 11 BYL 5011 HISTOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 12 BYL 5012 PARASITOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 13 BYL 5013 EVALUATION OF CLASSROOM LEARNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 14 GKD 5001 ADDICTION AND INTERVENTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 15 GKD 5002 NUTRITION AND HEALTH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 16 GKD 5003 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 17 GKD 5004 SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ETHICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 18 GKD 5005 ECONOMY AND ENTERPRISE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 19 GKD 5006 TRADITIONAL TURKISH HANDICRAFTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 20 GKD 5008 HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 21 GKD 5009 CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 22 GKD 5010 CULTURE AND LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 23 GKD 5011 MEDIA LITERACY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 24 GKD 5012 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 25 GKD 5013 ARTS AND AESTHETICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 26 GKD 5014 TURKISH FOLK DANCE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 27 GKD 5015 TURKISH SIGN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 28 GKD 5016 TURKISH CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 29 GKD 5017 TURKISH MUSIC ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 30 GKD 5018 HISTORY OF TURKISH ARTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 31 İHD 1001 HUMAN RIGHTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 32 MBD 5001 OPEN AND REMOTE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 33 MBD 5002 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 34 MBD 5003 HYPERACTIVITY AND ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 35 MBD 5004 LAW OF EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 36 MBD 5005 EDUCATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 37 MBD 5006 HISTORY OF EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 38 MBD 5007 DRAMA EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 39 MBD 5008 EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 40 MBD 5009 PROGRAM DEVOPMENT IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 41 MBD 5010 PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 42 MBD 5011 CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL THINKING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 43 MBD 5012 EDUCATION OF HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 44 MBD 5013 COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 45 MBD 5014 CHARACTER AND VALUES EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 46 MBD 5015 COMPARATIVE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 47 MBD 5016 MICRO EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 48 MBD 5017 MUSEUM EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 49 MBD 5018 LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS OUTSIDE SCHOOL ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 50 MBD 5019 LEARNING DISABILITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 51 MBD 5020 INDIVIDUALIAZED LEARNING AND ADAPTATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 52 MBD 5021 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 53 MBD 5022 ADULT EDUCATION AND LIFESPAN LEARNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
 

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Measurement and evaluation methods for each course are defined in the course syllabi prepared by the instructor/s. Exam and passings grades are regulated according to the rules and regulations of Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Faculty of Education undergraduate programs as indicated in their catalogs. According to these students must attend classes, practices and examinations. Students' attendance is followed by the Instructor concerned. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations : One midterm examination ( given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester ) and one final exam. The semester grades are determined by adding forty percent of the midterm exam and sixty percent of the final exam grade. In some courses, additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments could be given to students. If there is an additional work given in that course, then the semester grades are: 30% of the midterm exam, 10% the midterm project and 60% of the final exam. Students are successful in the course if their grades are (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB), (CC), (DC), (DD) and (B); if their grades are (FD), (FF) and (Y), they fail. Students whose GPA are lower than 1.80 cannot register for a new course. Those who have failed in the final exam may take the make-up exam of which grade replaces the final exam and students' grades are computated again based upon the make-up exam results.

Graduation Requirements

Student must successfully complete all of the courses in the four year program, in order to graduate. This degree is given to students who pass all courses in the curriculum, successfully complete a minimum of 240 ECTS credits and obtain an overall grade point average of at least 2.00/4.00.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time training programs are implemented.

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of the Division: Asst. Prof. Dr. Behlül GÜLER
E-mail: behlul.guler@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 301 24 18