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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MSI 2026	INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS IN EUROPEAN UNION AND EUROPEAN COUNCIL	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR IBRAHIM GÜRAY YONTAR

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geophysical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Geological Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to make an evaluation of the studies of Turkey, as a country of the Council of Europe and a country desiring to become a member of the European Union, for adapting its environmental legislation to the European Union, its priorities of legislation and the position and success of Turkey in the case reports of the European Union.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To know the basic philosophy of Environmental Management and Integrated Environmental Policies in European Union and Council of Europe
2	To learn environmental legislation and administrative responsibilities about EU acquis communautaire
3	To learn the political economic and cultural impacts of the international organizations
4	To learn the process of harmonisation of Turkey about EU Acquis Chapter Environment
5	To learn the relationship between environment and economy
6	To learn the major international environmental agreements and their current application levels

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Globalization and Protectionist Approaches to the Environment
2	International Organizations and Environmental Activities
3	Process of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Environment
4	Environment in Founding Treaties of the European Union
5	Technical Tools of European Union Environmental Policy
6	European Environment Agency
7	Financial Tools of European Union Environmental Policy
8	Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus)
9	The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
10	The Framework Convention on Climate Change and Obligations After the Kyoto Protocol
11	Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution (Barselona)
12	European Union Water Framework Directive

Recomended or Required Reading

Zerrin Toprak (2012); Çevre Yönetimi ve Politikası, Birleşik Yayınları Izmir.
Ruşen Keleş, Can Hamamcı, Aykut Çoban (2016); Çevre Politikası, Imge Yayınları, Ankara.
Gökhan Orhan vd. (2017); Uluslararası Çevre Rejimleri, Dora Yayınevi, Bursa.
Related National and international legislation texts.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To remind the topics of the previous lesson for 15 minutes.
To give a general overview on the topic of the current week.
To give a lecture accompanied by a presentation prepared using the materials provided by the basic course book and other resources.
To make control-oriented brainstorming practices during some weeks.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students must have the course materials (book, notes and presentations etc).
Students must attend at least 70% of the course timetable during the term.
Students are expected to be prompt at all times and to participate in all intra-class
activities during class sessions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gokhan.tenikler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every time by appointment.
Also be contacted via email is possible.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	2	24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	1	12
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			58

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1						5							5	5	4
LO.2						4								5	4
LO.3						5								4	4
LO.4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO.5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO.6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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