Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

The department of Environmental Education has offered Master of Science Degree since 2009.

Qualification Awarded

Environmental Education, Without Thesis Master's Degree

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

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

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Non-Thesis Program consists of at least 10 courses, not being less than 30 national credits, non-credit semester project, in total 90 ECTS credits.
The student must have at least 2.50 out of 4.00 (cumulative grade point average 2.50/4.00).
The student who successfully passes courses in the graduate program enters an examination for the project assigned to him. If he is unsuccessful in this exam he must enter this exam again with the same jury in three months. The successful student gets his Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Non-Thesis Program diploma.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.

Profile of the Programme

The program is designed to promote personal and professional growth; for both sustainability and Environmental Education fields. The language of instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To have the pedagogical knowledge and skills about environment education and know, measurement and assessment techniques and methods.
2	To know the developmental properties and learning patterns of student who will be working with and plan, develop, and evaluate proper educational or instructional materials.
3	Developing and exploring the current and high-level knowledge in the field with the use of critical thinking and research and carrying out studies that will bring new knowledge in science education.
4	Grasping the inter-disciplinary feature related to environment education and designing and conduction in science education.
5	Developing a new idea, design or application which brings about innovation in environment education and researching, understanding, designing and applying an original topic.
6	The ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate the research and ideas in the fields.
7	Adding new knowledge to the area of environment education by producing scientific works and presenting these studies in national or international platforms.
8	Developing new ideas and methods in environment education by making use of intellectual processes such as critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
9	To discuss ideas in environment education in national or international platforms with experts and an effective communication.
10	Contributing to the solution of social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems found in the field.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The graduates of Environmental Education English Language Education enjoy productive careers in public and private sectors.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
Academic Plan consists of 1 compulsory and 24 elective courses. There is a total of 24 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 14 courses in fall and 10 courses in the spring semester.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	ÇEP 5539	CONCEPT DEVELOPING AND TEACHING IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	9
G	2	EBE 5539	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	0	-	SEMESTER ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	16
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	ÇEP 5511	INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	2	ÇEP 5503	THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOURS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	3	ÇEP 5531	ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND POLICIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	4	ÇEP 5505	INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	5	ÇEP 5529	BIODIVERSITY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	6	ÇEP 5507	INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ÇEP 5544	CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	22
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ÇEP 5514	CLASSIFICATION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	2	ÇEP 5504	POLLUTION ECOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	3	ÇEP 5506	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	4	ÇEP 5508	MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	5	ÇEP 5542	ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT EVALUATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	6	ÇEP 5502	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	7	ÇEP 5510	FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	8	ÇEP 5538	ENVIRONMENT-SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	9	ÇEP 5500	THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATIC PROPERTIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN LIFE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

3 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ÇEP 5537	ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
B	2	ÇEP 5530	TERM PROJECT	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	10
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	14
TOTAL:								30

3 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	ÇEP 5521	ENVIRONMENT-ART INTEGRATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	2	ÇEP 5519	ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS AND THEIR PROJECTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	3	ÇEP 5523	ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	4	ÇEP 5527	ENVIRONMENT-LIVING RELATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	5	ÇEP 5515	TECHNOLOGY AIDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students must attend classes, practices and examinations. In order for students to qualify for midterms they should attend 70% of the theoretical classes and 80% of the application/lab classes. Students attendance is followed by their Instructor. 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 instructor announces the weekly course content, the course book and how students will be evaluated and the dates of the exams to the students and the Institute at the beginning of the semester. The instructor evaluated the students depending on their midterm and final grades, attendance to the class, their additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments which were presented at the beginning of the semester.
A make up exam is offered for graduate classes. Upon the approval of the Institute Board students can take the exam from the lessons that they have already passed in order to increase their GPA.
To be able to pass a lesson a graduate student must have minimum CB.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.

Graduation Requirements

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Dokuz Eylül University Educational Science Institute
Uğur Mumcu Cad. 135 Sokak No:5 35380 Buca / İZMİR

Webpage: http://egitimbilimleri.deu.edu.tr/

Head of Department
Prof.Dr. Ali Ekber GÜLERSOY
ali.gulersoy@deu.edu.tr
Tel: +90 232 301 22 99

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