COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To be able to defend his/her views on science by means of examples from theories of biology. To be able to determine the relations of the conceptual problems of biology with philosophical problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

-. Elliott Sober. Philosophy of Biology. Second Edition, (2000). Westview Press, Perseus Books Group, Colarado, U.S.A.
2. Ridley, M. (1985). The Problems of Evolution. Oxford University Press, Oxford.3- Smith, J. M. (1986). The Problems of Biology. Oxford University Press, Oxford.4. Martin Mahner, Mario Bunge. (1997). Foundations of Biophilosophy. Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.5- Ruse, M. (1998). Philosophy of Biology. Prometheus Books, New York, USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, individual work, question-answer

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes