COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ZOOTHERAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇETIN ILGAZ

Offered to

Ph.D. in Biology
Biology

Course Objective

Having knowledge about the definition of zootherapy, medicinal animals in a historical perspective from past to present, traditional therapeutic practices in various countries and animal groups used in zootherapeutic practices.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn define of zootherapy, medicinal animals in a historical perspective from past to present
2   Understanding animal groups used in zootherapeutic practices
3   To associate herpetofauna, Entemoterapi, Apitherapy, Ichthyotherapy and Hirudotherapy used in traditional folk medicine to each other
4   To adapt zootherapeutic practices learned on different animal groups
5   Questioning of the link between marine invertebrates and vertebrates used in traditional folk medicine
6   To design a monitoring study based on the information learned
7   To search the database about sampling and monitoring zootherapeutic practices, and transferring the obtained information oral or written.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Define of zootherapy and introduction
2 Medicinal animals in a historical perspective from past to present
3 Traditional therapeutic practices in various countries
4 Animal groups used in zootherapeutic practices: Amphibians used in traditional folk medicine
5 The use of insects in traditional folk medicine (Entemotherapy)
6 The use of bees in traditional folk medicine (Apitherapy)
7 The use of fishes in traditional folk medicine (Ichthyotherapy)
8 The use of leeches in traditional folk medicine (Hirudotherapy)
9 Midterm Examination
10 Marine invertebrates used traditional folk medicine
11 Mammalian animals used traditional folk medicine
12 Mammalian animals used traditional folk medicine
13 Therapeutic animals used in Anatolian folk medicine
14 Animal-derived ingredients and products used in cosmetics

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Aubrey H. Fine(2010). Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy, Third Edition: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice 3rd Edition. Academic Press, 588 pages, ISBN-10: 0123814537, ISBN-13: 978-0123814531.
2. Donald Altschiller (2011). Animal-Assisted Therapy (Health and Medical Issues Today). ABC-CLIO, 179 pages, ISBN: 0313357218, 9780313357213.
3. Efraim Lev (2003). Traditional healing with animals (zootherapy): medieval to present-day Levantine practice. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 85: 107-118.
4. Ivana Gardiánová, Pavlína Hejrová (2015). The use of small animals-mammals, birds, fish in zootherapy. Kontakt, 17 (3): e171-e176.
5. Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, Ierecê Lucena Rosa (2012). Animals in Traditional Folk Medicine: Implications for Conservation. Springer Science & Business Media, 492 pages, ISBN: 3642290264, 9783642290268.
6. Arıkan Hüseyin, Akçiçek Eren, Olukman, M. (2020): Zooterapi. Hayvan Kaynaklı ve Destekli Tedavi. Istanbul Tıp Kitapevleri, ISBN-978-605-7607-38-6, 1-309.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams, quiz, homework presentation and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://fbe.deu.edu.tr/

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cetin.ilgaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for quiz etc. 3 3 9
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 4 2 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 3 1 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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