COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3162 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET TÜRKERI

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)
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Course Objective

To make understood for some theories in Environmental Ethics which can be a directory for people's attitudes towards the environment. Thus, the human- Environment relation will get higher position to add more ethical values into human life

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will grasp some basic views in Environmental Ethics
2   Will be able to add more values on ethical issues
3   Will be more sensitive about the environment
4   will be evaluate human - ebvironment relation from ethical perspectives.
5   will be differentiate philosophical backgrounds of some ethical views on environment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Environmental Ethics, its definiton and its contents
2 Aproaches in Environmental Ethics: Human centred, Animal centered
3 Aproaches in Environmental Ethics: Life centred, Everything centered
4 Global Environmental Ethics and its problems.
5 Global Environmental problems and Ethics.
6 Environmental Consciousness
7 Theological basis of Environmental Ethics
8 Islam and Environment
9 The principles of Islamic Environmental Ethics
10 Quran and Environment
11 Traditions and Environment
12 Mysticism and Environment
13 Environment as a value
14 General summary

Recomended or Required Reading

Türkeri, Mehmet, Etik Bilinç, Ankara: Lotus yay., 2011.
Çevre ve Din, (C.I-I), Bildiri Kitabı, Istanbul: Istanbul Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Fak. Yay., 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.turkeri@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51