Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental Protection
Course Code: KGK163
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Introduction of environmental pollution, discharge criteria, river pollution, lake ecology, air pollution, photochemical smog, inversion, solid wastes, evaluation, and disposal methods, soil pollution, environmental legislation of Turkey, Compliance with environmental legislation of European Union.

Course Content

Environmental Pollution, Sources and types, water pollution and contamination of water environment, waste water treatment and techniques. Soil pollution, prevention and control, and control of municipal solid waste, industrial solid wastes and control, and control of hazardous solid wastes, and control of air pollution sources, atmospheric transport of heavy metals and other pollutants, prevention of noise pollution and types legislation of environmental pollution control, compliance with European Union.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. İsmail BÖLÜK
Learning Outcomes
1.To obtain information on the prevention of environmental pollution.
2.Soil pollution sources, and have knowledge about prevention.
3.Has general information on legislation related to environmental pollution.
4.Water and air pollution sources, and have knowledge about prevention.
5.Noise sources, and have knowledge about prevention.
6.Have knowledge about energy sources and renewable energy sources.
7.Have knowledge about sustainability and sustainable development.
8.Get information about the steps that will prevent environmental pollution, improve it and contribute to its development.
9.Gains awareness about environmental pollution.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Su kirliliği ders kitabı, M. Ziya Lügal GÖKSU, Çukurova Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2003.
2.Çevre Sorunları, Turgut Gündüz, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 1998.
3.http://www.cevreorman.gov.tr/yasa/yonetmelik.asp
4.http://www.akademisyenim.net
5.https://megep.meb.gov.tr/mte_program_modul/moduller_pdf/%C3%87evre%20Koruma.pdf
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction, environmental pollution, resources and types.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Water pollution and contamination of water environments.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classification of pollutants in waters.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Waste water and waste water treatment techniques.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Soil pollution, prevention and control.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Control of municipal solid waste.
Week 7 - Theoretical
industrial solid wastes and control. Quiz
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sustainable development and environmental policies
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Green sustainable energy applications
Week 10 - Theoretical
Determination of air quality.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Inversion of temperature and the greenhouse effect.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Atmospheric transport of heavy metals and other pollutants.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Prevention of noise pollution and types.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Legislation of environmental pollution control, compliance with European Union.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory150115
Assignment150115
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
2
OÇ-5
2
OÇ-6
OÇ-7
OÇ-8
OÇ-9
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026