Information Package / Course Catalogue
Parasitology
Course Code: BYL404
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Giving detailed information about parasitic life and parasites, Inquire about parasitic organisms

Course Content

Detailed knowledge on Parasite life and living organisms which are maintaining this life type, Recognation and identification of the parasites

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Selçuk HAZIR
Learning Outcomes
1.Ability to learn different life style in organisms
2.Ability to understand parasitic life style
3.Ability to learn why some organisms select parasitic life style
4.Ability to distinguish different parasitic life types
5.Ability to learn host-parasite interactions
6.Ability to percieve damages of parasites in their hosts
7.Ability to learn transmisson ways of parasites
8.Ability to learn protection ways from parasites
9.Ability to know detailed information on different parasitic groups
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecture notes
2.General Parasitology (Thomas C. Cheng, 1986)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introducing different life types
Week 1 - Practice
Entomoeba histolytica
Week 2 - Theoretical
Parasites
Week 2 - Practice
Giardia lamblia
Week 3 - Theoretical
The reasons of emergence of parasitic life type
Week 3 - Practice
Toxoplazma gondii
Week 4 - Theoretical
Different life types of parasites
Week 4 - Practice
Leishmania
Week 5 - Theoretical
Parasite-host interactions
Week 5 - Practice
Trypanasoma
Week 6 - Theoretical
Parasitic diseases
Week 6 - Practice
Taenia
Week 7 - Theoretical
Transmisson ways of parasites
Week 7 - Practice
Hymenolepis nana
Week 8 - Theoretical
Topic repetition (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Protection ways from parasites
Week 9 - Practice
Echinococcus gronulosus
Week 10 - Theoretical
Parasitic protozoan
Week 10 - Practice
Ascaris lumbricoides
Week 11 - Theoretical
Parasitic Trematodes
Week 11 - Practice
Enterobius vermicularis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Parasitic Cestodes
Week 12 - Practice
Schistosoma
Week 13 - Theoretical
Parasitic Nematodes
Week 13 - Practice
Making slides of parasites
Week 14 - Theoretical
Parasitic Arthropods
Week 14 - Practice
Obtaining eggs and cysts of parasites from feces
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory151475
Reading110111
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
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
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
3
3
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
OÇ-5
3
2
5
4
3
OÇ-6
4
OÇ-7
2
2
4
2
3
OÇ-8
2
4
3
1
OÇ-9
4
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026