Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental and Climate Change Policies
Course Code: SBK321
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To examine the environmental problems and policies with their philosophical, administrative, political and legal dimensions.

Course Content

Environmental problems, history, environmental protection thought, policies and practices, legal and institutional structure, sustainability, international dimension.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Murat ARTUÇ
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn environmental problems and their causes.
2.To understand the historical development of environmental thought.
3.To have environmental protection awareness.
4.To have a general idea about international environmental policy.
5.To know the environmental governance institutions in our country.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Keleş, Ruşen, Hamamcı, Can, Çevre Politikası, İmge Yay., Ankara
2.Kraft, Michael E. (2011), Environmental Policy and Politics, Longman
3.Çevre Politikası, Hasan Ertürk, Ekin Kitabevi
4.International Environmental Conventions
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the course and general informations
Week 2 - Theoretical
The concept of environment and the terms which will be used in the course
Week 3 - Theoretical
History of environment and environmental problems
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pollution
Week 5 - Theoretical
Devepolment of the environmental philosophy I
Week 6 - Theoretical
Devepolment of the environmental philosophy II
Week 7 - Theoretical
Environmental policy
Week 8 - Theoretical
Environmental Policy in Türkiye
Week 9 - Theoretical
Environmental Governance in Türkiye
Week 10 - Theoretical
Environmental legal base in Türkiye
Week 11 - Theoretical
Environmental impact assessment
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sustainable development
Week 13 - Theoretical
Climate change and the international efforts I
Week 14 - Theoretical
Climate change and the international efforts II
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%35
Final Examination1%60
Assignment1%5
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Assignment1516
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)131
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
3
2
5
3
OÇ-2
4
1
3
4
5
OÇ-3
2
3
2
2
5
OÇ-4
4
5
4
5
4
OÇ-5
5
3
5
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026