Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental Education And Policies
Course Code: İFB506
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

giving general information on environmental education

Course Content

Learning general information about environmental education, learning environmental politics, investigating solutions for environmental problems

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Nilgün YENİCE
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to acquire basic concepts of ecology
2.To be able to acquire environmental problems and find solutions to these problems.
3.To be able to comprehend the importance of environmental education in science education.
4. being able to question Turkey's enviromental administration and policies and to compare these policies with the best practices at international level
5. being able to make strategies related with current and potencial enviromental problems at local, national and international level
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yıldız, K. (2005). Çevre Bilimi.
2.Erdem, Ü. (2000). Çevre Bilimi Sürdürülebilir Dünya.
3.Akman, Y. ( 2000). Çevre Kirliliği (Çevre Biyolojisi).
4.Kocataş, A. ( 1999). Ekoloji ve Çevre Biyolojisi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General definition and terms of environmental education
Week 2 - Theoretical
Elements that make up the ecosystem
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ecologic cycles
Week 4 - Theoretical
Important environmental fields and protection of them
Week 5 - Theoretical
Introduction of Ecosystems
Week 6 - Theoretical
Energy flow and circulation of matters
Week 7 - Theoretical
Prevention of environmental problems
Week 8 - Theoretical
Ecology economy (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Environmental policy
Week 10 - Theoretical
Human-caused environmental problems
Week 11 - Theoretical
Environmental problems caused by natural hazards
Week 12 - Theoretical
A global view on Ecologic subject and problems
Week 13 - Theoretical
The place of environmental education in schools and universities science education
Week 14 - Theoretical
Approaches on the future of environment in the European Union and Turkey
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment510050
Reading59045
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination120323
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
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
2
2
3
2
OÇ-2
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
OÇ-3
3
3
2
2
3
OÇ-4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
OÇ-5
3
2
2
2
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026