Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental Health Basics
Course Code: CSAG502
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

After giving basic concepts and definitions related to nature and environment in the form of basic sciences such as biology, ecology and climatology, it is aimed that the process of emergence of various environmental and environmental problems of nature and human beings, the effects of these processes in short term and long term, and the different scientific solutions that can be brought to these existing problems

Course Content

Giving the concepts and definitions related to nature and environment from the basic fields related to environmental science The process of emergence of various environmental problems originating from nature and human beings and important points in these processes Impacts of environmental problems on short term and long term It is aimed to give different scientific solutions to existing environmental problems

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Belgin YILDIRIM
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to have up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise in environmental health
2.Having knowledge about the techniques, techniques, and devices of the technology to treat, care and educate
3.Being able to take active role in environmental health organization and management
4.To be able to solve environmental health problems with scientific methods and to evaluate them with a critical approach
5.Obtaining theoretical and practical knowledge on environmental ethics, policy and planning, information systems, professional foreign languages, finance and intermediary institutions
6.Ability to produce, execute and finalize new projects for scientific research
7.To be able to interpret researches using appropriate statistical methods, to write a report of the research they have participated in, to publish it in a national / international accepted journal, to present it at scientific meetings
8.Having theoretical and practical knowledge about environmental health, historical development and economic dimension of environmental health
9.Being able to have theoretical and practical knowledge about the deterioration effects of the environment
10.Being able to have the knowledge and ability to apply in strategic management, marketing, performance management, quality management and human resources management in organizations providing services in the field of environmental health
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Prof. Dr. Emine Didem EVCİ KİRAZ’s unpublished course notes.
2.What is global health?, Global Health Action 2010, 3: 5142 - DOI: 10.3402/gha.v3i0.5142
3.Health, D. H., & Constitution, T. (n.d.). Global Health and Health Transitions
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Concepts and definitions related to nature and environment-1
Week 2 - Theoretical
Concepts and definitions related to nature and environment-2
Week 3 - Theoretical
General concepts about basic sciences such as biology, ecology, climatology
Week 4 - Theoretical
Processes of emergence of various environmental problems originating from nature and human-1
Week 5 - Theoretical
Processes of emergence of various environmental problems originating from nature and human-2
Week 6 - Theoretical
Çevre sorunların süreçlerinin takibi
Week 7 - Theoretical
Problems in environmental health-1
Week 8 - Theoretical
Problems in environmental health-2 (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Impacts of environmental problems in short term and long term-1
Week 10 - Theoretical
Impacts of environmental problems in short term and long term-2
Week 11 - Theoretical
Impacts of environmental problems on short term and long term-2
Week 12 - Theoretical
Different scientific solutions to current environmental problems
Week 13 - Theoretical
Evaluating the effects of environmental problems on health
Week 14 - Theoretical
Evaluating the effects of environmental problems on health
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination138240
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-6
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-7
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-8
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-9
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-10
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026