Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
The Faculty of Science and Letters of Nevşehir University was founded on May, 17, 2007 based on the law code 5662. The Department of Biology has been offering undergraduate studies since 2008 and graduate studies since 2010. Offering day classes, the department started to offer evening classes in 2009-2010 academic year. It offers courses in Turkish. |
The students who have successfully completed a minimum of 24 local credits (equivalent to 90 ECTS credits) from thought courses delivered within the graduate programme of the department and in related fields, achieved a CGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 and prepared and successfully defended a thesis are given Master's Degree in BIOLOGY. |
Second Cycle Degree |
At least once a year, department of Biology accepts graduate students. Graduate School announces the number of student for MsC in Department of Biology. After admissions, it accepts the announced number of student for MsC in biology. Candidates should have at least CGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00. Candidates are listed based on the sum of 55 % of the grade obtained from the National Academic and Graduate Entry Examination (ALES) and 45 % of the CGPA of the bachelor's degree. Student with a certificate of English proficiency may access to MsC programs directly, otherwise they need to go English preparatory school. For admission to MsC program: - 1) Bachelor's Degree in acceptable fields 2) Sufficient score from the National Academic Staff & Graduate Education Exam (ALES) 3) English proficiency. |
Recognition of prior learning in Turkish higher education institutions are still in progress. Therefore, recognition of prior learning in Nevşehir University has not been fully accomplished. |
The degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed a minimum of 24 local credits (90 ECTS) from thought courses with a CGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00, and prepared and defended a thesis. |
The goals of the department: are to graduate master of biologists who are able to demonstrate the ability of describing, explaining, applying, criticizing, deciding and teaching the basic principles of general biology and five sub-divisions (General Biology, Molecular Biology, Botany, Zoology and Hydrobiology). The related degree provides rights and privileges to practice the profession. It educates student to be employed in the areas where biology is included. Department does its internal and external movements under dean's office and Rectorate. Biology Department's partnerships can be summarized as TUBITAK (Turkish Research Council), DPT (State Planning Agency), employing companies, universities, hospitals, research institutions, governmental institutions, former graduates, biology organizations. Departmental faculty has strong interest in and demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. Department use the state-of-the-art technology in laboratory classes. The Department has an outstanding record of attracting research grants from NÜ research funds and TUBITAK. The Department has a well-developed program for providing research opportunities to graduate students and so foster student to own MSc in Biology and earn their life in academic career. |
| PO-1 | Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods |
| PO-2 | Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field |
| PO-3 | Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own |
| PO-4 | Have the qualification and capability to gain admission to doctoral programs, R&D units or occupations related to the field with the knowledge they have gathered in the field |
| PO-5 | Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning |
| PO-6 | Are able to communicate in at least one foreign language in verbal and written terms on B1 level in the European Language Portfolio |
| PO-7 | Are able to make use of computer software as well as communication and information technology required by the field of Biology at an advanced level |
| PO-8 | Evaluate how the important personalities, events and phenomena that have made essential contributions to the development of Biology that might have impact on their field of practice |
| PO-9 | Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means |
| PO-10 | Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values |
| TYYC | PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 |
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| 1- Develop and deepen knowledge in the same or in a different field to the proficiency level based on Bachelor level qualifications. | X | X | ||||||||
| 2- Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction which the field is related with. | X | |||||||||
| 1- Use of theoretical and practical knowledge within the field at a proficiency level. | X | X | ||||||||
| 2- Interpret the knowledge about the field by integrating the information gathered from different disciplines and formulate new knowledge. | X | |||||||||
| 3- Solve the problem faced related to the field by using research methods. | X | |||||||||
| 1- Independently conduct studies that require proficiency in the field. | X | X | ||||||||
| 2-Take responsibility and develop new strategic solutions as a team member in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the applications in the field. | X | |||||||||
| 3- Demonstrate leadership in contexts that require solving problems related to the field. | X | X | ||||||||
| 1- Evaluate knowledge and skills acquired at proficiency level in the field with a critical approach and direct the learning. | X | |||||||||
| 1- Communicate current developments and studies within the field to both professional and non-professional groups systematically using written, oral and visual techniques by supporting with quantitative and qualitative data. | X | |||||||||
| 2- Investigate, improve social connections and their conducting norms with a critical view and act to change them when necessary. | X | |||||||||
| 3- Communicate with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | X | |||||||||
| 4- Use advanced informatics and communication technology skills with software knowledge required by the field. | X | |||||||||
| 1- Audit the data gathering, interpretation, implementation and announcement stages by taking into consideration the cultural, scientific, and ethic values and teach these values. | X | X | ||||||||
| 2- Develop strategy, policy and implementation plans on the issues related to the field and assess the findings within the frame of quality processes. | X | X | ||||||||
| 3- Use the knowledge, problem solving and/or implementation skills in interdisciplinary studies. | X | X |
| Açıklama | PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 |
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| Based on license level competencies, it develops information in the same or different area at the level of expertise, and analyzes and interprets statistical methods. | X | X | ||||||||
| Diagnoses the interdisciplinary interaction of the field. | X | |||||||||
| It uses theoretical and practical information of the expertise he has acquired in the field. | X | X | ||||||||
| Integrates the information in the field with the information from different disciplinary areas and creates new information. | X | |||||||||
| Solutions that are encountered in the field using research methods of research. | X | |||||||||
| Conducts a study that requires expertise on the field independently. | X | X | ||||||||
| It develops new strategic approaches to the solution of the fields encountered and unpredictable complex problems and produces a solution by taking responsibility. | X | |||||||||
| Leads in environments that require analyzing problems with the field. | X | X | ||||||||
| It evaluates the knowledge and skills at the level of expertise he has acquired in the field with a critical approach and leads to learning. | X | |||||||||
| Transfer the current developments in the field and their own work with quantitative and qualitative data and transfers groups in the field, written, oral and visually systematically. | X | |||||||||
| The social relationships and the norms that guide these relationships from a critical perspective, develops, and moves to change when necessary. | X | |||||||||
| A foreign language communicates oral and written communication using at least the European Language Portfolio B2 overall. | X | |||||||||
| It uses information and communication technologies in advanced level at the level required by the field. | X | |||||||||
| In addition to the collection, interpretation, implementation and announcement of the data related to the area, he supervises social, scientific, cultural and ethical values and teaches these values. | X | X | ||||||||
| It develops strategy, policy and implementation plans on the fields related to the field and evaluates the results obtained within the framework of quality processes. | X | X | ||||||||
| It uses the knowledge that they are absorbed in the field, problem solving and / or application skills in interdisciplinary studies. | X | X | ||||||||
| The important people in the development of the area evaluate the events and cases in terms of the effects of their field. | X |
| Turkey Higher Education Qualifications Framework (TYYC, Level 7,) ) Basic Field Competencies (Academic Weighted) | PROGRAM ÇIKTILARI | TYYÇ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | |||||||||||||||||
| KNOWLEDGE | Theoretical-Conceptual | Based on license level competencies, it develops information in the same or different area at the level of expertise, and analyzes and interprets statistical methods. | 1 | x | x | x | x | 1- Develop and deepen knowledge in the same or in a different field to the proficiency level based on Bachelor level qualifications. | Theoretical-Conceptual | KNOWLEDGE | ||||||||||||||||
| KNOWLEDGE | Theoretical-Conceptual | Diagnoses the interdisciplinary interaction of the field. | 2 | x | x | 2- Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction which the field is related with. | Theoretical-Conceptual | KNOWLEDGE | ||||||||||||||||||
| SKILLS | Cognitive-Practical | It uses theoretical and practical information of the expertise he has acquired in the field. | 1 | x | x | x | x | 1- Use of theoretical and practical knowledge within the field at a proficiency level. | Cognitive-Practical | SKILLS | ||||||||||||||||
| SKILLS | Cognitive-Practical | Integrates the information in the field with the information from different disciplinary areas and creates new information. | 2 | x | x | 2- Interpret the knowledge about the field by integrating the information gathered from different disciplines and formulate new knowledge. | Cognitive-Practical | SKILLS | ||||||||||||||||||
| SKILLS | Cognitive-Practical | Solutions that are encountered in the field using research methods of research. | 3 | x | x | 3- Solve the problem faced related to the field by using research methods. | Cognitive-Practical | SKILLS | ||||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | Conducts a study that requires expertise on the field independently. | 1 | x | x | x | x | 1- Independently conduct studies that require proficiency in the field. | Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | It develops new strategic approaches to the solution of the fields encountered and unpredictable complex problems and produces a solution by taking responsibility. | 2 | x | x | 2-Take responsibility and develop new strategic solutions as a team member in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the applications in the field. | Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | Leads in environments that require analyzing problems with the field. | 3 | x | x | x | x | 3- Demonstrate leadership in contexts that require solving problems related to the field. | Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | It evaluates the knowledge and skills at the level of expertise he has acquired in the field with a critical approach and leads to learning. | 1 | x | x | 1- Evaluate knowledge and skills acquired at proficiency level in the field with a critical approach and direct the learning. | Learning Competence | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | Transfer the current developments in the field and their own work with quantitative and qualitative data and transfers groups in the field, written, oral and visually systematically. | 1 | x | x | 1- Communicate current developments and studies within the field to both professional and non-professional groups systematically using written, oral and visual techniques by supporting with quantitative and qualitative data. | Communication and Social Competence | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | The social relationships and the norms that guide these relationships from a critical perspective, develops, and moves to change when necessary. | 2 | x | x | 2- Investigate, improve social connections and their conducting norms with a critical view and act to change them when necessary. | Communication and Social Competence | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | A foreign language communicates oral and written communication using at least the European Language Portfolio B2 overall. | 3 | x | x | 3- Communicate with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | Communication and Social Competence | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | It uses information and communication technologies in advanced level at the level required by the field. | 4 | x | x | 4- Use advanced informatics and communication technology skills with software knowledge required by the field. | Communication and Social Competence | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | In addition to the collection, interpretation, implementation and announcement of the data related to the area, he supervises social, scientific, cultural and ethical values and teaches these values. | 1 | x | x | x | x | 1- Audit the data gathering, interpretation, implementation and announcement stages by taking into consideration the cultural, scientific, and ethic values and teach these values. | Field Specific Competence | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | It develops strategy, policy and implementation plans on the fields related to the field and evaluates the results obtained within the framework of quality processes. | 2 | x | x | x | x | 2- Develop strategy, policy and implementation plans on the issues related to the field and assess the findings within the frame of quality processes. | Field Specific Competence | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | It uses the knowledge that they are absorbed in the field, problem solving and / or application skills in interdisciplinary studies. | 3 | x | x | x | x | 3- Use the knowledge, problem solving and/or implementation skills in interdisciplinary studies. | Field Specific Competence | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||
| COMPETENCES | The important people in the development of the area evaluate the events and cases in terms of the effects of their field. | 4 | x | Field Specific Competence | COMPETENCES | |||||||||||||||||||||
It is possible for the students who have graduated from our department to be employed in: - Universities - Public and private hospitals (Laboratories, test-tube centers, genetic diagnostic centers,) - Private sectors (food & drug factories, R&D salespersons, environmental advisors ) - Ministries of (Environment & Forestry, Agriculture & Village Affairs, Health) - Research centers and institutes, TÜBİTAK, DPT and DSİ (State Hydraulic Works), Municipalities - Schools as teachers (if they have received pedagogical formation) The graduates of this program are also appointed as civil servants in public institutions provided they have received the necessary score on KPSS (Public Personnel Selection Examination) |
A score of at least 65 out of 100, calculated as the sum of 55 % of the grade obtained from the National Academic and Graduate Entry Examination (ALES), 20 % of the CGPA of the bachelor's degree, 10 % of the CGPA of the master's degree, and 10 % from an oral examination and with a certificate of English proficiency may access to PhD programs. |
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYL 611 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION METHODS IN BIOLOGICALSCI | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Compulsory | 6 |
| BIY S1 | ELECTIVE LECTURE LIST 1 | - Hour(s) | - Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 24 |
Total: |
30 | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIY 500 | SEMINAR | 0 Hour(s) | 2 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Compulsory | 18 |
| BIY S2 | ELECTIVE LECTURE LIST 2 | - Hour(s) | - Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 12 |
Total: |
30 | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIY 597 | MASTER THESIS | 0 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 2 | Fall Semester | Compulsory | 22 |
| BYL 801 | LECTURE ON SPECIALIZED FIELD | 4 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 2 | Fall Semester | Compulsory | 8 |
Total: |
30 | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIY 598 | MASTER THESIS | 0 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 2 | Spring Semester | Compulsory | 22 |
| BYL 802 | LECTURE ON SPECIALIZED FIELD | 4 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 2 | Spring Semester | Compulsory | 8 |
Total: |
30 | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYL 575 | FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 508 | BIOECOLOGY OF FISH | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 507 | FISH PARASITES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 549 | PLANT GROWTH REGULATORY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 504 | PLANT DETERMINATION PRINCIPLES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 563 | PLANT COLLECTION AND DRYING TECHNIQUES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 501 | PREPARATION TECHNIQUES IN BOTANY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL631 | BRIYOTERMINOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL622 | BRYOPHYT TAXONOMY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL626 | LIFE FORM AND LIFE STRATEGY OF BRYOPHYTHES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 512 | ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION AND CONTROLE | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 518 | ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 603 | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 521 | ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 547 | GERMINATION ECOFIZYOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 577 | MARINE PROTECTED AREAS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 555 | ECOLOGY OF ECOSYSTEM | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 557 | ENTOMOLOGIC METHODS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 509 | FUNGAL BIOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 561 | ADVANCED PALINOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 567 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF GENES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 517 | ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 571 | GENETIC CONTROL OF CELL SIKLUS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 519 | ADVANCED BACTERIUM GENETIC | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 537 | ADVANCED HYDROBOTANY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL589 | CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | |
| BYL 593 | LIMNOLOGICAL ANALYSES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 511 | CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES OF MAKROFUNGUS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL639 | MUSHROOM BIOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 516 | NATIONAL PARKS AND IMPORTANCE | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 569 | MOLECULAR CYTOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 513 | VERTEBRATES SYSTEMATIC | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 541 | BIOECOLOGY OF INVERTEBRATES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 565 | EUCARYOTIC MOLECULAR GENETIC | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 573 | TECHNIQUES OF ARACHNID KARYOTYPE PREPARATION | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 553 | WETLANDS ECOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL502 | PRINCIPLES OF TAXONOMY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 531 | FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 551 | SOIL ECOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 503 | FLORA OF TURKEY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 505 | VEGETATION OF TURKEY I | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 527 | WETLANDS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE IN TURKEY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 529 | ENDEMIC FISHES OF TURKEY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 579 | APPLIED BIOSTATICS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 520 | ENTOMOLOGY WITH APPLICATION | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 523 | GENETIC WITH APPLICATION | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 533 | TOXIC FUNGUS AND INTOXICATION | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 515 | SAMPLING AND COLLECTION IN ZOOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYL 514 | BIOLOGY OF ALGAE | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 554 | TREATMENT AND REUSAGE OF WASTE WATERS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 544 | BACTERIUM METABOLISM | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 528 | FISH DISEASES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 506 | FISH SYSTEMATIC | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 580 | COMPUTERIZED BIOSTATICS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 550 | PLANT ECOPHYSIOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 524 | PLANT DETERMINATION PRINCIPLES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 548 | STRES PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 543 | TECHNIQUES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 542 | BIOTECHNOLOGIC METABOLICS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 562 | BOTANY PARKS AND ARBORETUMS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 526 | ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION IN BOTANY PARKS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 558 | INSECTA ECOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 622 | BRYOPHYT TAXONOMY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 801 | BRYOPHYTE VEGETATION | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 626 | LIFE FORM AND LIFE STRATEGY OF BRYOPHYTHES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 536 | MARINE ECOSYSTEMS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 534 | FUNGAL ECOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 568 | EMPLOYED ORGANISMS FOR GENETIC RESEARCHES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 570 | CYTOGENETIC APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCHES IN ANIMALS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 546 | HELM?NTOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 572 | CELL DIVISION MECHANICS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 624 | ICHTHYOTERMINOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | |
| BYL 538 | ADVANCED ENVIRONMENT BIOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 560 | ADVANCED ENTOMOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 540 | INVASIVE SPECIES AND AFFECTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 626 | GLOBAL WARMING AND BIODIVERSITY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 576 | LESSEPSIAN FISH ECOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 566 | MOLECULAR EVOLUTION AND PHYLOGENETIC | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BIY 536 | INVERTEBRATES SYSTEMATICS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 545 | INVERTEBRATE KOMPARATIVE ANATOMY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 552 | EUTROPHICATION | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 564 | SPECIAL PLANT AREAS AND PROPERTIES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 510 | PARASITE FUNGUS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 539 | PLANKTONOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 578 | POLLEN MORPHOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 535 | POPULATION BIOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 556 | POPULATION ECOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 532 | SYSTEMATIC MYCOLOGY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 574 | FRESHWATER ALGAE | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 530 | FRESHWATER CULTIVATION FISH PRODUCTION | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 525 | VEGETATION OF TURKEY II | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| BYL 522 | VENOMOUS FISHES AND BIOLOGY OF TURKEY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
The examination, assessment and grading regulations have been set up for the university by the University Senate and the Department of Biology is bound by these regulations. The midterm exam (It is also possible to add the marks that students get from homework, quizzes, laboratory to the midterm exam result) contributes 40 % while the final has a share of 60 % on the pass mark. The marking is made out of 100. Grades of 81-100 is assigned a letter grade of AA, 76-80 BA, 70-75 BB, 60-69 CB, 50-59 CC, 45-49 DC, 40-44 DD, 30-39 FD and 0-29 FF. The AA is the highest grade and has a grade credit of 4.00, BA 3.5, BB 3.0, CB 2.5, CC 2.0, DC 1.5, DD 1.0, FD 0.5 and FF 0.0. Grades of AA to CC are pass, DD to FF fail, and DC is conditional pass and requires a CGPA of at least 2.0 for that term. The details given for each course in the programme include the detailed assessment methods together with a description of the second mid-term exam. Each student must register for each course at the beginning of the each semester and attend at least 70% of the each lecture and 80% of each laboratory work in each semester in order to have the right to take the final exam of each theoretical/laboratory course. |
The students who have successfully completed a minimum of 24 local credits (equivalent to 90 ECTS credits) from thought courses delivered within the graduate programme of the department and in related fields, achieved a CGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 and prepared and successfully defended a thesis are given Master's Degree in BIOLOGY. |
Full-time |
Our department offers courses with 3 Associate Professors, 6 Assistant Professors, 4 Research Assistants and 1 Specialist. Each classroom has a projector and a capacity of 45 students. There are 2 laboratories for students, 5 laboratories for research, and 2 greenhouses at the disposal of our staff and students. Moreover, our students enjoy the internet offered free of charge in the internet laboratory. |
Address: Nevşehir University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, 50300, NEVŞEHİR Web : http://biyoloji.nevsehir.edu.tr/ Tel. : 0-384-215 39 00 Fax : 0-384- 215 39 48 Head of Department : Assoc. Prof. Erdoğan ÇİÇEK Tel : 0-384-215 39 00 /1322 e-mail : erdogancicek@nevsehir.edu.tr Dept. ECTS/DS Coordinator : Assist. Prof. Zeliha LEBLEBİCİ Tel : 0-384-215 39 00/ 1321 e-mail : zleblebici@nevsehir.edu.tr |