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| FOUNDATION & HISTORY |
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Department of Biology which is the part of Faculty of Arts&Sciences at Karadeniz Technical University was founded in 1974 and started education in 1984 in Building where deans's office is. Secondary education has been started in 2005-2006 along with Formal Education. English preparatory class has been prerequisited since 2000.The education language of instruction is inTurkish. Students can take an English preparatory program if they wish.
The department has been offering MA and PhD Programme since 1987-1988 academic year.
There are 18 professors, 2 doctoral faculty members and 7 research assistants working in our department, and as of November 2023, we have 207 active undergraduate students. | | | QUALIFICATION AWARDED | | | The students who have successfully completed all of the thought courses of the programme with 240 ECTS credits and achieved a CGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 are given Bachelor's Degree in BIOLOGY | | | LEVEL of QUALIFICATION: | | | European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL), Level 6 | | | MODE of STUDY | | | Full Time | | | ADMISSION & REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS | | In our country, it is necessary to be successful in the YKS selection exam to enter universities. Entry to undergraduate programs depends solely on the score obtained from this exam. Students list their department preferences according to the scores they received as a result of the exam and send their preference forms to the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). ÖSYM is an institution affiliated with YÖK. ÖSYM receives all applications, groups the applications by score type, ranks the scores from highest to lowest, lists all available programs according to the preferred score type, and places the students in one of the programs they prefer.
Documents required for registration; 1 - High school or equivalent school diploma, 2 - Sufficient score from the University Student Selection Examination (YKS).
The selection of foreign students to enter universities in our country is made once a year with a central exam called Foreign Student Examination (YÖS). | | | OBJECTIVE of THE PROGRAMME | | The goals of the department: are to graduate 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, govermental 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 grands from KTU research funds, TUBITAK and DPT. The Department has a well-developed program for providing research opportunities to good undergraduate students and so foster student to graduate education and earn their life in academic career. The Department's curriculum is structured so that subsequent course build upon the knowledge obtained in previous courses, including chemistry, math, and, in some cases, physics. So department Prepare Students for the Future. | | | RECOGNATION of PRIOR LEARNING | | The "Directive on Recognition of Prior Learning", Senate Decision No. 340 issued on July 28, 2023, has been accepted and entered into force regarding the students registered in all programs of Karadeniz Technical University to determine the principles to be followed for the recognition, crediting, and adaptation of the achievements acquired by the students at non-university institutions.
In this Directive,
- recognition of knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired with special interest through an exemption exam to be substituted as program courses,
- recognition of workplace and internship experiences through portfolio evaluation to be substituted as program courses,
- and the crediting of certificates received from accredited institutions regarding students' special interests are covered.
Announcements of courses included in the scope of recognition of prior learning, applications, and evaluation will be made on the dates specified in the academic calendar.
Recognition of prior learning will offer numerous benefits to our students and employers. For our students, increasing professional development and mobility in the labour market, preventing repetition of education and waste of time, providing early graduation, reducing the cost of learning, encouraging learning, and increasing the student's motivation and self-confidence can be counted among the benefits of recognition of prior learning. From the employers' perspectives, it will contribute to satisfying skill or competence deficiencies in the workplace, reducing the time employees spend outside the workplace for training purposes, and thus using resources more efficiently. | | | QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS and REGULATIONS | | | Students who successfully complete all courses in the program (equivalent to a total of 240 ECTS) with at least a DC grade, obtain a weighted GPA of at least 2.0 out of 4.00, and successfully complete the graduation work are entitled to graduate with the title of BIOLOGIST. | | | EXAMINATION, ASSESSMENT and GRADING REGULATIONS | | | 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. Each course is assessed via a midterm exam, a second mid-term exam composed of quizzes, homeworks and assignments, and a final end-of-term exam, with contributions of 30%, 20% and 50% respectively. 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 midterm examinations and the final examination are done in the pre-scheduled times. For scores and more information please visit https://www.ktu.edu.tr/oidb/senatoilkeleri | | | GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS | | To be able to secure the bachelor's degree in the field of Biology (and thus title of Biologist) the students are required to
(a) have passed all courses in the curiculum with a grade of at least DC form,
(b) have achieved a cumulative gross point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00,
(c) prepared a graduation thesis, submitted and successfully defended with a passing grade
| | | OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES of GRADUATES | | | The graduates of the biology department has many opportunities of employment in a varitey of state and private companies. Mainly they may find jobs at Universities, Private and State Hospitals, Ministries (Forestry, Environment, Agriculture, Health), Institutions, Teacher (if holding teaching certificates, TUBITAK, DPT, DSI, private companies related to food, drug, R&D and municipilaties. | | | ACCESS to FURTHER STUDIES | | | Bachelors degree owners with 70 National Academic and Graduate Entry Examination (ALES) score may apply to MSc program, or directly to PhD program with at least 3.2 (out of 4) academic average. MSc degree owners with 70 ALES and 60 language score (UDS, KPDS or equivalent) may apply to PhD program. The graduate programs are designed to lead MSc and PhD degrees in any branch of biology. Students have suitable conditions for MSc and PhD program must be attend intewiev exam. | | | CONTACT INFORMATION | | | | | DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES : | | Department of Biology carries out its education in a building with Depatrment of History.For department of biology, there are 3 classroom for 80 students, 3 classroom for 60 students, 3 student labs for 30 students each.
The research interests of staff cover a wide spectrum of biological sciences and its applications including general biology, zoology, botany, molecular biology, hydrobiology, and their related subdivisions. Department has the following laboratories for both teaching and research: Microbiology Research Laboratory
Central research Laboratory, Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Plant Physiology and Plant Metabolite Research Laboratories, Zoology Research Laboratories, Botany Research Laboratory, Sterilization Room, Plant Growth Room, Greenhouse |
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