First Cycle Programme (Bachelor’s Degree)

General Description

History

The Division of Science Teacher Education at Dokuz Eylul University was established in 1997 as a part of the restructuring of the faculties of education with the goal of training science teachers. Our division which started to teach in 1998-1999 academic year under the Department of Primary Education has been implementing formal education curriculum from the establishment to date. It has an undergraduate education that is four year in progress as well as a masters and PhD. degree programs are in progress at the Institute of Educational Sciences. The language of instruction in all undergraduate and graduate programs of Science Teacher Education is Turkish.
The education program of our division targets to train science teachers with sufficient capacity and talent to train the future generations at the second stage of primary education in accordance with the needs and requirements of both our country and our era. In addition to reinforcing the occupational knowledge and experiences of students, our division also attaches importance to directing them to sport, art, communication and culture activities supporting their personal development and improving their creativity and social relations.

Qualification Awarded

Science Teacher Education, Bachelors Degree (B.Sc.), Science Teacher

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelors Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

High school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

The Regulations Concerning Transferring Between Associate Degree and Bachelors Degree Programs, Double Major and Minor Programs and The Interagency Credit Transfer and the Evaluation Terms and Conditions for parallel transfers determined by the University Senate are applied to students in Türkiye and foreign countries, who wish to transfer from higher education Institutions to Dokuz Eylul University.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Student must successfully complete all of the courses in the four-year program, in order to graduate. This degree is given to students who pass all courses in the curriculum, successfully complete a minimum of 240 ECTS credits and obtain an overall grade point average of at least 2.00/4.00.

Profile of the Programme

The Division of Science Teacher Education, with its four-year undergraduate curriculum based on contemporary teacher training approaches, aims to educate qualified teachers who are aware of contemporary assessment and evaluation approaches, enable to design learning environments by means of instructional technologies and use various special teaching methods and techniques in their teaching, keep up with new developments and innovations in their field. Within the frame of this purpose, there are lessons, which aimed at career development of students as well as field information and general knowledge of them, in the curriculum of that program.
Since 2010, BOLOGNA Process (European Higher Education Area alignment) has been started for the citizens of the countries within the European Higher Education Area, to provide easy travelling for higher education and working.
Through bilateral agreements with high-quality institutions of international reputation, the Program is aiming to increase the knowledge and experience, by supporting the exchange of students and academics. As of 2012, the Program has bilateral agreements for ERASMUS Students and Scholars Exchange Program, and for FARABİ program.
The Division of Science Teacher Education is situated in the building of Hasan Ali Yücel and comprised of 4 classrooms, 2 laboratory and 7 offices for academics. All classrooms are equipped with multimedia aids. Besides, in the faculty there is a central library for students to utilize.

Key Learning Outcomes
1 To be able to know about nature, source, limits, truth, reliability and evaluating the validity of knowledge.
2 To be able to know about science curriculum, instructional strategies, methods and techniques with measurement and evaluation related to science.
3 To be able to conceptualize, to investigate the phenomena and the facts related to science by using scientific methods and techniques, to comprehend and evaluate the data.
4 To be able to recognize, to analyze the problems related to science, to develop solutions based on evidence and researches.
5 To be able to apply the best instructional strategy, method and technique by considering the students’ developmental characteristics, individual differences and the course objectives and features.
6 To be able to develop positive attitudes to lifelong learning and to use the ways of reaching knowledge effectively.
7 To be able to show sensitivity to events/developments which are on the agenda of the society and the world and to follow these developments.
8 To be able to gain scientific attitude and approach and to evaluate knowledge and skills s/he obtained in a critical manner.
9 To be able to behave appropriate to democracy, human rights and the social, scientific and professional ethical values.
10 To be able to be conscious about setting and developing sustainable environment and safe school surrounding.
11 To be able to follow the technological developments related to the field and develop technological pedagogical field knowledge
12 To be able to use the interdisciplinary science teaching approach effectively by integrating science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields with the engineering design process
13 To be able to follow publications, books, projects, activities and scientific researches related to the field for researching professional development opportunities and professional development
14 To be able to acquire 21st century skills and design appropriate teaching environments to develop these knowledge and skills in their students.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Division of Science Education enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers.

Access to Further Studies

Students, who graduate from this program, may apply to second cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits
Academic Plan consists of compulsory and elective courses.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 ATA 1005 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 2 FBE 1001 PHYSICS 1 REQUIRED 2 2 0 3
G 3 FBE 1003 CHEMISTRY 1 REQUIRED 2 2 0 3
G 4 FBE 1005 GENERAL MATHEMATICS 1 REQUIRED 2 0 0 2
G 5 GKD 1001 TURKISH LANGUAGE I REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 6 GKD 1003 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
G 7 KPD 1000 CAREER PLANNING REQUIRED 1 0 0 2
G 8 MBD 1001 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 9 MBD 1004 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 10 YDA 1019 FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (GERMAN) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 11 YDF 1019 FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (FRENCH) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 12 YDİ 1019 FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – -8
TOTAL: 30
2. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 ATA 1006 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 2 FBE 1002 PHYSICS 2 REQUIRED 2 2 0 3
B 3 FBE 1004 CHEMISTRY 2 REQUIRED 2 2 0 3
B 4 FBE 1006 BIOLOGY 1 REQUIRED 2 2 0 4
B 5 FBE 1008 GENERAL MATHEMATICS 2 REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 6 GKD 1002 TURKISH LANGUAGE II REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 7 MBD 1002 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 8 MBD 1003 EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 9 YDA 1020 FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (GERMAN) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 10 YDF 1020 FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (FRENCH) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 11 YDİ 1020 FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH) REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – -6
TOTAL: 30
3 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 FBE 2001 TEACHING AND LEARNING APPROACHES IN SCIENCE REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 2 FBE 2003 BIOLOGY 2 REQUIRED 2 2 0 4
G 3 FBE 2005 PHYSICS 3 REQUIRED 2 2 0 3
G 4 FBE 2007 CHEMISTRY 3 REQUIRED 2 2 0 3
G 5 MBD 1006 PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF LEARNING REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 6 MBD 1008 RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 11
TOTAL: 30
4. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 FBE 2002 SCIENCE CURRICULA REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 2 FBE 2004 BIOLOGY 3 REQUIRED 2 2 0 4
B 3 FBE 2006 EARTH SCIENCE REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 4 GKD 1008 COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIRED 1 2 0 3
B 5 MBD 1005 HISTORY OF TURKISH EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 6 MBD 1007 INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 11
TOTAL: 30
5 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 FBE 3001 SCIENCE TEACHING 1 REQUIRED 3 0 0 6
G 2 FBE 3003 LABORATORY APPLICATIONS IN SCIENCE TEACHING 1 REQUIRED 1 2 0 4
G 3 FBE 3005 ASTRONOMY REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 4 MBD 1009 TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 5 MBD 1010 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 11
TOTAL: 30
6. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 FBE 3002 SCIENCE TEACHING 2 REQUIRED 3 0 0 6
B 2 FBE 3004 LABORATORY APPLICATIONS IN SCIENCE TEACHING 2 REQUIRED 1 2 0 4
B 3 FBE 3006 SCIENTIFIC REASONING SKILLS REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 4 MBD 1011 MORAL AND ETHICS IN EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 5 MBD 1012 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 11
TOTAL: 30
7 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 FBE 4001 INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE TEACHING REQUIRED 2 0 0 4
G 2 FBE 4003 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 3 MBD 1013 GUIDANCE IN SCHOOLS REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
G 4 MBD 4101 TEACHING PRACTICE 1 REQUIRED 2 6 0 12
G 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 8
TOTAL: 30
8. Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
B 1 FBE 4002 OUT OF SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN SCIENCE TEACHING REQUIRED 2 0 0 4
B 2 FBE 4004 TEACHING NATURE OF SCIENCE REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 3 MBD 1014 SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INCLUSION REQUIRED 2 0 0 3
B 4 MBD 4102 TEACHING PRACTICE 2 REQUIRED 2 6 0 12
B 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 8
TOTAL: 30
FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
H 1 FBE 5001 APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE IN TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 2 FBE 5002 SCIENCE TEXTBOOK REVIEW ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 3 FBE 5003 MISCONCEPTIONS IN SCIENCE TEACHING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 4 FBE 5004 MATERIAL DESIGN IN SCIENCE TEACHING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 5 FBE 5005 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BASED PROBLEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 6 FBE 5006 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 7 FBE 5007 CHEMICAL WASTES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 8 FBE 5008 ASSESSMENT OF IN CLASS LEARNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 9 FBE 5009 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF TüRKIYE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 10 FBE 5010 RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 11 GKD 5001 ADDICTION AND INTERVENTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 12 GKD 5002 NUTRITION AND HEALTH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 13 GKD 5003 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 14 GKD 5004 SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ETHICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 15 GKD 5005 ECONOMY AND ENTERPRISE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 16 GKD 5006 TRADITIONAL TURKISH HANDICRAFTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 17 GKD 5008 HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 18 GKD 5009 CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 19 GKD 5010 CULTURE AND LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 20 GKD 5011 MEDIA LITERACY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 21 GKD 5012 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 22 GKD 5013 ARTS AND AESTHETICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 23 GKD 5014 TURKISH FOLK DANCE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 24 GKD 5015 TURKISH SIGN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 25 GKD 5016 TURKISH CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 26 GKD 5017 TURKISH MUSIC ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 27 GKD 5018 HISTORY OF TURKISH ARTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3
H 28 İHD 1001 HUMAN RIGHTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 29 MBD 5001 OPEN AND REMOTE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 30 MBD 5002 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 31 MBD 5003 HYPERACTIVITY AND ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 32 MBD 5004 LAW OF EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 33 MBD 5005 EDUCATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 34 MBD 5006 HISTORY OF EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 35 MBD 5007 DRAMA EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 36 MBD 5008 EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 37 MBD 5009 PROGRAM DEVOPMENT IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 38 MBD 5010 PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 39 MBD 5011 CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL THINKING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 40 MBD 5012 EDUCATION OF HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 41 MBD 5013 COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 42 MBD 5014 CHARACTER AND VALUES EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 43 MBD 5015 COMPARATIVE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 44 MBD 5016 MICRO EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 45 MBD 5017 MUSEUM EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 46 MBD 5018 LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS OUTSIDE SCHOOL ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 47 MBD 5019 LEARNING DISABILITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 48 MBD 5020 INDIVIDUALIAZED LEARNING AND ADAPTATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 49 MBD 5021 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
H 50 MBD 5022 ADULT EDUCATION AND LIFESPAN LEARNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Measurement and evaluation methods for each course are defined in the course syllabi prepared by the instructor/s. Exam and passings grades are regulated according to the rules and regulations of Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Faculty of Education undergraduate programs as indicated in their catalogs. According to these students must attend classes, practices and examinations. Students attendance is followed by the Instructor concerned. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations : One midterm examination ( given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester ) and one final exam. The semester grades are determined by adding forty percent of the midterm exam and sixty percent of the final exam grade. In some courses, additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments could be given to students. If there is an additional work given in that course, then the semester grades are: 30% of the midterm exam, 10% the midterm project and 60% of the final exam. Students are successful in the course if their grades are (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB), (CC), (DC), (DD) and (B); if their grades are (FD), (FF) and (Y), they fail. Students whose GPA are lower than 1.80 cannot register for a new course. Those who have failed in the final exam may take the make-up exam of which grade replaces the final exam and students grades are computated again based upon the make-up exam results.

Graduation Requirements

Student must successfully complete all the courses in the four-year program, in order to graduate. This degree is awarded to students who pass all courses in the curriculum, and provide a minimum of 240 ECTS credit with an overall grade point average of at least 2.00/4.00.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-timeFull-time training programs are implemented.

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Division: Prof. Dr. Suat TÜRKOĞUZ
E-mail: suat.turkoguz@deu.edu.tr