DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY EDUCATION
Academic Staff
Courses
Program Outcomes Course Matrix
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. JALE ÇAKIROÐLU
Web adress: http://www.bed.metu.edu.tr
Courses
Program Outcomes Course Matrix
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. JALE ÇAKIROÐLU
Web adress: http://www.bed.metu.edu.tr
General Information on Undergraduate Program
This program leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in biology education.Undergraduate Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| CHEM101 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7.0 |
| BIOL101 | GENERAL BIOLOGY I | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ENG101 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| TURK101 | TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Semester Total: | 20 | ||||
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| CHEM102 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7.5 |
| BIOL102 | GENERAL BIOLOGY II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ENG102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| TURK102 | TURKISH II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Semester Total: | 20.5 | ||||
SECOND YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| PHYS111 | PHYSICS I (MECHANICS) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6.0 |
| BIOL203 | CELL BIOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| BIOL206 | ECOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| BIOL251 | CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 |
| HIST2201 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| EDS200 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ENG211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Semester Total: | 31 | ||||
Fourth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| PHYS112 | PHYSICS II (ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6.0 |
| CHEM231 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7.0 |
| BIOL252 | PHYSIOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| BIOL254 | EXPERIMENTS IN ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5.5 |
| HIST2202 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| EDS220 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| EDS240 | EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Semester Total: | 36 | ||||
THIRD YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| BIOL303 | MICROBIOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| BIOL351 | INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 |
| BIOL353 | BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 |
| BIOL355 | MICROBIOLOGY LAB | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Semester Total: | 22 | ||||
Sixth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| BIOL310 | BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| BIOL352 | GENETICS LABORATORY | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| BIOL356 | PLANT BIOLOGY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7.0 |
| ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 21 | ||||
FOURTH YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 12 | ||||
Eighth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| BIOL404 | EVOLUTION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 18 | ||||
| Program Total: | 180.5 | ||||
h/w = hours per week