The graduates may work in the government; in related departments of universities to conduct scientific research and educational activities as a faculty member, a research assistant or a specialist, in research institutes, museums of natural history, botanic gardens, arboretums, national parks, water product plants, marine sciences research institutes, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, Turkish Standards Institution, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Forestry and Hydraulic Works, Ministry of Environment and urban planning,The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), zoos, treatment plants, customs control center and laboratory animals research labs. The graduates can work as teachers in private schools or schools under the regulation of The Ministry of National Education after meeting the qualifications of The Ministry of National Education. The graduates can work in pharmaceutical and medical companies, biotechnology firms, medical laboratories and food control laboratories in the private sector.

A student must have the minimum score determined by the committee from ALES in science score type and must have an undergraduate diploma in order to apply a graduate program with or without a thesis. A student must have the minimum score determined by the committee from UDS, KPDS, TOEFL or a foreign language exam conducted by Bursa Uludag University, School of Foreign Languages in any of English, German, French, Italian, Russian or Arabic foreign languages. Equivalency of documents pertaining to other foreign languages are decided by the committee.

Attendance is necessary in %70 of theoretical classes, %80 in laboratory classes. It is mandatory to register the course and maintain attendance to enter the final exam of the course. Midterms and final exams are programmed for each semester. At least one midterm and final exam is done for the courses that are in the course plan. There might be assignments and quizzes in addition to the midterm exam. A midterm average is calculated according to the rules. The effect of midterm average to the final grade is 40% and the effect of final exam should be must be at least 60%. The students who do not enter the final exam without an excuse or get lower scores than the minimum limit of the midterm are regarded as failure. Excuse examination is made for the students who cannot enter the final exam because of an excuse accepted by the administrative board. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. A letter grade showing the success of the student is determined by using the distribution, average and standard deviation of the scores obtained throughout the term. Letter grades for the courses that cannot be evaluated by the relative evaluation system are determined by the instructor opinion. Grades, letter grades and the scale are as follows: Grade Letter Grade Scale Excellent AA 4.00 Very Good BA 3.50 Good BB 3.00 Fairly Good CB 2.50 Fair CC 2.00 Pass Grade DC 1.50 Pass Grade DD 1.00 Failure FD 0.50 Failure FF 0.00

All courses in the program must be successfully completed (240 ECTS in total) and a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale must be obtained to successfully complete the program.

Full-Time

Program Başkanı
Prof. Dr. Özer YILMAZ
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059
Tel: 0224 2942865
E-posta: ozery@uludag.edu.tr
ozeryilmaz@uludag.edu.tr
Bologna Koordinatörü
Prof. Dr. Gamze YILDIZ
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059
Tel: 0224 2941847
E-posta: gamze@uludag.edu.tr

As of 2013, Department of Biology continues education in a 1800 m2 area in Faculty of Arts and Sciences A, B, C, F and G Buildings with 15 professors, 7 associate professors, 2 assistant professors, 3 research assistants and 2 biologists. There are Biotechnology and Crystallography, Biochemistry, Botany, Ecology, Phycology, Genetics and Tissue Culture, Hydrobiology, Genetic Toxicology and Cell Culture, Aerobiology and Palynology, Molecular Biology and Zoology research laboratories with Herbarium and Zoology Museum in the department. Theoretical and practical courses for the undergraduate students are conducted in five laboratories including General Biology, Zoology, Botany, Computer and Central Laboratory located in the Rectorate Building and in eleven classrooms. As of 2012-2013academic year, there are 144 open courses in total for basic and occupational education in the Department of Biology. 58 of these courses are compulsory, and 65 of them are occupational elective. In addition, basic or general elective courses from the field of biology can be given by the faculty members to the students from other departments of the faculty upon request.