General Description
The Institute of Life Sciences was founded in 1982 within The Rectorate of Bursa Uludag University. The Institute conducts graduate and doctorate education in the faculty of Arts and Science, the faculty of Engineering and Architecture and the faculty of Agriculture as part of the Institution´s goals and principles of graduate education. Currently, graduate studies in 20 disciplines are ongoing in the institute.
The Biology discipline has started the Master´s Degree education in the spring semester of 1984-1985. As of now, 122 of students have graduated and received a Master´s Degree. Now, 46 of students are enrolled in the Master´s program.
Biology program is subjected to 90-120 ECTS credits in higher education. In Master Program without thesis, it is required to 120 ECTS. The Master´s Degree in Biology program is awarded to the graduates who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum
Second Cycle
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Specific Admission Requirements
Science degree in Bachelor and ALES (numeric) score which is determined by the Senate of Bursa Uludag University is required. Students must have minimum score determined by Senate in UDS, TOEFL, TOEFL or equivalent examinations accepted by YÖK, or foreign language exam which is conducted by the School of Foreign Languages in one of foreign languages in English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Arabic. UU Senate decides the Equivalence of other foreign language documents. For foreign candidates, Tomer candidates Turkish competency given by TOMER and ALES exam results or GRE, GMAT and other exams which are by YOK in international level.
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Specific arrangements for the recognition of prior learning
The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.
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Qualification Requirements and Regulations
The graduate program students throughout their education a total of 21 (90 ECTS) is not less than a minimum of seven courses, a seminar and thesis work must succeed. The students of Biology Program who meet the relevant requirements are awarded an MS degree. The course concerned in this note is to be successful, must be at least 70 out of 100.
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Profile of The Programme
The aim of the Master´s degree program is to train individuals who become professionals in contributing to the development of science worldwide, producing theoretical or practical solutions to the issues in related areas and conducting research in national or international platforms.
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Key Learning Outcomes & Classified & Comparative
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Detecting the problems related with biology, constructing hypothesis to solve these problems and developing the hypothesis by using various observational and experimental methods.
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To be qualified for obtaining, interpreting and publishing of the scientific data and considering ethical and scientific values in all participated activities.
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Comprehending the interdisciplinary interaction in which the field of biology is located; reaching original results by analysis and synthesis of information that requires advanced interpretation
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Having the ability to communicate and discuss ideas in verbal and written forms systematically with colleagues in national and international platforms.
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Improving his/her knowledge with a novel vision and research and addition of values to scientific knowledge with the goal of pursuing the interests of his/her country
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Improving the current and advanced knowledge from the biology field by implementing the qualities gained from Master´s education
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To specialize in certain areas of biology and to be able to plan, produce and evaluate the results of a thesis
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To be aware of social and universal impacts of scientific knowledge and applications and to be aware of the subjects of entrepreneurship and innovativenes
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To be able to understand and contribute to the solution of social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems that are faced in the field of biology
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
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.
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Access to Further Studies
The graduates holding Master´s Degree are eligible to apply to PhD Degree programs at national level and /or international level both in the same and in related disciplines
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
This section is explained in the courses description and implementation forms
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Graduation Requirements
Students must successfully pass all compulsory and elective courses on the program and who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum will be given The Master´s Degree in Biology Program.
Full-Time
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Address and Contact Details
Program Başkanı
Prof. Dr. Adem BIÇAKÇI
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059
Tel: 0224 2941789
E-posta: abicakci@uludag.edu.tr
Bologna Koordinatörü
Doç. Dr. Gamze YILDIZ
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/BURSA 16059
Tel: 0224 2941847
E-posta: gamze@uludag.edu.tr
There are 69 open courses in total for graduate level education in Biology in fall and spring semesters of the 2012-2013 academic year. 6 of these courses are compulsory, and 63 of them are occupational elective.
The department comprises of 12 professors, 9 associate professors, 8 assistant professors, 10 research assistants, 3 biologists and 1 senior biologist.
The department continues its educational activities in Faculty of Arts and Science Buildings B, C, F and G, Central Laboratory located in the Rectorate Building. There are 11 classrooms, 5 student laboratories, 11 research laboratories, 1 herbarium and 1 zoology museum available in the department.
| 1. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| BIO5191 |
DISSERTATION SUPERVISION I |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| BIO5301 |
EUTROFICATION AND POLLUTION (HYDROBIOLOGY SECTION) |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5401 |
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL (MOLECULAR BIOLOGY SECTION) |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5501 |
PRINCIPLES OF TAXONOMIC ZOOLOGY (ZOOLOGY SECTION |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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8 |
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3 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 2. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| BIO5000 |
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS IN BIOLOGY |
Compulsory |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| BIO5172 |
SEMINAR |
Compulsory |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| BIO5192 |
DISSERTATION SUPERVISION II |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| BIO5602 |
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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17 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 3. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| BIO5183 |
M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE III |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| BIO5193 |
MA THESIS III |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 4. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| BIO5184 |
M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE IV |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| BIO5194 |
DISSERTATION SUPERVISION |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 1. Semester Optional Courses |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
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Optional |
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| BIO5101 |
RESEARCH METHODS IN BOTANY (BOTANY SECTION) |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5201 |
ADVANCED BIOMETRY (GENERAL BIOLOGY SECTION |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5103 |
PIRINCIPLES OF PLANT SYSTEMATICS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5105 |
SYMBIOSIS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5107 |
PHYTOREMEDIATION |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5109 |
PRODUCTIVITY IN ECOSYSTEMS AND ASSESMENT METHODS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5111 |
POLLEN MORPHOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5113 |
PLANT INDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION I |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5115 |
LICHENOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5117 |
NUMERICAL METHODES IN TAXONOMY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5181 |
M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE I |
Optional |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| BIO5203 |
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5205 |
SYSTEMATIC MYCOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5207 |
THE PRINCIPLES OF MYXOMYCETES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5209 |
ONCOGENES AND CARCINOGENESIS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5211 |
ECOTOXICOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5213 |
FREE RADICALS IN BIOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5303 |
LIMNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5307 |
STREAM BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5309 |
BASIC STATISTICAL CONCEPTS IN ECOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5403 |
MECHANISM OF ENZYME ACTIONS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5405 |
PROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5409 |
MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5411 |
APPLIED TECHNIGUES IN GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5417 |
FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5419 |
GENE TRANSFER METHODS AND VECTORS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5503 |
PROTOZOOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5505 |
BIOLOGY OF REPTILES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5509 |
PROPERTIES OF SKELETAL MUSCLE AND STRUCTURES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5511 |
FISH PARASITOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5513 |
ECOLOGY OF FISHES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5517 |
MICROSCOPIC IMAGING AND PROCESSING TECHNIQUES |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| BIO5519 |
BASIC HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5521 |
BIOLOGY OF SPIDERS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5523 |
HEMODYNAMIC CIRCULATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 2. Semester Optional Courses |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| BIO5102 |
AEROPALYNOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5104 |
ETHNOBOTANIC |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5106 |
VEGETATION OF TURKEY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5108 |
THE PRINCIPLES OF LICHENS IDENTIFICATION |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5110 |
PLANT INDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION II |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5114 |
FORENSIC PALYNOLOGY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| BIO5116 |
BOTANY FIELD APPLICATION |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5118 |
ENDEMIC AND RARE PLANTS OF TURKEY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5120 |
RECOGNITION OF DECIDUOUS TREES IN WINTER |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5182 |
M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE II |
Optional |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| BIO5200 |
BIOLOGY OF FUNGI AND MOLDS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5202 |
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GENETIC ANALYSIS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5204 |
CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5206 |
ECOGENETICS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5208 |
STEM CELL BIOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5210 |
MOLECULER TOXICOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5212 |
PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5300 |
BIOCHEMICAL APPROACHES IN PHYCOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5302 |
ECONOMIC ALGAE AND THEIR UTILIZATIONNS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5304 |
ALGAL CULTURES AND PHYTOPLANKTON ECOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5400 |
CARBOHYDRATE BIOCHEMISTRY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5402 |
ANIMAL CELL CULTURE |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5404 |
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE GENE |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5408 |
NUCLEIC ACIDS METABOLISM |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5410 |
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN BIOCHEMICAL |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5500 |
PHYSIOLOGY OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5502 |
FIELD STUDIES IN ZOOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5504 |
TECHNIGUES IN EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5506 |
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5508 |
HELMINTHOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5510 |
POISONOUS ANIMALS AND ANIMAL TOXINS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5512 |
HISTOLOGY OF THE SYSTEMS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5514 |
MECHANISMS OF DISCHARGE IN MEMICES - WATER AND ION BALANCE |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| BIO5604 |
PLANT ECOPHYSIOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
