Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik (İngilizce) Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• It is a higher education program that covers an eight-semester program based on secondary education qualifications and provides education for a specific learning area or profession.

• Learning takes place in the form of formal, open or distance education. In addition, practical trainings are carried out as internships or workplace training in laboratories and industry, health institutions and workplaces within higher education institutions.

• To be able to define general concepts and problems related to Molecular Biology and Genetics and to produce solutions.
• To understand the relationship between matter and energy in organisms.
• To be able to define the structure-function relationship in cells and organisms at the molecular level.
• To be able to explain the relationships between life forms and their environment.
• To be able to explain genetic transmission in organisms and populations.
• Understand the history and nature of scientific thought and apply it to problems in the field.
• To be able to work individually, make independent decisions and participate effectively in group work involving different disciplines.
• To be able to follow scientific and technological innovations with the awareness of continuous learning and apply them to the field.
• To be able to generate hypotheses using existing knowledge, design and conduct experiments to solve problems and interpret the results obtained.
• To be able to express their work in national and international scientific platforms in written and oral form and to use at least one foreign language related to their profession.
• To be able to apply biological concepts to individual, social, economic, technological and environmental issues and to develop sustainable approaches to problem solving.
• To be able to internalize the rules of academic ethics and act responsibly.

Has advanced level of the key competencies listed below.

• Literacy competence
• Multilingual competence
• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering
• Digital competence
• Personal, social and learning to learn competence
• Citizenship competence
• Entrepreneurship competence
• Cultural awareness and expressive competence

• Students must attend classes, practical and laboratory sessions, and examinations. Students' attendance is tracked by the instructor concerned. In order to be eligible to take final examinations, students must attend at least 70% of theoretical lectures and 80% of practical sessions. Insufficient attendance for any reason disqualifies students from taking the final examinations.

To oversee the quality of higher education programs;

- YÖK is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and supervising education and training and other activities in higher education institutions.

- "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" of higher education institutions prepared within the framework of the criteria determined by YÖK are published every year. The reports prepared according to these reports, including quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

- "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report" containing academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions is published annually by CoHE. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is ensured according to the "Procedures and Principles for Ensuring Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":

1. Creation and Approval of Curricula: YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.1. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will provide to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

1.2. The curricula of the National Core Curricula are adopted by the relevant Council of Deans and implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of the Council of Higher Education.

2. Assessment and Evaluation: The measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes of each undergraduate program is carried out according to the teaching and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs, if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receive a bachelor's diploma.

4. Self-Assessment-External Evaluation: Higher education institutions, in the context of continuous monitoring, enter the "Institutional Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions issued by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also indicate that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is ensured. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the legislation.

5.  Association for Curriculum Evaluation and Accreditation of Science, Literature, Science-Literature, Language and History-Geography Faculties (FEDEK)

• To graduate from secondary education institutions or secondary education institutions of foreign countries whose equivalence is approved by the Ministry of National Education and to meet the admission requirements for undergraduate programs of higher education institutions.
• To be placed in the relevant undergraduate program of the higher education institution as a result of the central examination conducted by Ölçme Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi (ÖSYM), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK.
• To have obtained sufficient points as a result of the central exam conducted by ÖSYM for the programs of higher education institutions that accept students with a special talent exam, the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK, and to have succeeded in the special talent exam.
• To be placed in undergraduate programs that are the continuation of the fields they have completed in higher education institutions for associate degree graduates as a result of Dikey Geçiş Sınavı (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM, the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK.

• Graduates of the Molecular Biology and Genetics can find different positions in pharmaceutical, food and medical companies including medical clinics and laboratories. In addition, new graduates holding a bachelor’s degree can apply for various research, teaching or faculty positions at numerous Universities and Institutes nationwide and abroad. Moreover, they can establish start-up firms.

1 . Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transferring Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer in Higher Education Institutions

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs to Undergraduate Education

2. Law No. 2547 on Higher Education (Additional Article-35)

2.1. Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board

Qualification is continuous