The Department of Biology, which was founded together with the foundation of Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University in 1992, is one of the first departments. The Department of Biology, which started education and training in 1993 and graduated its first students in 1997, also started the graduate education in 1996.

The Bachelor’s Degree Program of the Department of Biology a 240 ECTS credits, 4-year program composed of eight semesters, each of which has a 30 ECTS workload. One ECTS equals to 30 hours of student workload per semester. The department has a young, dynamic and competent academic staff. 4 Professors , 8 Associate Professors and 6 Assistant Professors are currently employed.

The students who complete the undergraduate program with obligatory and optional lessons successfully become graduate student of Biology undergraduate program. In addition, Successful students may complete a second major or minor subject from other disciplines. When the students who graduate from our department get pedagogical training, on being successful at Public Personnel Selection Examination they can be teacher by entering the staff of The Ministry of Education as well as at private schools and private teaching institutions. Our graduate students also may have a profession in medical, environmental, industrial, agricultural, forestry, and food sectors.

In every major branch of our department, many national and international scientific studies,BAP, TUBİTAK are carried out. The 16th Biology Student Congress was successfully held by our department with participation of about 350 students of Biology Department from 32 universities. This congress has the importance from the point of the first congress done at our university.

Aims and Objectives

Aims :

To coach students through instruction of fundamental physical information and contemporary educational methods in becoming biologist who can fulfill occupational requirements of the worldwide industry. Equipped with advanced technology, our laboratories serve our students in contributing their applied knowledge to Biology.

Objectives :

To become one of the best departments of Biology that follows technological developments and pursues advanced level scientific research, to train physicists who are critical thinkers possessing leadership skills and capable of interdisciplinary collaboration and who are innovative and can produce original solutions.

Level of Qualification and Qualification Awarded

Upon successful completion of this program, students are awarded with the qualification of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN BIOLOGY.

A Bachelor's Degree Program in Biology is a 240 ECTS Credits, 4-year program. The program meets the requirements by both the ECTS credits and level descriptors of the first cycle degree qualifications of the Overarching Framework of European Qualifications Framework HE(QF-EHEA) and the 6th level qualifications of the Turkish Qualifications Framework for HE (TYYÇ, NQF-HETR). The level descriptors also meet the 6th level requirements of the qualifications of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL) .

Specific Admission Requirements

Admission of national students to the Biology program is contingent on success on the nationally centralized Student Selection Examination (OSYS) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (OSYM). Candidates who succeed on the LYS examination (Undergraduate Placement Examination) are enrolled according to their type MF-2 score preferences.

Admission of foreign students is possible through an evaluation of students’ individual application to the university. For further and detailed information please visit General Admission Requirements and Registration Procedures in the menu items of the Information on the Institution.

For further information, please contact to Nigde University International Office.

Contact :

International Office
Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Main Campus, 51240 Niğde, TÜRKİYE

Phone: 0 388 225 21 48
Fax: 0 388 225 23 85

E-mail:erasmus@ohu.edu.tr

Web:http://www.ohu.edu.tr/uluslararasi/index.php?ln=en

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

With an understanding of lifelong learning, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University recognizes the previously taken courses in another institution and exempt them from graduation credit, as long as the courses match with the learning outcomes of the registered programme at Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University. The learning outcome match and the exemption are decided by the Faculty Board in line with the related laws and regulations.

Profile of the Programme

Biology Department has been established with a mission to provide the students a high quality program to follow and learn cutting edge technologies and at the same time to participate actively in applied and theoretical research.

The undergraduate program is designed in accordance with a cooperative education strategy and an understanding of hands-on experience, so that the new trends in the technology can be adapted easily. The program constitutes the foreground in the fields of General Biology, Botany, Zoology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Thus it is aimed to provide the students the skills to apply the knowledge of biology and fundamental sciences to understand different areas of Biology and to specialize at least in one of them; and to participate in creative and integrative design activities as well.

Undergraduate (Bachelor's Degree) program in Biology (First Cycle in QF-EHEA and 6th level in TYYÇ ) is an academically-oriented program giving access to degree and non-degree research program and professional practice demanding high levels of knowledge and skills. The classification of the program with respect to "ISCED (The International Standard Classification of Education) 2011" and "NQF-HETR (The Turkish Qualifications Framework for HE)" and the codes of the fields of education can be listed as follows:
ISCED Field of Education: 42 - Biology
ISCED 2011 Level: 6, Orientation (Profile): 64, Subcategory: 645 - Academically-oriented "first cycle", bachelor's degree
NQF-HETR Field of Education: 42 - Biology
NQF-HETR Profile of Education: Academically-oriented "first cycle", bachelor's degree
Learning and Teaching Methods:

The most frequently used Instructional Methods of the educational programs of NigdeÖmer Halisdemir University are given below. Programs commonly apply these methods as appropriate instructional approaches in accordance with their aims and objectives.

The instructional methods applied for achieving the goal of meeting the expected learning outcomes at the Biology program at large are indicated in the section of ‘program learning outcomes’, and those methods utilized for individual course units are indicated in the relevant section of “ description of indivusal course unit’.

Examples of Learning and Teaching Methods:
Lecture & In-Class Activities
Group Work
Laboratory
Reading
Assignment (Homework)
Project Work
Seminar
Web Based Learning
Implementation/Application/Practice
Practice at a workplace
Occupational Activity
Social Activity
Thesis Work
Field Study
Report Writing
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

Students, graduating our department, as well as teaching at private schools and courses, may also carry out teaching at Ministry of National Education personnel cadre by having pedagogical formation if they pass Public Personnel Selection Examination.

On the other hand, our graduate students have an opportunity to find a job at businesses having quality control system.

Students, trained much better, find opportunity to have doctorate degree both at home and abroad.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The qualification of Physicist is obtained upon graduation from the programme Biology, which requires;
Completion of all the courses designated within the curriculum of the programme, having a total of 240 ECTS Credits, with passing grades.
Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.

For detailed information: Please see "NigdeÖmer halisdemir University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education"

Access to Further Studies

Upon successful completion of this programme, students may apply to master’s (second cycle) and in some cases, to doctorate (third cycle) degree programs in or related fields of BIOLOGY. According to the National Regulations on Graduate Education, students are admitted to master’s programmes taking into account their undergraduate (first cycle degree) achievement level and the scores on the subject-specific entrance examinations of the Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) centrally administered by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM). Within the framework of the national regulations, regulations endorsed by the senate of each university stipulatethe weight of ALES Examination results in the overall evaluation of candidates. Depending on the institutions’ regulations, for some programmes to be accessed, a certain level of foreign language proficiency is also required.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

The methods applied for assessment of the achievement of the expected program learning outcomes for the entire program of Biology are shown below and those those for the individual course units are given in the relevant section of the course description with their contribution to the final grades.
Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
Make-up Exam
Short Exam
Homework Assessment
Presentation of Report
Computer Based Presentation
Presentation of Thesis
Presentation of Document
Examinations:

The success of students in achieving the expected leaning outcomes of the each course unit within the curriculum of Biology programme is evaluated via assessments of in-term activities and final examination which takes place at the end of each semester.

Assessment of in-term activities includes a minimum number of a mid-term examination, a homework and a short-exam (quiz) as compulsory assessment methods for all the course units within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations. The programmes are encouraged to define more assessment methods for the in-term activities depending on their needs for measuring the achievements of the outcomes at the programme and course unit levels in order to ensure the educational aims and objectives. The nature and number of the assessment methods used for each course unit together with their contribution the final grades are given under the title of “Assessment and Grading” in the sections of course descriptions. These arrangements are announced in advance, at the beginning of each semester and published in the sections of the course descriptions on this web site.

Mid-term and final examinations are conducted in dates, places and times determined and announced by the University. The students’ final semester grade is given by their instructors based on mid-term examination, homework evaluation, short-examinations, final examination and, if there is any, other assessment results taking into account the students’ compliance with attendance to the course activities.

The contribution of assessment grades of the in-term activities to the final grade could be at most 40% and that of the final exam cannot be less than 40 % and higher than 60% for all for all the course units within all degree programmes defined by the Regulations.

Course units, which do not require a mid-term, homework, short-exam and/or a final exam, such as work placement, are determined by the administration of the related departments and specific assessment and grading methods for these courses are also announced through the same channels described above. Evaluation of such activities is made through the procedures defined by the Senate and assessed by Pass (P) or Fail (F) grades.

Grading:

The success of a student for each assessment (in-term and final) defined for each course unit is evaluated by the instructor. Evaluations are made over a scale of 100 points and converted to the letter grades at the end of the semester taking into account the standard deviation of grades and grade point average of the class and using the relative evaluation method, principles of which have been set by the Senate.

Please see the section of “Grade Evaluation” for detailed information.

Graduation Requirements:

In order for a student to graduate from the Biology program the following conditions must to be met:
Completion of all the courses designated within the curriculum of the programme, having a total of 240 ECTS Credits, with passing grades.
Achievement of a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.

For detailed information: Please see "Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University's Rules & Regulations for Undergraduate Education"

Mode of Study:

Bachelor of Science in Biology at Niğde Ömer HalisdemirUniversity is a full time / face to face programme.