Department of Biology

Department of Biology, being active since the first years of Science & Arts Faculty, started education in the 96-97 educational year after the installation of the building and labs. The Department of Biology has undergraduate and graduate programs, in the exceptional field of Biology, in accordance with national demands and needs.   

The main objective of the department is to raise "Biologists, MSc. Biologists, PhD. Biologists", as well as conduct research in recently important fields such as Environmental Issues, Gene Technology, Tissue Culture and contribute to the solution of problems concerning the community through research. 

Our department adopted the "Credit System" along with other departments of the faculty by the year 2004-2005. The Head of the Biology Department was Prof. Dr. Belma Derman SEMİZ from the foundation of our department until the year 2003. This duty was carried out by Prof. Dr. Meral Ünal between 2003-2016, and by Prof. Dr. Nagihan Gülsoy between 2017-2022. Prof. Dr. Filiz VARDAR is the current head of the department since September 2022. 

The main goal of our department includes raising sophisticated, creative, sharing, enterprising, high-quality graduates with up-to-date and extensive knowledge, leadership virtue and skills, respect for community and environment, and being able to conduct research in international grade and quality.

In accordance with this aim, we are conducting basic and theoretical practices following advancements and trends in the world of science and technology, providing knowledge through productive and practical research compatible with national facts and needs, and providing researchers and practitioners with solid scientific and technical backgrounds.  

Our main goal is to become a pioneer, eminent, worldwide known department, serving the nation's progress, and performing international-level research and educational activities.  

To contribute to this approach, our primary vision is to determine the organization and strategies to reach our objectives, by constant renovation.  Through direct and indirect support in University-Industry and University-Graduate cooperation and by participating in international projects, opportunities will be offered to academics and young researchers in using their knowledge, especially in our country's preferred research fields.         

Undergraduate program capacity (quota) according to years, highest and lowest points

Our department was second in terms of placement scores from the "Undergraduate Placement Examination" after METU Biology in 2012-13. Also, our department accepted undergraduate students for the Evening education program with the highest scores in Turkey. Below is a table of undergraduate acceptance scores according to years. 

Year	Lowest	Highest	Quota
2021-2022	265,96	299,46	60
2020-2021	301,75	412,75	60
2019-2020	274,03	340,02	60
2018-2019	258,63	325,74	60
2015-2016	276,811	360,228	62
2014-2015	264,715	341,168	52
2013-2014	271,757	348,381	52
2012-2013	266,827	382,671	77
2012-2013 Evening	238,812	294,107	77
2011-2012	323,442	389,928	72
2011-2012 Evening	296,602	366,281	72
2010-2011	355,319	-	72
2010-2011 Evening	327,209	-	72
2009-2010	288,141	-	67
2009-2010 Evening	274,924	-	67

 

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Filiz VARDAR

 

Click for Biology Department Presentation sheet (Turkish). 

ECTS credits for undergraduate courses in our department and course contents

For course contents and ECTS information Please click.

The graduate program in our department

For detailed information about the graduate program, you can visit the Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences website. 
Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences "Biology Programme information: Biology Programme