Eco Curriculum
General Elective Course: Ecological Literacy and Sustainability
COURSE CONTENT
In this course, the themes and concepts of ecological literacy, sustainability, interdependence principle in human and nature relationship, climate crisis, carbon footprint, sustainability issues in energy and food, consumption culture and waste, environmental justice will be examined and discussed through global examples of environmental problems, good practices and cultural works such as film, literature and design.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
Ecological literacy is a term that points to an awareness about the dynamics of the natural environment, humanity’s role and responsibility in it; the critical interrogation of human relationship to non-human nature, and the environmental problems arising from that. In the current age of climate crisis, improving an ecological perspective to favor the rights of other living beings and ecosystems is considered as a citizenship consciousness. In that sense, this course aims to provide a fundamental knowledge and perspective with a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to encourage awareness about environmental problems. The course aims to examine the current climate crisis with its social, cultural and economic aspects, and raise consciousness on environmental and social sustainability.
Other Eco Curriculum Courses
1. Healthy Life and Training I / Nutrition and Dietetics / School of Health Sciences
2. Healthy Life and Training II / Nutrition and Dietetics / School of Health Sciences
3. Vegetarian Diet / Nutrition and Dietetics / School of Health Sciences
4. Ecocriticism and Posthuman Studies / English Language and Literature / Faculty of Humanities
5. Environmental Psychology / Translation and Interpreting (English) / Faculty of Humanities
6. Ecological Psychology / Psychology / Faculty of Humanities
7. Travel Literature and the Environment / English Language and Literature / Institute of Graduate Studies and Research / Faculty of Humanities
8. Film and Eco-Criticism / English Language and Literature / Institute of Graduate Studies and Research / Faculty of Humanities
9. Environment, Literature and Culture / English Language and Literature / Institute of Graduate Studies and Research / Faculty of Humanities
10. Media, Communication and the Environment / English Language and Literature / Institute of Graduate Studies and Research / Faculty of Humanities
11. Environmental Sustainability and Ecological Life / Urban Environment and Local Government Policies / Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
12. Introduction to Urban and Environmental Law / Urban Environment and Local Government Policies / Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
13. Green Political Thought / Urban Environment and Local Government Policies / Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
14. Ecological Crisis and Climate Politics / Urban Environment and Local Government Policies / Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
15. Environmental Health / Mouth and Dental Health / Dentistry Services
16. Equine-assisted Therapy-I / Equine and Coaching / Vegetable and Animal Production
17. Equine-assisted Therapy-II / Equine and Coaching / Vegetable and Animal Production
18. Equine-assisted Therapy-III / Equine and Coaching / Vegetable and Animal Production
19. Equine-assisted Therapy-IV / Equine and Coaching / Vegetable and Animal Production
20. Nature Sports / First Aid and Emergency Care / Medical Services and Techniques
21. Urban Identity and Cultural Sustainability / Building Restoration / Architecture and City Planning
