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KAY6362Environmental Ethics Approaches3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Muhammed Yunus BİLGİLİ
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to examine human-environment relations through environmental ethics approaches systematically and to explain the relationship between environmental ethics and environmental issues such as climate change, environmental justice and municipal solid waste pollution.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Have detailed information about environmental ethics1,31,3,
PO - 2 : Explain the relationship between environmental issues and environmental ethics1,31,3,
PO - 3 : Will be able to offer suggestions on the utilization of environmental ethics approaches in combating environmental issues1,2,31,3,
PO - 4 : Explain the effects of environmental ethics approaches on policy areas such as economy, security, law and politics1,31,3,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Environment, environmental issues, ethics, morality, environmental ethics, anthropocentric environmental ethics, biocentric environmental ethics, holistic environmental ethics, deep ecology, environmental justice, social ecology, climate justice, environmental management and environmental ethics, ecofeminism, ecosocialism, ecofascism, ecoanarchism, land ethics, lifeboat ethics.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1The concept of environment and the causes of environmental issues
 Week 2Concepts of ethics and morality
 Week 3Emergence and development of environmental ethics
 Week 4The anthropocentric environmental ethics
 Week 5Pathocentric and biocentric environmental ethics
 Week 6Holistic environmental ethics approach
 Week 7General evaluation and comparison of environmental ethics approaches
 Week 8Deep ecology
 Week 9Midterm Exam
 Week 10Lifeboat ethics
 Week 11Land ethics
 Week 12Environmental justice
 Week 13The relationship between climate change and environmental ethics
 Week 14Political ideologies and environmental ethics
 Week 15Sustainable development and environmental ethics
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Attfield R. 2019; Environmental Ethics: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press.
 
Recommended Reading
1Des Jardins, J. R. 2006; Çevre Etiği - Çevre Felsefesine Giriş, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara.
2Kılıç, S. 2013. Çevre Etiği, Orion Yayınevi, Ankara.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 19/11/2024 1 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 12 19/12/2024 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 07/01/2025 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 14 3 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 14 8 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 12 24
Arasınav 1 2 2
Ödev 3 2 6
Kısa sınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 12 3 36
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load225