Department of Genetics and Bioengineering

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

To see the course details (such as objectives, learning outcomes, content, assessment and ECTS workload), click the relevant Course Code given in the table below.

1. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
CHEM 100		General Chemistry	2	2	3	6
ENG 101		Academic Skills in English I	2	2	3	3
FENG 101		Fundamentals of Engineering Culture	2	0	2	4
GBE 100		General and Molecular Biology	2	2	3	6
IUE 100		Orientation and Career Planning	1	0	1	2
MATH 153		Calculus I	2	2	3	6
SFL 1013		Second Foreign Languages I	2	2	3	3
Total :						30

1. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ENG 102		Academic Skills in English II	2	2	3	4
FENG 102		Introduction to Engineering	2	0	2	4
MATH 154		Calculus II	2	2	3	6
PHYS 100		General Physics I	2	2	3	6
SE 113		Introduction to Programming	2	2	3	6
SFL 1024		Second Foreign Languages II	2	2	3	4
Total :						30

2. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
GBE 206		Genetics	2	2	3	5
GBE 220		Biochemistry	2	2	3	5
HIST 100		Principles of Atatürk and History of Revolution	4	0	4	4
MATH 240		Probability for Engineers	3	0	3	6
MATH 250		Linear Algebra for Engineers	3	0	3	6
SFL 201		Second Foreign Languages III	2	2	3	4
Total :						30

2. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ENG 210		Technical English for Engineers	3	0	3	4
GBE 204		Human Anatomy and Physiology	2	2	3	6
GBE 208		General and Molecular Biology 2	2	2	3	5
GBE 210		Bioengineering Thermodynamics and Kinetics	2	2	3	5
MATH 236		Engineering Statistics	3	0	3	6
SFL 202		Second Foreign Languages IV	2	2	3	4
Total :						30

3. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ELEC 001		Elective Course I	3	0	3	5
GBE 303		Biotransport Phenomena	3	0	3	6
GBE 309		Genetic Engineering Techniques	3	2	4	6
GBE 315		Microbial Genetics and Biotechnology	2	2	3	5
POOL 005		GEC- Social Sciences C: Arts and Communication	3	0	3	4
TURK 100		Turkish	4	0	4	4
Total :						30

3. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
BME 312		Biomaterials	2	2	3	5
ELEC 002		Elective Course II	3	0	3	5
GBE 308		Cancer Biology and Genetics	2	2	3	5
GBE 312		Cell and Tissue Engineering	2	4	4	6
GBE 314		Bioprocess Engineering	2	2	3	5
POOL 004		GEC- Social Sciences B: Humanities and Social Sciences	3	0	3	4
Total :						30

4. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ELEC 003		Elective Course III	3	0	3	4
ELEC 004		Elective Course IV	3	0	3	5
ELEC 005		Elective Course V	3	0	3	5
ELEC 006		Elective Course VI	3	0	3	5
FENG 497		Multidisciplinary Engineering Projects	2	2	3	6
GBEST 400		Engineering Summer Training	0	0	0	5
Total :						30

4. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ELEC 007		Elective Course VII	3	0	3	5
ELEC 008		Elective Course VIII	3	0	3	5
ELEC 009		Elective Course IX	3	0	3	5
ELEC 010		Elective Course X	3	0	3	5
FENG 498		Engineering Capstone	0	6	3	6
POOL 006		GEC- Social Awareness and Ethics	3	0	3	4
Total :						30

Elective Courses
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
BME 302		Current Topics in Biomedical Engineering	3	0	3	5
BME 307		Biosensors	3	0	3	5
BME 308		Medical Informatics	3	0	3	5
BME 310		Introduction to Bioinformatics	2	2	3	5
BME 311		Computational Bioinformatics	2	2	3	6
BME 315		Molecular Biophysics	3	0	3	5
BME 317		Biomedical Mass Transport and Chemical Reactions	2	2	3	6
BME 403		Biomedical Signal Processing	2	2	3	5
BME 404		Biomedical Image Processing	2	2	3	5
BME 405		Biomedical Optics	2	2	3	5
BME 406		Robotics and Biomechanics	3	0	3	5
BME 407		Artificial Organs and Life Support Systems	3	0	3	5
BME 408		Biomedical Polymer Technologies	3	0	3	5
BME 410		Biomedical System Design	2	2	3	5
BME 411		Radiation Physics	3	0	3	5
BME 413		Bionanotechnology	3	0	3	5
BME 414		Characterization Methods in Nanotechnology	3	0	3	5
BME 420		PCR-based Molecular Diagnosis	2	2	3	5
BME 425		Biostatistics	2	2	3	6
BME 436		Medical Device Policies and Regulations	3	0	3	5
CE 405		Programming for Bioinformatics	3	0	3	5
CE 476		Music and Computers	3	0	3	5
FE 211		Material and Energy Balances	2	2	3	6
FE 212		Introduction to Fluid Mechanics	3	0	3	6
FE 250		Analytical Chemistry	3	2	4	5
FE 260		Organic Chemistry	2	2	3	5
FE 270		Food Chemistry	3	2	4	6
FE 301		Heat Transfer	2	2	3	5
FE 304		Mass Transfer	3	0	3	7
FE 350		Fermentation Technology	3	0	3	5
FE 410		Research and Development Projects	2	2	3	5
FE 414		Economics of Food Engineering	3	0	3	5
FE 430		Shelf-life of Food Products	3	0	3	5
FE 440		Recyclability of Packaging Materials	2	2	3	5
FE 450		Food Packaging Materials	2	2	3	5
GBE 304		Current Topics in Genetics and Bioengineering	3	0	3	5
GBE 307		Biotechnology	2	2	3	6
GBE 310		Stem Cells	3	0	3	5
GBE 323		Bioentrepreneurship	3	0	3	5
GBE 330		Nobel Prize-Winning Studies	3	0	3	5
GBE 340		Cell Death Mechanisms	3	0	3	5
GBE 350		Ethics in Science and Research	3	0	3	5
GBE 355		Microbial Biofilms	3	0	3	5
GBE 360		Cell Signaling	3	0	3	5
GBE 370		Molecular Immunology	3	0	3	6
GBE 402		Cellular Therapy and Regenerative Medicine	2	2	3	6
GBE 403		Cell Culture Techniques	2	2	3	6
GBE 404		Developmental Biology	3	0	3	5
GBE 405		Transgenic Organisms	3	0	3	5
GBE 406		Gene Control and Epigenetics	2	2	3	6
GBE 407		Genomics and Proteomics	2	2	3	6
GBE 411		Design and Analysis in Bioengineering	2	2	3	5
GBE 412		Bioenergy	3	0	3	5
GBE 430		Biotechnology Entrepreneurship	3	0	3	5
GBE 440		Gene Therapy	3	0	3	5
GBE 450		Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Affairs	3	0	3	5
MATH 207		Introduction to Differential Equations I	2	2	3	5
MATH 208		Introduction to Differential Equations II	2	2	3	5
MATH 400		Biomathematics	3	0	3	7
MED 220		Research Skills in Biomedical Sience	3	0	3	5
MED 260		Introduction to Immunology	3	0	3	4
MED 310		Current Topics in Immunology and Cancer	3	0	3	5
SE 204		Human-Computer Interaction	3	0	3	5
SE 320		Introduction to Computer Games	3	0	3	5
SE 350		Game Design	3	0	3	5

Additional Notes

In order to graduate, at least 240 ECTS credit courses must be succesfully completed. The students must complete the GEC and elective courses to provide a total of 240 ECTS. Otherwise they will be deemed not to fulfill the conditions for graduation.

Important Explanation about Elective Courses

In order to graduate, GBE students are obliged to take 10 technical elective courses. Technical elective courses SHOULD be from "GBE Technical Elective Courses" list. The courses that are not included in this list will not be counted as technical elective.

Important Explanation about GEC Courses

The students of the Department of Genetics and Bioengineering have to take 10 GECs (General Education Course) in order to graduate.

GECs should be taken as:

- 1 course from POOL 004 -Social Sciences B: Humanities and Social Sciences

- 1 course from POOL 005 -Social Sciences C: Arts and Communication

- 1 course from POOL 006 -Social Awareness and Ethics

If you need support for these courses due to your disability, please refer to Disability Support Unit. Contact; engelsiz@ieu.edu.tr

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