ED 290

Course Code & Number

ED 290

Course Title

Sustainable Development and Education

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description

The concept of sustainability and its usage areas. Sustainability in terms of social and physical sciences. Sustainability in terms of social change. Education and sustainability. Future of humanity and sustainability. Migration, poverty and inequality. Sustainable environment, ecology, global environmental problems and sustainability. Sustainable society in concordance with nature. Population, economic system and natural habitat. Technological developments, consumption habits and environment. Social responsibility studies, sustainability in terms of concrete and intangible cultural heritage.

Course Objectives

This course aims to offer information about sustainability in terms of social and physical sciences; sustainability in terms of social change; education and sustainability. In this regard, the course aims to take a close look at the concept of sustainability and its usage areas within the educational context.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. explain the concept of sustainability and its usage areas,
2. interpret the relationship between social sciences, physical sciences, social change and sustainability,
3. evaluate the relationship between education and sustainability,
4. analyze the relationship between migration, poverty, inequality, ecology, global environmental problems and sustainability,
5. recognize social responsibility studies to apply for sustainability,
6. evaluate human-nature relationships in terms of sustainability.

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Tolga Erdoğan