An introduction to the various texts problematizing women?s relationship with identity, culture and society. A cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach exploring the connection between gender, sexuality, class, race, religion and nationality as reflected in literature.

Looking at the Turkish History, Culture and Society during Republican times through the lens of movies. Analyzing relationships between different elements of society with a historical perspective and with historical realities. Major themes, such as minorities, urbanization, Islam and gender relations will be covered.

Explores the relationships between medicine, healthcare practices, the human body, and visual culture from Ancient Mesopotamia to present day Türkiye. An introduction to visual medical and health humanities, the human condition is examined using diverse works of art drawn from different eras, geographies, stylistic and cultural movements. Develops skills of critical observation, description, and creativity by studying works from the history of art that highlight medicine, healing, and healthcare.

Historical and theoretical definitions of creativity. Creativity myths. How people learn to be creative and foster everyday creativity. Creativity in various disciplines.

Introduction to Law; Public Law; Private Law; Introduction to Turkish Law (Turkish Judicial System; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure) History of Turkish Private Law; Basic Concepts of Private Law; Law of Persons; Law of Contracts; Sales Contracts; Law of Torts; Law of Property; Business Enterprises; Negotiable Instrument; Secured Transactions; Corporate Law; Corporate Taxation; Competition Law; Intellectual Property Law; International Commercial Arbitration; Labour Law.

Integration of the knowledge from different areas of the business curriculum: operations, marketing, accounting, finance, information systems, management strategy by applying concepts and frameworks to real life cases to solve business problems; teamwork and presentations.

Integration of the knowledge from different areas of the business curriculum: operations, marketing, accounting, finance, information systems, management strategy by applying concepts and frameworks to real life cases to solve business problems; teamwork and presentations.

Integration of the knowledge from different areas of the business curriculum: operations, marketing, accounting, finance, information systems, management strategy by applying concepts and frameworks to real life cases to solve business problems; teamwork and presentations.

Information regarding cell structure and function, cell signaling, vesicular trafficking, cell-division cycle, and extracellular matrix. Introduction to cell signaling, G-protein coupled receptors, TGF-beta family members and cytokine receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases, pathways involving proteolysis, ingtegration of signals and gene controls, cell division and cell cycle, membrane trafficking, cytoskeleton, cancer and presentations.

Applied aspects of molecular biology. Introduction and explanation of what is molecular biotechnology as a scientific discipline, which tools of recombinant DNA technologies are applied, and industrial microbiology. The development of molecular biotechnology, DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis, recombinant DNA technology, chemical synthesis, amplification, and sequencing of DNA, bioinformatics, genomics and proteomics, heterologous protein production in eukaryotic cells, directed mutagenesis and protein engineering, protein therapeutics, nucleic acids as therapeutic agents, vaccines, synthesis of commercial products by recombinant microorganisms, transgenic animals, molecular biotechnology and society.

Mechanisms by which cells respond to external physical forces (tension, compression, shear, pressure) and relevant signaling processes involved in development, regeneration and pathology (i.e. cancer); mechanisms of cell-matrix interactions and physical stimuli-mediated cellular processes such as tissue remodeling. Cell cytoskeleton and mechanics, ECM and cell-matrix interactions, cellular responses to external physical stimuli, cellular responses to external physical stimuli, mechanobiology in development, mechanobiology in regeneration and tissue remodeling, mechanobiology in disease, analysis of cell mechanics, Manipulation of cell mechanics, applications of mechanobiology.

Study of molecular mechanisms of autophagy regulation in health and disease. The basic mechanisms of autophagy and contribution of autophagy abnormalities to disease formation, progression and drug responses. Introduction to autophagy, Molecular mechanisms-I: ULK1/2, ATG13, ATG9 complexes, Molecular mechanisms-II: Beclin 1 complexes, Molecular mechanisms-III: Omegasome complexes, Molecular mechanisms-IV: ATG8/LC3 conjugation systems, Molecular mechanisms-V: Selective autophagy and receptors, Molecular mechanisms-VI: Autolysosomes, Molecular mechanisms-VII: mTOR and AMPK pathways, Autophagy and cancer, Autophagy and neurodegeneration, Autophagy and rare diseases, Autophagy and infection, Autophagy and immunity.

Aim: to teach the biochemical changes in cancer metabolism, alteration of certain enzyme activities, hormones and growth factors, biochemical tumor markers. A biochemical approach to the cancer cell, carbohydrate metabolism in cancer, differences of glycolysis in cancer cell and healthy cell, pentose phosphate pathway in cancer cells and healthy cells, tricarboxylic acid cycle in cancer cells and healthy cells, fatty acid metabolism in cancer cells and healthy cells, Impact of fatty acid metabolism on the cancer cells correlated with cell signaling, biochemistry of cell signaling, cell signaling pathways, a biochemical approach to cancer metastasis.

Aim: understanding database systems concepts and possess the knowledge about how to use available biological databases and data analysis tools efficiently. Biological databases, database creation and management, introduction to commonly used analysis tools. Extensive use of different biological data types and data formats, biological data editing techniques, Disease-centric databases, data processing and data analysis tools, web-based bioinformatics environments for research and analysis of biological data.

To imitate the physiological, pathological and extracellular matrix characteristics in health and diseases in in vitro. Introduction to 3D culture systems. Applications of 3D cultures in health and disease. Applications of different synthetic and natural hydrogels for 3D culture. Methods to experimental design of 3D culture systems. Organoids and tissue models. Methods to generate spheroids in in vitro. Blood-brain barrier and neuromuscular junction and neural communication models in 3D cultures. Multiplex cell culture approaches in 3D systems. Drug delivery methods for 3D systems. Microfluidic and organ-on-chip systems.

The broad topics of gene network design, stochasticity in gene expression, and evolution of genes and networks, detailed critiques of the selected current/classic papers in the Systems/Synthetic/Computational Biology fields, data analysis methods, experimental controls, results, and main conclusions.

Students will attend seminars on the new developments and applications related to cellular and molecular medicine throughout the semester. The students will provide summary reports on 6 of these seminars to the program coordinators.

This course is non-credit and aims to increase the scientific interaction between students and improve their presentation skills with the participation of students from all interdisciplinary programs. The Seminar course which is consisting of presentation of the studies and researches in front of the community within the framework of the techniques determined with the guidance of the advisor, and question and answer part are graded each semester.

Multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases: Mechanisms of diseases, pathologic findings, clinical presentations, laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging and treatment. Topics include heart failure, congenital heart disease, ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, hypertension and hypertensive heart disease, pericardial disease and heart tumors, atherosclerosis and non-atherosclerotic vascular diseases.

Introduction to the time value of money and discounted cash flow analysis; coverage of financial decisions to maximize the value of the firm?s equity: valuation of assets, liabilities, and common equity; capital budgeting decisions; opportunity cost of capital; risk and return.

To give qualified Chemical and Biological Engineering students a unique opportunity to teach as a part of their undergraduate experience; to give responsibility for running review and problem sessions, holding office hours and supervising laboratories for Chemical and Biological Engineering area courses.