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College of Education

Biology

Department Description:

The Department of Biology was established in 2014 as the fourth scientific department of the College of Education based on the urgent need of the Ministry of Education in the Kurdistan Region for teachers who are specialized, qualified teachers to teach the biology module in secondary schools. This does not mean that the department is limited to the country’s needs, as the science is open to all for each person’s interest in this area.

Department Vision:

Science evolves, concepts are changing with the scientific discoveries, and to create conscious generations in the future, a teacher must have an open mind, work by logic, and accurately convey information to students.

Department Mission:

Population growth in the Kurdistan region is on the rise, and education is an essential need for the scientific progress of the next generation at a level that meets the high ambitions of its people. There is an urgent need to foster a generation of efficient teachers, skilled in biology and educational sciences. The department strives to fulfill this urge.

Learning Outcomes at Department:

Graduates learn the basic concepts in biological sciences that qualify them to teach biology in secondary schools with the latest findings in biology science and work in areas related to their specialization. Become academics who communicate scientific developments and speak within the academic framework. Be well versed in pedagogy and teaching methods. They understand research methodology and are able to conduct scientific research in the fields of biology, education, and psychology.

Department Study Methods:

Studying in the department is in-class, face-to-face, with load work hours. Distance learning is not applied, but in emergent circumstances, as in the case of ‘Covid-19’, resort to hybrid learning in both synchronous and asynchronous classes. The curriculum follows the integrative system; students who finished secondary school with a baccalaureate degree take credits for studying theoretical and practical, compulsory and elective, modules in biological, psychological, and educational science. In the final year, students take field studies, which include school watching and teaching applications in secondary schools. They are then awarded a bachelor’s degree in Educational Biological Sciences.

Language used in department:

The language of study is English, which includes scientific material and exams. The first semester includes the module Kurdology, which is taught in Kurdish because of its specificity. Studying Kurdology includes both native and foreign students; therefore, foreign students must obtain a certificate in the Kurdish language at the Language Center of the University of Sulaimani before starting study in the department.

Duration of Studies:

Duration of the study in the Department is four calendar years included eight semesters. Each calendar year includes an academic year that starts on September 1, ends on July 31, while the teaching staff, and students alike, except the department administration, enjoy a summer vacation in the months of July and August. Each academic year includes two study semesters. Each semester is fifteen weeks, including mid and final-terms exams. The curricula are adapted to the bologna process, which cohered to The European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The total number of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) for the eight semesters are (180), 30 for each. The credits required to pass an academic year are 36 ECTS out of 60 for two the annual semesters, the remaining 24 ECTS can be loaded to the students during their study period, provided that their accumulation should not exceed 30.

Academic Staff:

Bahroz

Bahrouz Mahmood Amin Al-Jaff

Assistant/Associate professor

PhD

Sndus

Sndos Bashir Mustafa

Assistant lecturer

MSc

Nabaz

Nabaz Rasheed Khwarahm

Assistant/Associate professor

PhD

Nazira

Nadhira Shaban Salih

Lecturer

PhD

Dlshad

Dlshad Abdullah Rashid

Assistant lecturer

PhD student

Sonia

Sonia Shawket Abdulfatah

Assistant lecturer

MSc

Karox

Karokh Ali Khdir

Assistant lecturer

MSc

Fatma

Fatima Star Jabar

Assistant lecturer

MSc

Saman

Saman Mustafa Mohammed

Assistant lecturer

MSc

Shadia

Shadia Ali Abid

Assistant lecturer

MSc

Sarkawt

Sarkawt Sleman Amin

Assistant lecturer

MSc