| Course Objectives: |
This course enables students to understand sustainable development as a balanced relationship between people, society, and the planet, rather than only an environmental concept. It introduces the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and encourages students to think beyond economic growth exploring the ethical, human, and ecological dimensions of progress. Through this course, students develop critical thinking, future awareness, and systems thinking skills, gaining the ability to view global challenges from multiple perspectives and design meaningful, sustainable solutions.
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| Course Content: |
This course explores sustainable development, one of the most critical concepts of the 21st century, through a multidimensional perspective. While analyzing the delicate interrelation between ecological balance, social justice, economic prosperity, and cultural continuity, it guides students beyond mere “environmental awareness” toward developing a human-centered and ethical consciousness of transformation. Structured around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the course examines the environmental, social, economic, and governance dimensions of sustainability each week through diverse formats such as documentaries, reports, discussions, and case analyses. Students are encouraged to discover the local reflections of global issues while simultaneously questioning the intersections between sustainability and their own life practices.
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Basic Concepts: sustainable development, sustainability, GDP, Gini Index, HDI, etc. |
To be given in class |
| 2) |
Basic Concepts: sustainable development, sustainability, GDP, Gini Index, HDI, etc. |
To be given in class |
| 3) |
Basic Concepts: sustainable development, sustainability, GDP, Gini Index, HDI, etc. |
To be given in class |
| 4) |
Basic Concepts: sustainable development, sustainability, GDP, Gini Index, HDI, etc. |
To be given in class |
| 5) |
UN Sustainable Development Goals 1-17 |
To be given in class |
| 6) |
UN Sustainable Development Goals 1-17
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To be given in class |
| 7) |
UN Sustainable Development Goals 1-17
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To be given in class
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| 8) |
UN Sustainable Development Goals 1-17
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To be given in class
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| 9) |
UN Sustainable Development Goals 1-17
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To be given in class
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| 10) |
UN Sustainable Development Goals 1-17
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To be given in class
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| 11) |
UN Sustainable Development Goals 1-17
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To be given in class
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| 12) |
UN Sustainable Development Goals 1-17
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To be given in class
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| 13) |
UN Sustainable Development Goals 1-17
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To be given in class
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| 14) |
UN Sustainable Development Goals 1-17
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To be given in class
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| Course Notes / Textbooks: |
KILIÇ, S., & AYDIN, D. (2021). SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR KALKINMA: TEORİ, POLİTİKA VE UYGULAMA. NOBEL AKADEMİK YAYINCILIK.
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| References: |
United Nations. (2024). The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024
United Nations. (2023). The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition.
Swain, R. B., Dobers, P., & Bali, N. (Eds.). (2024). Routledge Handbook of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Research and Policy.
United Nations. (2023). Global Sustainable Development Report 2023: Times of Crisis, Times of Change – Science for Accelerating Transformations to Sustainable Development.
Raworth, K. (2017). Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
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