GAZETTE FUTURE, Vol. 6 No. 4, 2023.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.32779/gf.6.4.4
Integrative biology as a need to redesign curricula at universities in countries of ex. Yugoslavia
Suvad Lelo
; Univerzitet u Sarajevu, Prirodno-matematički fakultet, Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
Denisa Žujo Zekić
; Univerzitet "Džemal Bijedić" u Mostaru, Nastavnički fakultet, Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina
Džana Kuna
; Univerzitet u Sarajevu, Prirodno-matematički fakultet, Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina
Abstract
Integrative biology imposes the concept of studying biology as an interdisciplinary problem both between primarily biological subdisciplines and with closely related biotechnical, health and environmental professions and sciences. In order to get closer to the global trends in education and employment, it is necessary to adapt the modules and teaching method (lecturers who are undisputed experts in the field) and a larger number of real interdisciplinary studies (commercial study of horticulture where the introductory year would be held by chemists and biologists, and the final year by agricultural and forestry experts; Special medical zoology where the introductory year would be held by biologists, and the final year by doctors and veterinarians, etc.), which is practically unimaginable at the moment. The essence of integrative biology can be summed up in the simple understanding of generalization, from the individual to the general. This work tries purposefully provoke a storm of comments and conflicting opinions, aiming for the epilogue of creating a valuable expert in the field of interest who sees the concept of science as a set of useful but above all usable knowledge in practice. Believing that the time of self-criticism is not yet at a realistic level of acceptance. We used data (which cannot be disclosed to the general public at this time) presented at the Councils as disputed guidelines in the profiling of personnel at individual faculties. pointing out to wider academic circles that the solution is visible and looming, but need to face the egos and representations of irreplaceable scholars and creators of thought put before interests
of developing higher education institutions as temples of knowledge for future generations.
Keywords
philosophy of biology, integration, integrative biology, interdisciplinarity, reductionism.
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312995
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Publication date:
31.12.2023.
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