Student Learning Outcomes
By obtaining a degree from the Department of Biological Sciences, students will:
- Obtain an understanding of the fundamental principles and unifying concepts of biology
- Gain an understanding of multiple sub-disciplines of biology, including how specific concepts in these areas relate to the fundamental principles and to other sub-disciplines
- Know how to think as a scientists through exposure to the scientific process and through reading and analyzing the scientific literature
- Become scientifically literate, defined as the ability to communicate science effectively in both written and oral formats, to think critically and logically and to appreciate the linkage between biological science and society
- Understand how we acquire knowledge through research by direct participation in the process and/or through listening to scientific experts discuss their research
