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Mission and Program/Learning Outcomes

 

The mission of the Department of Earth Sciences is threefold:

  1. To provide a robust undergraduate learning and research experience for
    geoscience students.
  2. To demonstrate the importance of the geosciences to society.
  3. To promote faculty research, scholarly activity and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Student-learning outcomes

  1. Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in communication and critical thinking.
  2. Graduates will demonstrate sufficient knowledge that allows them to be competitive in the geoscience workforce and/or pursue a graduate degree.
  3. Graduates will develop the ability to independently develop, conduct and complete a novel research project. 

Our department mission and learning outcomes support the overall mission of the University and its strategic goals.  

Learn more about our assessment of our learning outcomes.

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