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Student Learning Outcomes

Environmental Science:  Large River Ecosystems  (Ph.D.)

 

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to: 

  1. demonstrate an understanding of: fundamental physical, chemical, and biological processes in large river ecosystems; and the unique interactions, non-ideal conditions, etc., that distinguish environmental processes in large river ecosystems from others
  2. validate the use of contemporary scientific methodologies used to model environmental processes that are relevant to large river ecosystem science
  3. develop quantitative tools to model environmental processes in large river ecosystems
  4. independently define problems, formulate hypotheses, design and conduct experiments, interpret data, and report findings on an area relevant to large river ecosystem science
  5. identify gaps in the current knowledge of environmental issues in large river ecosystems and develop approaches to fill those gaps
  6. analyze and interpret research findings, draw conclusions from research findings, and integrate findings into contemporary state of knowledge
  7. transfer research findings by reporting in writing and orally the outcomes of original research to the public and other professionals