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Undergraduate Program Assessment
Program Learning Goals
B.S. Crop Science
B.S. Soil Science
B.S. Horticulture
B.S. Crop Science
Specific student learning goals have been identified in the departments such that graduates will:
- Understand the scientific basis and interdisciplinary nature of crop production systems
- Integrate skills, facts, concepts, principles and research methods from crop and other sciences in order to actively participate in a wide variety of environmental and agricultural activities, including research, outreach, education and management.
- Understand the growth and development of crop plants, current management practices, and factors that influence product quality
- Build an awareness of the physiological and biochemical processes that occur during growth, development, maturation, and harvest of crop plants
- Communicate the entire problem solving process in written or oral ways using appropriate traditional and emerging technological media
- Appreciate the importance of agronomic crops to global society and be able to contribute to the welfare of global society
- Appreciate the breadth and depth of professional opportunities in agronomy
B.S. Soil Science
Specific student learning goals have been identified in the departments such that graduates will:
- Understand the scientific basis and interdisciplinary nature of soils and the natural and human systems of which they are a part.
- Integrate skills, facts, concepts, principles and research methods from soil and other sciences in order to actively participate in a wide variety of environmental, agricultural, and urban activities
- Understand soils as natural bodies, including their patterns over the landscape and their suitability for different purposes.
- Understand the ecosystem functions soil provides, including being: a medium for plant growth, a regulator of and filtration system for our water supply, a natural recycling medium, a habitat for a huge diversity of organisms, and playing crucial role as an engineering medium in urban, rural, and natural systems.
- Communicate the entire problem solving process in written or oral ways using appropriate traditional and emerging technological media
- Appreciate the importance of soils and their management to global society and be able to contribute to the welfare of global society
- Appreciate the breadth and depth of professional opportunities that a degree in soil science allows
B.S. Horticulture
Specific student learning goals have been identified in the departments such that graduates will:
- Understand the scientific basis and interdisciplinary nature of horticulture production systems
- Integrate skills, facts, concepts, principles and research methods from horticulture and other sciences in order to actively participate in a wide variety of environmental and agricultural activities
- Understand the growth and development of horticultural plants, current management practices, and factors that influence product quality
- Communicate the entire problem solving process in written or oral ways using appropriate traditional and emerging technological media
- Build an awareness of the physiological and biochemical processes that occur during growth, development, maturation, harvest, and post-harvest of horticultural plants
- Appreciate the importance of horticulture to global society and be able to contribute to the welfare of global society
- Appreciate the breadth and depth of professional opportunities in horticulture
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