CA&ES

Program Learning Outcomes Landscape Architecture Communication and design representation

• Communicate about landscapes through written, oral, and graphic means 
• Employ 2D and 3D landscape visualization both by hand and digitally 
• Apply professional conventions in the production of construction documents 
• Landscape Architecture history/theory

Identify major values and theories that drive landscape design 

• Situate landscape architecture in the context of western and non-western traditions 
• Apply t

Program Learning Outcomes International Agricultural Development

• Articulate the basic principles of plant biology, soil science, human nutrition, microeconomics, sociology, agricultural production, and community development.
• Articulate the fundamental principles of at least one area of specialization from the following: Environmental Issues; Rural Communities, Trade and Economic Development; Plant or Animal Production.
• Understand and utilize a variety of project design, and implementation and assessment tools including: SWOT Analysis, Problem trees, etc.; Logica

Program Learning Outcomes Hydrology

• Comprehend the hydrologic cycle and related major water quantity and quality challenges and their relevance to human health and well-being, ecosystems, and the food supply.

Program Learning Outcomes Human Development

• Identify key issues and concepts relevant to the understanding of how human behavior develops over the life cycle and be able to explain them to a layperson. 
• Generate a hypothesis using a conceptual model relevant to a developmental question and identify an appropriate test of that hypothesis. 
• See how research findings can be applied in real-life settings.

reviewed: 2017

Program Learning Outcomes Global Disease Biology Global Disease Issues in Animals, Humans, and Plants

Demonstrate an understanding of historical, cultural, and scientific antecedents to past, present, and emerging global health problems.

Demonstrate the ability to:

Program Learning Outcomes Food Science Food Chemistry

• Describe molecular structures associated with food carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins, and relate structure to their food functionality.
• Describe major food chemical reactions (e.g.

Program Learning Outcomes Fiber and Polymer Science*

• Demonstrate acquired knowledge in physical science and mathematics and an in-depth understanding of principles in fiber and polymer materials science; 
• Utilize analytical skills and qualitative and quantitative methodologies in scientific inquiries and problem solving; 
• Formulate questions critically, define goals and examine issues creatively through review of literature, design and execution of experiments, analysis of data and evaluations of results;  
• Evaluate issues and problems i

Program Learning Outcomes Environmental Toxicology

• Critically evaluate and interpret scientific data, information, and lab results. 
• Write and clearly present key aspects of fundamental toxicology and the discipline’s relevancy to real-world issues. 
• Utilize scientific literature and databases to identify information needed to understand and effectively communicate aspects of toxicology. 
• Master a broad set of [toxicology] knowledge concerning the fundamentals in the basic areas of toxicology. 
• Demonstrate an understanding

Program Learning Outcomes Environmental Science and Management

• Evaluate the validity and limitations of scientific theories and claims about the environment
• Demonstrate understanding of the interactions among physical, biological, chemical and human components of the environment
• Formulate tests of environmental questions, acquire data, and apply scientific methodology to answer these questions
• Ttranslate environmental problems into policy solutions
• Compose and deliver informed positions on current environmental problems to the public

Program Learning Outcomes Ecological Management and Restoration

• Attain a basic knowledge of the principles of plant growth and development.
• Attain an understanding of environmental planning and landscape management processes involving plants and people in natural settings.
• Attain a basic understanding of the interrelationships among the various components of the managed landscape ecosystem, including plants, people, animals, soil, water, air, and microorganisms.
• Aarticulate the fundamental principles of ecological restoration, the different stages of t