PLOs

• Describe the molecular and structural unity of life, explain how the diversity of living things is generated and perpetuated, and exemplify this diversity among and within life’s three domains.
• Demonstrate the fundamental processes underlying adaptive evolution, speciation and extinction, population growth and regulation, species coexistence, and maintenance of biodiversit

• Describe the molecular and structural unity of life, explain how the diversity of living things is generated and perpetuated, and exemplify this diversity among and within life's three domains.

• Demonstrate knowledge of how genetics, biochemistry and direct observation are used to elucidate cell organization and function.

• Describe the molecular and structural unity of all life and explain how the diversity of life is generated and perpetuated; exemplify this diversity among and within life's three domains.

• Demonstrate knowledge of how genetics and biochemistry are used to elucidate cell organization and function.

• Demonstrate knowledge of how microbes, plants and animals develop and function within their environments.

• Describe the molecular and structural unity of life, explain how the diversity of living things is generated and perpetuated, and exemplify this diversity among and within life's three domains.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how genetics, biochemistry and direct observation are used to elucidate cell organization and function.
• Develop skills in applying quantitative methods to describe, evaluate and model biological processes.
• Demonstrate the ability to design and execute collection, evaluation And

• Attain a basic knowledge of the principles and practices of plant growth, development, production and utilization.
• Attain an understanding of landscape management processes involving plants and people in urban and 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.
• Apply the fundamental principles to their area of emphasis (f

• Illustrate the use of the scientific method to solve problems in wildlife and fish research and make informed conservation decisions.
• Evaluate and apply ecological and quantitative concepts in wildlife and fish ecology and conservation.
• Create and evaluate written, oral, and multimedia materials to communicate the discipline to other scientists, interested stakeholders, and the public.

updated: 2018 

• Demonstrate fundamental knowledge in the basic sciences (biology, chemistry, computer sciences, mathematics, physics, statistics)
• Demonstrate core breadth knowledge in the specific sciences of viticulture and enology
• Demonstrate specialized depth knowledge in plant sciences, microbiology and food science, economics and business, foreign language fluency, production practices
• Generate, collect, analyze and interpret data
• Apply principles of scientific inquiry to resolve problematic situations

• Demonstrate understanding of the fundamental concepts in, the physical and social sciences while employing textiles and clothing as a meaningful context; 
• Foster connections between the physical and social sciences using textiles and clothing as a meaningful context. 
• Integrate knowledge among micro (e.g., fiber properties), meso (e.g., consumer behavior and interaction), and macro (e.g., cultural, environmental, and global economic) levels of analysis; 
• Think critically and creatively abo

• Identify and engage with a range of sustainability issues
• Identify stakeholders and their perspectives
• Understand contexts at different scales and evolving over time
• Understand and articulate interrelationships between different professions & stakeholders

• Understand design, planning, policy, and organizing strategies for problem-solving
• Identify alternative courses of action for a give

• Demonstrate critical thinking skills to analyze data and interpret results in the nutritional sciences. 
• Determine nutritional status of individuals in various life-cycle stages and/or with nutrition-related chronic diseases by applying knowledge of metabolism and nutrient functions, food sources and physiologic systems. 
• Search for, critique and effectively communicate nutrition information. 
• Describe social, multiethnic or environmental dimensions within nutrition and the life sciences.