Department Learning Objectives:
A Work in Progress

Students will have the opportunity to:

• Observe and analyze the natural environment;
• Analyze complex systems over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales;
• Frame and address a scientific question;
• Be exposed to good habits of data collection and analysis;
• Digest and synthesize the technical literature;
• Apply quantitative reasoning and logic to problem solving;
• Develop the ability to use modern analytic methods and equipment;
• Be exposed to the importance of interdisciplinarity, e.g., the roles of Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Biology;
• Participate in collaborative problem solving; and
• Present scientific studies formally (orally and in writing).

Curricular Goals and where they are addressed in Geology Courses and Assessment of Student Learning