1. Graduates will gain a broad knowledge of the biology of
microorganisms, focusing on microbial processes and their effects on
other organisms and the environment, microbial communities, and
biogeochemical cycles.
2. Graduates will be microbiologists able to use the scientific
method to formulate questions and hypotheses, design experiments, employ
appropriate methodology to solve problems in microbiology, and have the
ability to analyze, interpret, and present scientific data in
microbiology.
3. Graduates will be critical thinkers with effective written and
oral communication skills; well prepared for positions in industry,
government, and graduate/professional study.
4. Graduates will have a fundamental understanding of ethical and
current issues in microbiology and appreciate a code of ethics for
microbiologists including ethical conduct, scientific integrity, and the
dignity of the profession and practice of microbiology.
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