Learning Outcomes

Specific Competencies:

Students will be able to…

• Develop a critical understanding of key questions, vocabulary, and core concepts in the fields of environmental science and conservation biology.

• Gain proficiency in specific scientific skills (laboratory and field-based) related to data collection and analysis per their assigned CURE.

• Gain proficiency in research skills (methods), including the design and implementation of a scientific research project per their assigned CURE.

• Strengthen scientific communication skills (written and oral).

• Integrate knowledge across multiple disciplinary domains to solve problems facing environmental sustainability.

Transversal Competencies:

Students will be able to…

• Work effectively in cross-cultural teams.

• Engage in open, effective, and appropriate interactions across cultures.

• Strengthen their ability to engage in critical thinking regarding complex interdisciplinary problems.

• Strengthen their ability to engage in creative thinking regarding complex interdisciplinary problems.

• Integrate skills and knowledge towards advocacy goals.

• Apply knowledge and skills to the real world.