Program Learning Goals

The program goals of the Department of Biology are aligned with the Concord University Mission and University Goals and Learning Outcomes. ​​

The Department of Biology program goals are designed to allow our students to:​​

  1. Obtain broad content knowledge in biology​

    1. Understand the flow, exchange, and storage of biological information​
    2. Be able to compare and contrast features of living organisms, and demonstrate a knowledge of form and function across taxa​
    3. Understand interactions between organisms and their environments in space and time, and their consequences for ecology and evolution​
    4. Apply concepts of other STEM fields to the biological sciences​

  2. ​Acquire the ability to interpret, conduct, and communicate scientific research ​

    1. Demonstrate an ability to search and understand the primary literature​
    2. Investigate scientific questions with appropriate experimental design​
    3. Demonstrate a mastery of laboratory and field techniques​
    4. Demonstrate an ability to collect, analyze, and interpret scientific data​

  3. ​Acquire the ability to communicate scientific information effectively, orally and in writing

  4. Develop the ability to live and work in a diverse world​

    1. Students will prepare themselves to enter a health professional school, graduate school, or job in a STEM field after graduation​
    2. Demonstrate an understanding of applicable ethical and professional standards​
    3. Demonstrate commitment to community service and public health and well-being​
    4. Consistent with the liberal arts philosophy, show an understanding of the interrelationship between science and society​