Comparative Biomedical Sciences (MS)

SLO 1 Scientific Methods (Knowledge)
Students demonstrate competence in the sue of scientific methods to advance animal, human, and/or environmental health.
Assessment method: students will pass a general knowledge‐based examination and successfully complete a master’s thesis.

SLO 2 Evaluate Research Methods (Skills)
Students critically evaluate research methods, data, and information published in scientific journals and books.
Assessment method: Students will successfully complete one seminar course that requires reading, presentation and critical evaluation of the student's own research reports published in scientific journals.

SLO 3 Speaking (Skills)
Students apply speaking skills needed to communicate orally in formal and informal settings.
Assessment method: Oral thesis defense.

SLO 4 Writing (Skills)
Students write effectively in a manner appropriate to biomedical sciences.
Assessment method: Successful completion of a master’s thesis.

SLO 5 Professional Behavior
Students exhibit ethical and professional behavior throughout their studies and research.
Assessment method: students successfully complete a formal course on the responsible and ethical conduct of research.

Comparative Biomedical Sciences (PhD)

SLO 1 Knowledge in Specialization
Students identify, describe, explain and apply the literature, research, and practices relevant to their area of specialization.
Assessment method: students are assessed through satisfactory performance of their final defense of their dissertation.

SLO 2 Evaluate Information
Students analyze and critically evaluate new information and ideas contained in books and journal articles, as well as information and ideas presented at scientific meetings, seminars and/or informal discussions with other scientists.
Assessment method: Students will successfully complete one or more seminar course or journal club course that requires reading, presentation and critical evaluation of scientific papers.

SLO 3 Presentation, Speaking Skills
Students apply speaking skills needed to communicate orally in formal and informal settings.
Assessment method: students produce a research report judged worthy of presentation at local, national and/or international scientific meetings and/or continuing education presentations by their faculty mentor.

SLO 4 Effective Writing Skills
Students write effectively in a manner appropriate to veterinary medical sciences.
Assessment method: students write a paper that is judged publishable by the faculty.

SLO 5 Professional Behavior
Students exhibit ethical and professional behavior throughout their studies and research.
Assessment method: students successfully complete a formal course on the responsible and ethical conduct of research.

CBS_PHD - Comparative Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D.)

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