11. Students will understand the role of evolution of creating and modifying the macromolecular components of the cell, and in creating biological complexity and variability.
12. Graduates will understand how chemical and biochemical processes relate to biological function at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and higher levels.
13. Students who complete the CMD BS program will have a broad understanding of the compositions and formations of cellular structures, the molecular basis underlying cellular processes, and the links between diseases and aberrant gene functions.
14. Students who complete the CMD BS program will have a broad understanding of the principles governing the development of multi-cellular animals and plants.
15. Students will understand ways in which organisms interact ecologically with each other and their environment.
16. Students will understand how evolutionary forces influence organisms to produce adaptations.
17. Students will exhibit proficiency in population and community ecology, animal behavior, and evolutionary mechanisms.
18. Students will exhibit proficiency in population and quantitative genetics.
19. Students will be familiar with taxonomic and phylogenic relationships among organisms.
20. Students can extend basic ecological principles to species and ecosystem conservation.
21. Students will use and understand the scientific method, including how to generate hypotheses and predications, develop an experimental design, collect data, statistically analyze data, and interpret results.
22. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts and theories of genetics.
23. Students will exhibit proficiency in the physiology, biochemistry, and genetics of bacteria including diversity, metabolism, and gene expression regulation as well as key metabolic control mechanisms.
24. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of how evolutionary forces impact and shape microbial function and activity.
25. Students will acquire knowledge of disease-causing microorganisms that includes an understanding of humoral, cell-mediated and non-specific immune responses, as well as the molecular basis for bacterial and viral pathogenesis.
26. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the scientific method including hypothesis generation and testing, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
27. Students will demonstrate an understanding of prokaryotic cell structure and the major physiological processes of microorganisms that are critical for metabolism, function, and utilization of ecological niches.
28. Students will demonstrate the ability to measure dynamic changes in living organisms, tissues, and cells.