Human Origins Advanced Certificate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Students should be able to understand the methods scientists use to explore human paleoscience phenomena including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, and evaluation of evidence, especially during field expeditions.

2. Students should be able to understand the natural world and the major principles and concepts that form the basis of knowledge in human paleosciences.

3. Students should be able to assess scientific information and understand the application of scientific data, concepts, and models in human paleosciences.

4. Students should be able to demonstrate adequate ability to perform specific foundational tasks during human paleoscience fieldwork, including survey, excavation, and geological mapping.

5. Students should be able to research a topic, develop a written and oral argument and organize supporting details.

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Continuing Education

Notes

Completion rates: the percent of students entering the certificate program any time during the academic year and completing by May 31 four years later. Methodology adheres to guidelines from the AAU Data Exchange doctoral completion rates and means that spring entrants have less time to complete. Average of ten most recent reporting years (2014-15 through 2023-24). Years to certificate: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected program. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). Earnings: SUNY Employment Outcomes Dashboard. Data Forthcoming. Working in NY State: SUNY Employment Outcomes Dashboard. Data Forthcoming.