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Accounting

Introduction to Financial Accounting
ACCT 103
A course in accounting basics that is geared towards students without prior exposure to accounting. This course is designed to provide a general introduction to financial accounting as practiced by business entities in the world. Students should be able to understand the language of financial statements by the end of the semester.

Financial Accounting
ACCT 204
This course offers an introduction to the basic principles underlying the logic of accounting. Students will undertake an analysis of business transactions and preparation of financial statements. The purpose and function of financial reporting and its impact on various users, such as management, owners, creditors, and other external users, will be examined.

Accounting Placement
ACCT 302
Under faculty guidance and supervision, students intern in a professional    workplace. The purpose of this placement is to allow students the opportunity to put into practice the technical knowledge gained in the university setting and to obtain practical accounting experience in the workplace. Students will also develop decision-making skills in a practical setting, as well as contribute to the accounting and management function of the workplace. Students will present a report to their faculty supervisor describing their learning experiences and evaluating their contributions. In addition, students will make oral presentations to fellow students and colleagues in the Business program.

Intermediate Accounting
ACCT 305
This course builds on the principles presented in Financial Accounting (ACCT 204). Students acquire detailed knowledge of concepts and procedures of financial accounting statements, assets, liabilities, owner’s equity, and statement analysis, as well as in-depth information on the process of accounting for fixed assets, depreciation, amortization, long-term debt, contingencies, recognition and measurement of income, accounting for proprietorships, partnerships, determination, and disclosure of significant accounting policies.

Taxation
ACCT 306
This course provides a detailed analysis of tax laws as applied to individuals. Topics include tax determination, gross income, deductions, business expenses, employee expenses, and depreciation. The course will cover significant areas of individual and corporate taxation.

Managerial Accounting
ACCT 351
In this course, students acquire in-depth understanding of management accounting within an organization in planning and controlling operations and decision making. Topics covered include cost analysis, systems design, cost behavior, absorption, variable costing methods, and profit planning.

Cost Accounting
ACCT 401
In this course, the principles of cost accounting are applied to profit and not-for profit enterprises. Topics covered include budgeting, master budgets, flexible budgets, job costing, process costing, standard costing and overheads, costing in service organizations, cost allocation, capital budgeting, and DCF.

Advanced Accounting
ACCT 402
This course focuses on accounting for mergers and acquisitions, consolidated financial statements and foreign operations, long-term investments, forms of business combination, post acquisition consolidation, subsequent consolidation, purchase/posting of interests, not-for-profit organizations, foreign currency translation, and financial statements.

Financial Audit
ACCT 403
This course provides students with an in-depth knowledge of the standards and procedures applied in independent financial audits, professional ethics, audit programs, working papers, legal responsibility, auditing computerized systems, completing the audit, and reporting. Key areas covered include internal control, risk, gathering and examining evidence and substantive testing, and roles of internal and external auditors.

Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 404
This course addresses the basic concepts of accounting information systems (AIS). Topics covered include manual and automated internal control in AIS; impact of EDP on accounting systems and IC; an accountant’s approach to systems development, specification, and design; involvement in systems development, implementation, and follow up. Software application packages will be used in accounting simulations.

Emerging Issues in Accounting
ACCT 408
This course provides accounting students with the tools necessary to face the challenges and issues that accountants and other people working in the accounting field face everyday. It allows them to research and evaluate the current issues that are affecting the profession and to make informed conclusions based on acquired knowledge.

Arts 

History of Western Art I
ARTS 101
This course is an integrated approach to the history of painting, sculpture, and architecture from Prehistory to the Renaissance in the overall context of Western culture. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of art through the exploration of the history, vocabulary, structure, theory, the elements, and principles of art.

History of Western Art II
ARTS 201
This course takes students beyond a general appreciation of art into a deeper contextual knowledge and understanding of the influence of the cultural climate of the period. This course will cover paintings, sculpture, and architecture from the High Renaissance through Modern Times in Western Europe and the United States.

Preservation of Cultural Artifacts
ARTS 204
This course emphasizes the need to preserve art and historic artifacts of the cultural heritage of Grenada. Designed as a practicum, the course offers a hands-on approach to archiving, storage management, and use of technology in preservation of information and material. Upon successful completion of the course, students will demonstrate an understanding of strong organizational and classification skills, and will be able to show others how to access information about cultural artifacts.

Drawing I
ARTS 205
This course is intended to provide students with the knowledge of expressing themselves through drawing. Students are expected to learn various techniques and explore the use of different media in drawing while focusing on still life, landscape, and conceptual drawing. They will learn about form, light, and shadow. Students will be encouraged to develop their individual drawing style.

Painting I
ARTS 206
The course introduces students to the techniques in using watercolors, acrylic, oil, and mixed media. The course also focuses on composition, space, light, and shadow.

Biological Sciences

Introduction to Human Biology
BIOL 001
This course teaches students the major principles of human biology. It introduces them to basic biological chemistry, the structure and function of molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and body systems. The course also introduces students to the basic principles of genetics.

Zoology
BIOL 214
This course examines the structural and functional aspects of organisms in the animal phyla and traces the sequential development in the complexity of organisms in the animal kingdom from unicellular through diplobastic, triploblastic,
and tissue and organ development. The course also discusses the outline of the vertebrate classes and characteristics. Students will explore evolutionary trends from water through conquest of the land up to modern day mammals.

Foundation Biology I
BIOL 220
Foundation Biology I and II can be taken in any order. These courses are designed specifically for students in the preprofessional programs. Foundation Biology I aims to explain the role of macromolecules in the organization of cells and the compartmentalization of metabolic reactions, as well as the role of the cell cycle with regards to inheritance. The course is designed to complement the knowledge acquired from Foundation Biology II.

Foundation Biology II
BIOL 221
The course is designed to complement the knowledge acquired from Foundation Biology I. It will continue to introduce premedical, preveterinary medical, and marine biology students to the principles of biology. The basic principles of physiology of both plant and animal systems will be outlined. Students will be introduced to the basic principles of ecology.

Genetics
BIOL 320
This course is designed to introduce undergraduate students in the preprofessional and Life Sciences programs to the principles of classical, molecular, and population genetics. It will summarize one of the most dynamic and productive areas of modern biology by providing historical background to our knowledge of heredity and a review of advances in our knowledge of gene structure and function. Students are expected to develop problem-solving skills in the course of their study. Testing will emphasize the use of problem-based questions in which students must apply principles learned in lecture to novel situations. The application of genetic principles to medicine (human and veterinary) will be emphasized throughout the course.

Molecular Biology/Molecular Biology Lab
BIOL 321/BIOL 331
This upper-division course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the molecular mechanisms that biological organisms use to store and preserve genetic information, the means by which they use that information to create functional biological structures, and the techniques that are commonly used to manipulate and study these processes in the laboratory. A basic understanding of chemistry, biology, and biochemistry will be assumed. The goal of the accompanying laboratory sessions is to help students develop an understanding of and study molecular biology in the laboratory; develop an understanding of the technical limitations and potential errors that can be encountered in the laboratory; develop an understanding of the scientific method and the source of the facts studied in lecture; and develop the ability to interpret, organize, and present scientific information.

Molecular Biology Lab
This course is meant to reinforce some of molecular biology concepts and techniques discussed in the Molecular Biology lecture (BIOL 321), as well as expose students to routine molecular biology procedures, such as performing bacterial transformation, isolating and quantifying DNA, using restriction enzymes and gel electrophoresis for DNA mapping, and PCR.

Cell Biology
BIOL 322
This course seeks to apply concepts learned in previous courses in the basic sciences to the structure and function of the cell, as it is understood in molecular terms.

Following a brief overview of the general structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and the theories relating to their evolution, the details of the structure and function of the cell is studied. This includes the nucleus, protein sorting, and transport, the cytoskeleton, cell movement, and the cell surface. Cell regulation, including cell signaling and regulation of the cell cycle, in addition to the role of defects in these systems in cancer are investigated.

Because virtually all students in this course will be entering the medical or veterinary medical program, the last quarter of the course includes an introduction to histology, including the various tissue types, as well as the basic and specialized structures of cells in relation to their physiologic functions.

In the last three lectures, immunology is the vehicle to demonstrate the interaction of the various processes covered earlier in the course to health and disease. Clinical applications include inflammation, cell-mediated and humoral responses, hypersensitivity, vaccines, immunodeficiency diseases, and transplantation immunology, all of which serve to illuminate relationships between such factors as cell signaling, membrane transport, protein sorting, cell cycle regulation and surface structures, and the maintenance of wellness.

Microbiology
BIOL 401
This course attempts to provide a general introduction into the microbial world with information on microbial physiology, growth and its control, nutrition, interactions within various ecosystems, biotechnology, and industry.

Selected Topics in Biology – Drugs in Society
BIOL 403
This course will focus on what a drug is, who uses drugs, and why; commonly used drugs; the consequences of drug abuse; and how to prevent drug abuse. It is intended to help students understand the impact of drug use and abuse on society.

Physiology
BIOL 441
This upper-division course is designed for students in the biological science, premedical, and other allied health sciences programs. It provides students with a fundamental base for understanding mammalian physiology, especially human physiology. It presupposes a basic understanding of life sciences, physical sciences, and mathematics.

Human Anatomy
BIOL 460
This upper-division course is designed to provide premedical, preveterinary medical, and other allied health sciences students with a basic background in anatomy. The model for the course will be human, but differences between human and quadripedal anatomy will be discussed. Cadaveric material will be available for study where appropriate.

Business

Introduction to Marketing
BUSI 204
This course embraces the fundamental marketing concepts reflecting the key knowledge and skills required by today’s business professionals and managers. The course is designed to expose students to theoretical framework, principles, and the practical application of marketing practices and tools in the management decision-making process. Specifically, the course is concerned with development of students’ marketing decision-making skills, communication effectiveness, and research methodology, and so forth.

Principles of Management
BUSI 205
This course examines the basic management processes of planning, organizing, monitoring, directing, and controlling processes and personnel. It exposes students to the concepts of power, motivation, decision-making, leadership, and team management, and to the behavioral, political, and organizational dynamics of managerial practice. Decision-making, as well as corporate and competitive strategies will be discussed.

Business Law
BUSI 210
This course deals with the legal environment of business, including common, statutory, and administrative law, federal and state court structure, ethics of law, court procedure, conflicts of law, and judicial forms of dispute.

Business Mathematics
BUSI 220
This course provides students with an understanding of the mathematics of finance: mark-ups, discounts, simple and compound interest, annuities, amortization, mortgages, sinking funds, future and present value, DCF, interpretation of financial reports, accounting for inventory, and business in the Caribbean.

Business Placement
BUSI 300
This internship is designed to provide the individuals with direct exposure to some component of the Grenadian business community. A management-level member of the company will serve as mentor to students, explaining different aspects of organizational functioning and decision-making to help students maximize what they learn. Precisely what responsibilities students assume within the organization will depend on the students’ previous experiences and education. Students will, in conjunction with the mentor and a tutor from St. George’s University, compile lists of learning objectives. Students will present a report to their faculty supervisor describing their learning experiences and evaluating their contributions. Students will make oral presentations to students and colleagues in the Business program.

Organizational Behavior
BUSI 301
This course will sensitize students to major issues and principles in the study of work organizations. Topics covered include the interactions between people and groups; different ways the organization can be effectively structured; and the relationship between the organization and its environment. The course also focuses on the leadership-authority system and a study of environmental determinants of organizational structure.

Business Computer Skills
BUSI 302
This course allows students a hands-on application of popular office software. Students will enter, format, and edit information in word processing, as well as enter data and formulae in spreadsheets and create presentations in PowerPoint. The course will also include the use of the Internet as a research tool, defining and refining searches, and communication via email.

Business Ethics
BUSI 303
In this course, students are introduced to the ethical issues arising out of business and the regulatory environment. Topics covered include business ethics, environmental law, consumer protection, and employment regulation.

International Business
BUSI 304
This course presents an overview of the unique problems faced by firms engaging in international activities. It highlights the importance of understanding the foreign economic, social, cultural, political, and legal environments, as well as different forms to penetrate foreign markets. It analyzes the functioning of multi-national companies and the international aspects of finance, accounting, marketing, and human resource management.

Business Finance I
BUSI 306
This course will expose students to the basic measures of business performance, methods for analyzing the value of business investments, an assessment of the importance of financial market conditions to the profitability of the firm, techniques of financial forecasting, and rules for making long-term investment decisions. The course explores the impact of the stock market on the firm.

Business Finance II
BUSI 307
Business Finance II builds on the material covered in Business Finance I. The course will provide students with an advanced knowledge of business performance measures and strategies for analyzing the value of business and personal investments. The fundamentals of investments and international stock markets will also be discussed. The course specifically investigates the impact of the stock market on industries.

Hospitality Management
BUSI 309
This course provides an overview of the hospitality industry. It will enable students to have a full understanding of the main areas of this industry and how they function.

Travel and Tourism
BUSI 312
This course will familiarize students with the various aspects of the industry and demonstrate their interrelationships. This course is particularly relevant to those working in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Front Office Management
BUSI 314
This course is designed to introduce and familiarize students with all aspects of the responsibilities of the front office in the hotel industry and indicates the importance of this key responsibility.

Global Issues in Business I
BUSI 316
This course and Global Issues in Business II can be taken in any order. In these seminar courses, students will discuss contemporary issues in the business community. Students are expected to demonstrate an awareness of the effects of national and international events on the Caribbean business environment and how this impacts business decision making. Students will be expected to conduct research and will be exposed to group presentations by class members and/or outside speakers. This course is designed to complement the knowledge acquired from Global Issues in Business II.

Quantitative Methods
BUSI 319
The course will provide intensive study of descriptive and inferential statistics. Analyzing data and interpreting findings will be emphasized. Topics will include descriptive statistics (measurement scales, convergence, and dispersion) and inferential statistics (one-sample, two-sample, multiple condition analyses). Also included among the topics are simple and multiple regression analysis, time and cross-sectional forecasting, and decision theory. Students will be expected to design and conduct a study, and then analyze, interpret, and report on information obtained from it. The course is intended to prepare students for graduate-level study of quantitative methods.

Leadership
BUSI 322
This course is intended to help develop “social intelligence,” which is valuable in any career. Leadership is the ability to mobilize vital support from a diverse set of interdependent stakeholders and others over whom individuals may have little authority in order to achieve their objectives. This interactive course is designed to develop skills in recognizing and analyzing situations requiring social intelligence.

Marketing Research
BUSI 323
This course seeks to provide students with hands-on skills in data acquisition and analysis for improving the quality of marketing decisions. It offer students new insights into alternative ways for managing new information needs that have arisen by environmental changes.

Consumer Behavior
BUSI 324
This course provide students with the conceptual frameworks, theories, and models of consumer behavior as a tool to analyze the actions and decision-making processes of individuals and organizations involved in acquiring and consuming products and services in the marketing environment.

Accommodation Management
BUSI 325
This course is designed to give students an applied knowledge of the functioning of the room’s division department. This course will begin with the operation procedures of the front office including the uniform services department (concierge and bell service), housekeeping, security, laundry, and a brief introduction to engineering as it relates to these departments. The course will provide an opportunity to develop standard operating procedures, perform forecasting techniques, integrate the use of technology through one of the industry’s leading property management systems (Micros Fidelio), and develop room inspection forms. This course will examine the critical role the rooms department plays in delivering a quality guest experience and in the sustainability of the hospitality industry.

International Marketing
BUSI 403
This course considers the adjustment in marketing strategy needed to remain competitive in a global environment. It focuses on the impact of changing economic, political, legal, social, and cultural environments on the marketing manager’s decision making in both the multi-national and small/medium enterprise. It examines different forms of foreign market entry, in addition to the analysis of the function of multi-national companies and the international aspects of marketing.

Special Topics in Business
BUSI 404
This seminar course will focus on different selected topics of particular relevance to the national, regional, and global economy. These topics might include implications of the EU and NAFTA on the Caribbean; economic policies and problems of the Caribbean; and integration of e-marketing in the Caribbean tourism product. This course involves rigorous research methods and explores the semester topic in depth.

Entrepreneurship
BUSI 405
This course deals with the process of entrepreneurship, from the creation of a business idea through the development of a business plan to financing issues and start up. It aims to develop entrepreneurial spirit, as well as knowledge and skills. Among the areas covered are identifying and evaluating business opportunities and mobilizing necessary resources. The course demands research and the integration of knowledge and skills from other functional areas. Case studies will be employed.

Advanced Quantitative Methods
BUSI 407
The course will provide intensive study of descriptive and inferential statistics. Analyzing data and interpreting findings will be emphasized. Topics will include descriptive statistics (measurement scales, convergence, dispersion) and inferential statistics (one-sample, two-sample, multiple condition analyses). Also included are simple and multiple regression analysis, time and cross-sectional forecasting, and decision theory. Students will be expected to design, conduct, analyze, and interpret information obtained from, and report on a study. The course is intended to prepare students for graduate-level study of quantitative methods.

Strategic Management
BUSI 409
The course examines the practice, methodology, and theory of business strategy. Lectures, discussions, readings, and cases are used to develop ways of perceiving specific environmental opportunities and company capabilities, which are then integrated in setting strategy.

Operations Management
BUSI 414
This course will examine characteristics, problems, techniques, and methods of project management and a consideration of managerial decision making in organizations using Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT), Critical Path Method (CPM). It will focus on strategic and tactical issues associated with operations designed to produce and distribute goods and services, including quality management and statistical quality control; production planning and scheduling; workforce management; project management; capacity planning; queuing and just-in-time; PERT, facilities location, and layout; and procurement, inventory, and logistics management. It examines the concepts for designing, planning, and improving manufacturing and service organizations. Topics include enterprise resource planning, facility layout, forecasting, queuing models, inventory management, lean manufacturing, total quality control, and project management. Extensive use of spreadsheet modeling is utilized. The course is a combination of marketing, finance, economics, management, and information technology. Prerequisites include Business Statistics (Methods) and Accounting.

Financial Policy and Strategy
BUSI 415
This course provides a conceptual framework for analyzing the optimal management of financial institutions, as well as the impact of the economic, political, legal, and technological environment. An advanced course in finance that considers the linkages between corporate strategy and objectives, financial policy and financial strategies, corporate governance, asymmetric information, conflicts of interest, and the creation and allocation of wealth.

Destination Marketing
BUSI 416
This course covers marketing theory as applicable to the field of destination marketing, including market research, segmentation, consumer behavior, targeting, image, and positioning. The students will then be introduced to the challenges facing destinations in their attempts to brand and rebrand in order to differentiate from competitors. The role of destination marketing organizations will be explored, particularly their support of businesses through marketing facilitation. The course also explores the useful contribution of the new electronic distribution channels.

Managing Across Cultures
BUSI 417
Managing Across Cultures provides a theoretical and practical framework of analysis for examining the meaning of culture globally. By focusing on the analysis of national and organizational cultures and the impact of individual behaviors, thereby allowing managers to successfully manage in different countries and different populations. The course examines management theory of culture, cross-cultural issues, and relationships, in addition to the practical means of managing cultural differences.

Event Management
BUSI 418
This course will look at event planning and facility operations in the sports and entertainment industries. Using both quantitative and qualitative frameworks, site selection, vendor relations, and budgeting will be discussed. This course provides upper-level and final-year business students with an understanding of the complex and competitive world of sport, event, and entertainment management. This course will focus on sponsorship and corporate responsibility, managing service quality, and other topics directly related to sports and entertainment.

International Internship
BUSI 419
The International Internship has been designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain valuable insight into actual international business operations, so that they may better correlate their academic experience with professional experience. Implementation is accomplished by permitting students to assume professional responsibilities with global business and nonprofit organizations. The faculty advisor carefully supervises such responsibilities.

Hospitality Services Management
BUSI 421
This is an advanced course on management techniques to enhance service quality in the hospitality and tourism industries. Beginning with the service encounter, the service manager must blend marketing, technology, people, and information to achieve a distinct competitive advantage. This course establishes service operations management and operation research methods appropriate for the hospitality industry. The methods, which are based on principal of scientific management, are applied using examples drawn from common operation.

Conflict and Negotiation
BUSI 422
The ability to successfully negotiate, collaboratively solve problems, and seize opportunities is increasingly a necessity of effective management and rest on a combination of analysis.

Promotions, Advertising, and Personal Selling
BUSI 423
This course takes a high-level managerial perspective on how firms communicate with their many publics by examining the process of planning, executing, and evaluating promotional programs using the integrated marketing communications mix.

Sales Management and Channels of Distribution
BUSI 424
This course integrates the theories and frameworks of sales management with practical “hands-on” assignments. It covers tasks and responsibilities of professional selling and the challenges of managing the sales force and the intermediaries in the distribution channel.

Product/Services Management and Pricing Strategies
BUSI 425
This course emphasizes the interrelated aspects of a firm’s (product/service) marketing functions, including new product development. It focuses on the key elements required to successfully manage products and services, as well as develop appropriate pricing strategies.

Food and Beverage Management I
BUSI 426
This course is designed to give students an applied knowledge of the functioning of the food and beverage operation. It will introduce three of the critical areas making up the food and beverage department: food and beverage service, bar operations, and purchasing. The course will begin with food and beverage service and explore the various styles of service, meal accompaniments, the order of service, table set-ups, and serviette folds, as well as other techniques used in providing efficient service during a meal. Other areas to be covered include the bar operations which incorporates the mixology aspect of the operations, cocktail list creation, and presentation. Wines and its complimentary nature to food will be covered with the viticulture and vinification. Food and beverage purchases from the creation of purchase specifications, purchase order, and receiving report will be covered. Control techniques including LIFO and FIFO will be explored. This course is structured to offer the theory and practical nature of each topic covered through actual exposure in a restaurant operation. This will be the prerequisite for Food and Beverage II where the fourth area of the food and beverage operation will be covered.

Food and Beverage Management II
BUSI 427
This course is designed to give students an applied knowledge of the functioning of the food and beverage operation. It will introduce the fourth critical area making up the food and beverage department, the culinary arts. The course will begin by introducing the function, design, and development of the menu and its role as a sales blitz for a food and beverage operation. It will also cover the role of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) in preventing food borne illness through application of the HACCP model used from purchasing to consumption; the need for food handlers to follow sanitation guidelines in order to avoid cross contamination in the food and beverage operation; and the introduction to culinary arts through preparation of basic soups, sauces, meat, and fish fabrication and plate presentation techniques. Students will have an opportunity to learn current issues affecting the culinary industry through interactive sessions and to watch a live culinary demonstration during this course with the executive chef at the University Club. This course is structured to offer the theory and practical nature for each topic covered through exposure to a fine dining restaurant operation and a high volume restaurant operation.

Emerging Issues in Finance
BUSI 429
This course presents an overview of the unique issues faced by firms engaging in the typical financial practices of today. This debate-style course is designed to introduce students to current controversies in finance. The readings represent the arguments of leading business professionals and finance researchers, which reflect a variety of viewpoints. This course will be a beneficial tool in encouraging critical thinking on important issues in finance today.

Emerging Trends in the Tourism Industry
BUSI 430
This course presents an overview of current and emerging issues affecting the tourism industry globally and the resulting impact on the organization’s/destination’s profitability and performance. In this research and debate-style course, students will critically examine the political, economic, social, environmental, and technological issues affecting tourism entities, in addition to the strategies utilized to minimize challenges and embrace opportunities. Readings and discussions will reflect current thinking by industry experts and successful organizations utilized as best practices in the industry.

Emerging Trends in Hospitality
BUSI 431
This course is designed to give students an opportunity to apply their research techniques to analyze the opportunities and threats in the global environment. This course covers topics such as the effect of global trends on the competitors, suppliers and customers, and the response of the functional departments of an operation, including Finance/Accounting, Human Resources, Operations, and Marketing, to these threats and opportunities. The use of debates will present findings for and against the issues. The effects and causal relationship of trends and issues will be considered based on student presentations.

Chemistry

General Chemistry I
CHEM 122
This is a one-semester course in General Chemistry for science-related majors, preveterinary medical, and premedical students. The course will introduce basic concepts in physical and inorganic chemistry.

General Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 123
These practical sessions are designed to supplement CHEM 122. Six laboratory sessions (one and one-half hours per session).

General Chemistry II
CHEM 124
This is a course in kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, metallurgy, non-metals, nuclear chemistry, transition elements, and organic chemistry.

Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 222
This is a course in nomenclature and classification of organic molecules, structure, and reactivity of functional groups (hydrocarbons, alcohols, alkyl halides, alkadienes, and allylic systems).

Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 223
Students should be able to understand experiments based on the functional groups described in Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 222) to produce laboratory reports in a timely fashion (a minimum of five experiments will be done).

Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 224
This is an advanced course in the structure and reactivity of functional groups (aromatic compounds, carbonyl compounds, carbohydrates, organ metallic compounds, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines, and amino acids). This course covers all the essentials needed for Biochemistry.

Organic Chemistry II Lab
CHEM 225
Students should be able to describe preparation of alcohols by reaction of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, epoxides, and diols; conversion of alcohols to ethers; esterification; and oxidation of alcohols.

Biochemistry
CHEM 450
This course describes the structures and functions of key biological molecules (proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates). It explains how the energy required by living organisms is obtained and describes how key macromolecules are synthesized and degraded.

Community Health

Health Education
COMH 115
This course provides an understanding of the principles and scope of health education and health promotion. People often have firm views about what health education means and interpretations are guided by professional background, experience, and connotations of the words “health” and “education.”

Community Health
COMH 201
This course provides an understanding of population-based, as contrasted with individual-based, health. Health is more than a personal matter; people do not live in isolation, unaffected by others, and so their health is very much determined by the world they live in and the dynamic relationship that they experience with their community.

Computer Sciences

Presentations and Spreadsheets
COMP 103
This course seeks to give students an understanding of good presentation concepts and effective problem-solving techniques using spreadsheets.

Human Computer Interaction
COMP 104
This course requires students to develop knowledge of skills in human computer interaction (HCI). Topics include, but are not limited to, areas such as HCI overview, interaction design, interaction styles, user and task analysis, content organization, visual organizational, and usability guidelines and standards.

Computer Graphics
COMP 106
Computer Graphics uses digital images and file editing in order to compose and enhance these images for use in print and web.

Word Processing and Internet Use
COMP 110
This course aims to give students an understanding of word processing and responsible use of the Internet.

Computer and Information Systems
COMP 202
This course covers data and information concepts, such as the history of computers, types of computers, and inside the computer; input/output, secondary storage, computer software, networks, and networking; files and databases, manipulating numeric data, computer ethics, crime, and privacy; and computer careers.

Introduction to Programming
COMP 205
The aim of this course is to show how computer programs and algorithms can be developed in the Visual Basic 6 environment. Students will learn the basic principles of structured and modular programming. This will give them the opportunity to produce clearly written and readable code from the outset, as well as provide the fundamental tools required to breakdown larger and more complex tasks to smaller and more manageable ones.

Algorithm and Data Structure
COMP 206
This course teaches the development of algorithms and the major data structures used in programming. Algorithms topics include the role of algorithms in problem-solving process, implementation strategies for algorithms, and concepts and properties of algorithms. Topics studied are the various data structures (primitive types, arrays, records, strings and string processing); data representation in memory, pointers, and references; linked structures, knowledge of functions, use of stacks and queues, and use of graphs and trees; and strategies for choosing the right data structure.

Introduction to Relational Databases
COMP 220
This course first introduces students to the various types of database systems, followed by a focus on the design and development of relational databases. Students are expected to complete a relational database project. Development takes place in a Microsoft Access environment.

Web Design
COMP 230
This course gives a history of the internet and the World Wide Web, covering topics such as HTML, tags, tables, frames, images, and audio; interactive web programming using a scripting language; FrontPage; analysis of business requirements; the technical architecture for a FrontPage website; design of a user interface and user services for a FrontPage website; establishment of the development environment; creation of user services and testing a FrontPage website.

Computer Ethics
COMP 302
This course provides students with an understanding of computer ethics. The topics include defining computer ethics, privacy and private information, security and confidentiality in communications, censorship, speech issues, intellectual property, computer crime, computers in the workplace, and professional ethics and responsibilities.

Information Systems Management
COMP 306
This course prepares students for the challenge of integrating the technology resource. In order to understand the industry today, one must understand the ways companies align, partner, and communicate through technology to grow their business. This course provides students with an understanding of the strategies, tactics, and operational endeavors CIO’s employ to assimilate technologies across the firm.

Advanced Programming II
COMP 307
This course includes topics such as introduction to objects, linked lists, stacks and queues, recursion, random numbers, games and simulation, working with files, applets, and the human-computer interface, event-based programming.

Data Communications and Networking
COMP 310
This course covers data communications, network types and design, network components, network models, network architectures, network operating systems, network applications, administrative issues, and data security and integrity.

Systems Design and Implementation
COMP 402
This course provides students with appropriate tools and techniques for systems design and implementation. It covers systems design methods and techniques, input and output design, file and database design, user interface design, data entry procedures design, security and confidentiality of information systems, system implementation, and maintenance. This course also incorporates the application development strategies, rapid application development, and object orientation.

Research in MIS
COMP 403
This course allows students to research topics on current technological development in management information systems. Students are required to write a proposal and produce a final report (approximately 2,500 words excluding figures and pictures). In addition, they are required to give an oral presentation of their findings. Students will report periodically on their progress.

Software Development Project
COMP 404
Students enrolled in this course are required to solve an information systems problem using project management and information systems methodologies and techniques. They are required to deliver the following documents: project proposal, systems requirements document, systems requirements specifications, prototype of the system, and final report.

Information Systems Security
COMP 406
This course provides students with the knowledge to understand, apply, and manage information assurance and security in the application of technology and organization. It covers areas such as operational issues, policies, and procedures, attack and defense mechanisms, risk analysis, recovery, and information security.

Information Systems Analysis
COMP 407
This course covers three units, which are systems analysis fundamentals, information requirements analysis, and the analysis process.

Information Systems Project
COMP 408
Students are required to solve an information systems problem using project management and information systems methodologies and techniques. They are required to deliver the following documents: project proposal, systems requirements specifications, systems design specifications, prototype, and final report.

IT Internship
COMP 409
This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they would have acquired in the classroom to the workplace’s needs. The internship is approximately 160 hours of workplace employment. Students will perform on-the-job assignments given by their workplace supervisor. Students are expected to keep a log of activities performed at the workplace.

Electronic Commerce
COMP 412
This course covers the design, implementation, and testing of web-based applications and social software, as well as the incorporation of a variety of digital media into these applications. Students are exposed to a range of web technologies, both client-side and server-side. In addition, some of the major issues associated with E-Commerce will be explored.

Database Systems
COMP 420
This course covers database concepts, database system architecture, data models, transaction processing, creating forms, generating reports, concurrency, recovery, security, normalization, comparison of database systems, and suitability of certain types of database systems to certain environments.

Economics

Microeconomics
ECON 201
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental problems of scarcity and choice, as well as the determination of prices in individual resource and product markets. Students will be encouraged to apply these principles to current problems. Among the issues discussed will be different economic and market systems, supply and demand, consumer behavior, costs, competition, interest, profit, and government and market failure.

Macroeconomics
ECON 202
This course aims to give students a basic understanding of the organization, structure, and workings of the macro-economy. In this course, the fundamental concepts required for economic analysis are developed and used to analyze problems and issues of a specific nature.

Caribbean Development
ECON 304
This course places the Caribbean in the context of the Third World and particularly within that of small, open economies. Although the course is centered on the English-speaking Caribbean, that is, CARICOM countries, an effort is made to assess global issues that affect the Caribbean.

Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 312
This course provides an in-depth discussion of the macroeconomics system and builds on the foundations developed in the principles course, Macroeconomics (ECON 202). This course examines macroeconomic concepts and problems. Students will develop the analytical capability to determine how aggregate demand and aggregate supply are influenced by the public and private sectors as measured by changes in employment, inflation, national output, and international trade. An analysis will also be made of the impact of selected macroeconomic policies that employ classical and Keynesian recommendations for increasing real national output while maintaining price stability.

Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON 313
This course is aimed at strengthening students’ skills in microeconomic analysis and bettering their understanding of the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, and how markets function. In this course, the behavior of business firms will be studied through an investigation of supply, demand, and equilibrium under conditions of perfect and imperfect competition in the product market. Similar analytical techniques are then employed to examine the efficient allocation of the factors of production.

International Money and Banking
ECON 400
This course offers an analysis of the role of money in economic affairs. Topics include the determinants of the international money supply and interest rates, money and prices, money and stability, and growth. Emphasis is placed on current problems and policies. This course explores the monetary and regulatory system, the operating characteristics of and distinctions between depository and contractual financial intermediaries, and the role of central banks.

Emerging Issues in Economics
ECON 401
This seminar-based course is designed to acquaint students with a host of techniques and skills that will enhance decision making. The application of quantitative analyses will be a key feature of this course. Applications such as demand and supply functions, elasticity, market structure, and pricing will be examined. Additionally, elements of fiscal and monetary policy, international trade and globalization, inflation, unemployment, and other topical issues will be discussed. Case studies and the preparation of a research paper will be key outputs of this course.

English

Foundation English
ENGL 002
This course is designed to teach students how to write clearly and effectively in Standard English; the ability to read and write clearly and correctly is a skill that will help students in their careers and personal lives. In this course, students will work on the writing process and use prewriting, writing, and revising techniques. Students will become familiar with the standards of grammar, usage, and punctuation. They will develop the ability to understand printed material so as to develop the learning base for more advanced English courses.

Introduction to Literature
ENGL 103
This course introduces students to representative works in fiction, poetry, and drama, in addition to some of the important trends in literary theory. The course affirms the notion that understanding a work of fiction, poetry, and drama enhances the enjoyment of literature, and that reading literature offers a valuable and unique means of apprehending life in its richness and diversity. This course is not only an introduction to critical reading and thinking, but also develops critical writing skills in response to literature.

Introduction to College Writing
ENGL 104
This course will emphasize writing as a process. It relies on instruction, practice, and feedback. A range of whole group, small group, and individual activities will provide participants with the opportunity to practice and develop writing skills. Active participation is essential.

Introduction to Theatre Arts
ENGL 105
This course gives students an understanding of how the essential components of theatre work together to produce dramatic experience.

Introduction to College Reading
ENGL 106
This course consists of mental processing - starting strategies, learning styles, vocabulary strategies, recognizing main ideas, improving comprehension skills, reading critically, understanding academic style, increasing reading rate, and flexibility.

Creative Writing
ENGL 203
This course focuses on feature writing, poetry, and the short story with special attention to elements of style and craft. For aspiring writers, it builds confidence, awakens the creative genius, and provides opportunities for critique of other students’ work.

Public Speaking
ENGL 204
Public Speaking is designed to help students develop communication skills that contribute to academic, vocational, personal, and social success in a wide variety of contexts. Because students learn best by “doing,” they will be actively involved in class discussions and group exercises throughout the course. The first eight weeks of the course will focus on understanding the theory behind public speaking and develop basic speaking skills. During week seven, students will choose an area of emphasis based on interest and/or availability. Students will spend the remaining eight weeks of the semester studying in their chosen and/or assigned area of emphasis. The sections are debating/negotiating, webcasting, and broadcasting (radio, television).

Business Communication
ENGL 205
This course is designed to make students effective communicators in the world of business. The course deals with all forms of written business communication, including writing reports, advertising messages, CVs, application letters, and letters of complaint. Another major aspect of the course is its emphasis on oral presentation and correct office procedures. The course equips students with the ability to approach the job seeking process with success. In the course, students are taught the fundamentals of how to market themselves effectively in the job-seeking process. Students who have successfully completed this course should feel confident in their ability to market themselves or their companies in an oral presentation. This course is recommended for those thinking about careers in sales, marketing, or advertising.

Review of English and Study Skills
ENGL 208
This course is designed to assist students in improving their proficiency in English. Attention is given to vocabulary, mechanics, oral expression, and study skills. Required for premedical and preveterinary medical students.

Writer’s Workshop
ENGL 209
To be able to communicate clearly in academic, professional, and even creative contexts, one must master various writing skills. In the Writer’s Workshop, the rudiments of language, such as grammar, punctuation, and diction will be revised along with crucial writing elements, such as structure and style. The class will combine standard lessons with workshop sessions in which students work with their peers to improve their assignments. These assignments will comprise standard academic essays, a journalistic piece, and a piece of creative writing.

Advanced College Writing
ENGL 305
This course provides instruction and practice in expository writing and vocabulary expansion. It is useful for teachers, professionals, and anyone who wishes to improve general communication skills.

Critical Reading Review
ENGL 306
In this course the ultimate goal is for students to improve their reading rates and comprehension skills. The emphasis is on critical reading of expository prose and vocabulary expansion.

Language Theory I
ENGL 307
This course includes study of first and second language acquisition, language structure, grammar, language variation, and language use. Language Theory I also examines current language theories.

Survey of English Literature I
ENGL 309
This course is a survey of English Literature through the end of the eighteenth century. It will provide students with a historical, religious, and cultural context for works written up to 1800.

Survey of English Literature II
ENGL 310
This course will survey the works of major writers of the Romantic and Victorian eras, as well as the twentieth century. The course will pay particular attention to the historical, religious, and cultural contexts of these works.

Literature for Children and Adolescents
ENGL 316
This course provides a survey of literature for children and adolescents, familiarizing students with all literary genres and focusing on the work of the most important writers and illustrators in the field.

Caribbean Literature II
ENGL 402
This course promotes the reading and enjoyment of works of Caribbean poetry and fiction, and furthers the skills and knowledge gained in Caribbean Literature I. It includes works produced by writers from the Spanish and French Caribbean, and focuses on literature that is produced by Caribbean writers’ experience of home and the diaspora. In this course, students will utilize various critical frameworks in their discussions and will be introduced to the notion of a Caribbean aesthetic. Course readings will foster an appreciation of the ways in which their own critical approaches to the study of the literatures of the Caribbean contribute to that aesthetic.

Shakespeare – The Tragedies
ENGL 404
This course will have as its primary focus of study, vengeance as a circulating concern in a selection of Shakespeare’s plays. Mindful of the constraints of such a thematic enquiry, the course will seek to explore the notion of vengeance as it is portrayed in these plays within the context of race, class, and gender relationships in general, and family and community relationships in particular.

Selected Topics in Literature
ENGL 405
This course is intended to deepen student appreciation of selected themes in literature in English, and the understanding of the ways in which genre and ideological location of writers affects the representations of those themes.

Language Theory II
ENGL 407
This course is designed to help students understand linguistic theory in order to master the applied area of linguistics. It covers the applied areas of language origin and acquisition, the brain of language, language processing, language variation, language in society, writing systems, and language change.

Professional Development and Business Protocol
ENGL 417
The Professional Development and Business Protocol course will meet the needs of senior students preparing to enter the workforce. It will prepare them to function in their future jobs with the utmost professional excellence, enabling them to conduct themselves with practiced confidence when it comes to etiquette and protocol. This final course, which seeks to polish students as they leave the world of academia, will also provide that final perfecting of public speaking skills, especially in terms of speaking fluently, coherently, and with confidence when a written text has not been prepared.

Independent Study - English
ENGL 480
This course presents senior students with the opportunity to pursue an area of interest in depth. Topics to be approved by the tutor who will direct the study, may reflect research interest in a broad variety of areas associated with the study of literature and literary theory.

French

Introductory French I
FREN 101
This course is for beginners and is designed to develop communicative competence at a basic level. It offers practice in conversation, reading, writing, and listening. These will be developed through specific situations of communication and the correct use of basic grammar. It will also sensitize learners to matters pertaining to French civilization and the challenges of foreign language acquisition in a non-Francophone context. This course meets the General Education requirements.

Introductory French II
FREN 102
This course is for students who have completed Introductory French I. It provides students with further information on basic structures and pronunciation, as well as the fundamentals of speaking, reading, and writing. This course meets the General Education requirements.

General Education

First Responder
GENL 101
This course emphasizes safety and takes 20 hours with an allowance of two hours for the test. There are 72 subjects in the First Responder course, among which are artificial respiration with indirect methods, choking, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, wounds and bleeding, shock, fractures, head and spinal injuries, chest injuries, eye injuries, burn, poisoning, emergency childbirth, and environmental illness and injuries. The standard first aid course is ideal for premedical students, but gives excellent coverage of all 72 subjects, so it is suitable for persons living in less developed countries where skilled doctors and nurses are not readily available.

Introduction to University Life
GENL 105
The information provided in this course is vital to student success at St. George’s University. The course will be delivered through interactive information sessions run by various departments of the University. Information presented in these sessions is particularly geared toward helping freshman students to adjust to, and succeed in, a university setting. Attendance is compulsory. Absenteeism will be recorded. Instructors will expect students to have the knowledge outlined in these sessions and will grade accordingly.

Community Service I
GENL 302
Community Service is intended to help with the socialization of students in the community. This course involves the application of some of the educational and life skills learnt by students. It also provides an opportunity for students, whether as individuals or members of a group, to develop leadership skills, initiative, and a sense of individual and collective responsibility. Of paramount importance is helping students to appreciate their place in the community and fostering a spirit of giving to the community in which students are pursuing their formal education.

Community Service II
GENL 303
Community Service II is an extension of Community Service I. Students are expected to build on the experience gained in Community Service I, learning from accomplishments and errors to improve the quality of work they do in the community programs of their choosing.

Mathematics

Foundation Mathematics
MATH 001
This course provides remediation in computation, data-analysis and problem-solving skills for students who have not yet acquired the skill base for university-level mathematics.

Mathematics for Critical Thinking
MATH 130
This course is an introduction to mathematical modeling. It helps students overcome quantitative illiteracy and to develop mathematical competency. The course is neatly tailored to fit the needs of students who are not mathematics majors, but are taking mathematics for liberal arts purposes. The course seeks to develop and enhance problem-solving capabilities, enable students to apply simple mathematical models as a means of solving real-world problems, and become more competent mathematically through the exercise of logic, the application of mathematical concepts, and problem-solving skills.

Statistics
MATH 220
This course is designed to assist students in acquiring an intuitive grasp of statistics, specifically in terms of what it is, how and when to apply various statistical techniques, and how to interpret the results and draw meaningful conclusions from the data.

Selected Topics in Mathematics
MATH 402
The aim of this course is to present material of interest to teachers of mathematics in primary and secondary schools. Teaching methodologies, areas of common difficulties and strategies for motivating students will be fully explored while focusing on improving the competence base of students.

A strong mathematical framework will be developed with range and depth to the CXC level, and students will have the opportunity to learn how to learn mathematics through a variety of approaches, which are in harmony with the topics selected. There is some stress on mathematical competence and rigor in this course.

Marine Sciences

Principles of Marine Ecology
MBIO 204
Principles of Marine Ecology is an introductory course for students to gain an understanding of a wide range of ecological principles relevant to marine ecosystems. Course content provides the necessary foundation for other marine biological courses.

Principles of Ocean Science
MBIO 205
This course provides students with an introductory overview of the marine environment. It examines the physical, chemical, and biological components and explores human interactions with the planet’s largest ecosystem through lectures and group discussions.

Introduction to Marine Science
MBIO 206
This course will introduce students to marine living systems with a focus on their diversity and presence locally. The course will provide students with an appreciation for marine systems by introducing topical issues in marine science. Students will take part in classes that are hands-on and interactive using live organisms in aquaria, as well as preserved specimen. Class discussions will allow students to actively relate to and learn about topical marine science issues (for example, latest research findings or news publications). A historical coverage of marine science will also be explored during the lectures, providing students with an appreciation of the field today. This course will include short trips during class time to nearby shores to engage students actively.

World Ecosystems
MBIO 302
This course presents a review of contemporary ecosystems on a global scale. Both terrestrial and aquatic systems will be examined from both a functional and an evolutionary perspective. This will involve the study of plate tectonics, world climates (El Niño, global warming), and global productivity.

Introduction to Marine Biology Lab
MBIO 306
The Introduction to Marine Biology Lab is a diverse set of laboratory exercises and field trips that will explore different areas of marine biology, such as water quality and chemistry, marine sediments, developmental biology, parasitol, community and ecosystem diversity, and parasitology. Emphasis will be placed on experimental design, implementation, analysis and presentation.

Scientific Diving Skills for Marine Biology
MBIO 307
This course will teach a diverse set of skills and techniques used in surveying the near-shore/shallow underwater environment for sample and data collection in the marine biological sciences. All diving skills will be limited to a 12m/40ft depth (prerequisite student dive certification rating will be to 18m/60ft). Students will explore coral reefs, sandy bottoms, seagrass beds, and mangrove environments, exposing students to various ecosystems and the corresponding appropriate sampling techniques. Focus will be on improving diving techniques, safety in diving, survey techniques, data collection, near-shore marine environments, and gain a general appreciation for underwater marine systems.

Marine Biological Research Methods
MBIO 310
This course provides knowledge of the theory and application of the experimental methodology used in the design of marine field and laboratory experiments/studies. This course also includes topics on the selection of experimental methods and statistical analyses, methods, tools, and equipment for collection, as well as relevant scientific writing skills required for the presentation of scientific information. Practical field and laboratory exercises will be used to reinforce taught theoretical components of the course.

Issues in Marine Biology II
MBIO 311
This course will expose students to key and contemporary topics in marine biology, including problems, challenges, and debates, using selected topics. This course will examine key areas, such as the international whaling debate, marine pollution, and resource management. It will do so through moderated group discussions. This course intends to develop critical analysis skills and team-based problem solving skills.

Methods in Marine Biology I
MBIO 400
This course examines the methodologies employed in laboratory and field studies of marine environments and organisms. In field studies, students will explore the influence of the environment upon the design and implementation of survey equipment and protocol. The importance of experimental design, appropriate data handling, and analysis techniques, together with an effective communication of scientific information, will be emphasized.

Marine Habitats and Organisms I
MBIO 402
The course examines a range of marine habitats, from intertidal to deep sea, looking at those factors that influence both the nature of the habitat and the biological and ecological response of the organisms that they contain. This course explores generic issues relevant to all marine fauna such as life-history strategies and behavior.

Marine Habitats and Organisms II
MBIO 403
This course examines a range of marine habitats from the intertidal to the deep sea, looking at those factors that influence both the nature of the habitat and the biological and ecological responses of the organisms that they contain. This course reviews major marine habitats, including estuaries, lagoonal and mangrove systems, seagrass beds, kelp forests, coral reefs, intertidal rock, and sediment shores, and deep-sea habitats, as well as an examination of the adaptations shown by fauna and flora life in such varied and disparate environments.

Marine Field Study
MBIO 405
This course gives students the opportunity to conduct their own research project by way of an empirical study. Student involvement and responsibility stretches from project conception and planning, through defining the aims and objectives of the study, researching the relevant literature, and day-to-day management of the project, to analysis of data, report writing, and presentation.

Marine Microbiology and Biotechnology
MBIO 406
This course explores the properties of marine microorganisms with an emphasis on recent discoveries about their importance in ecological processes, health, and disease, economic implications, and biotechnological applications.

Marine Microbiology
MBIO 407
This course aims to understand the effects of water quality and microbiological processes to marine environmental health. Marine Microbiology explores the relationships between medically important bacteria associated with fish, marine animals, coral reefs, and water with an emphasis on their importance in public health applications and biotechnology.

Music

Chorale Ensemble I
MUSI 101
This course will stress fundamentals of singing, such as breath control, tone production, and so forth. A varied seasonal repertoire for performance will be prepared.

Music Appreciation
MUSI 102
This course will provide listening to an analysis of the elements of music – melody, harmony, rhythm, tone, color, and form. Sound production on various types of instruments and voice will be studied along with harmony-major, minor, chromaticism, atonality, polytonality, and so forth. Musical forms (binary, ternary, rondo, sonata, symphonies, and so forth) will also be explored. Through History of Music video kits, students will be able to obtain illustrations visually and aurally to complement notes, worksheets, and research topics.

Foundation of Music I
MUSI 103
This theoretical course will be taught from the textbook, Keys to Rudiments, which is a text designed in such a way that the materials of the basic rudiments are presented in a clear and orderly fashion. There are questions at the end of each chapter, and students’ workbooks will be used. Students will be given the opportunity, through sense of hearing, to identify some of the knowledge acquired theoretically, and also to play some on the keyboard.

Sight Singing/Ear Training
MUSI 105
This is an ideal course for choristers, chorale directors, and so forth. This course endeavors to help students develop skills in reading music notation. This is done through the study of basic theory needed for the recognition of pitch, duration, expression, and so forth. In addition, students learn to notate sounds played on an instrument or performed by a human voice. The course will also include posture, breathing, diction, and vocal technique.

Sight Singing/Ear Training II
MUSI 106
The course will further develop aural awareness. Rudiments, sight singing and dictation will be carried into more advanced theory. Harmonic ear training will also be approached. This course is a direct continuation of Sight Singing/Ear Training (MUSI 105). The same textbook is used for both courses.

Band III
MUSI 201
Through participation in this course, student musicians will be able to recognize and interpret various music styles, improve their playing technique and musicianship, develop good rehearsal skills and performance confidence, increase their listening awareness through group work, and help them find a very personal expression through their chosen instrument.

Band provides individuals with the opportunity to rehearse and perform a variety of worthwhile music for both pleasure and improved music knowledge. Often the group is subdivided into smaller groups and combos. Participation is open to all divisions of St. George’s University for students, faculty, and staff whether for credit or voluntary participation. Players of any instrument are welcome.

Nutrition

Nutrition
NUTRI 201
This course will introduce students to basic nutrition information, which will help them to understand the relationship between diet and the prevention and/or control of diseases.

Animal Nutrition
NUTR 205
This course is specifically designed to meet the requirements of preveterinary medicine. In this course, students will learn about different nutrients and their role in the animal body; gain an understanding of the general interrelationship between the nutritional status and general performance of livestock; and become familiar with the formulation and evaluation of diets for different classes of livestock.

Philosophy

Contemporary Religion
PHIL 102
This course will examine several of the world’s great religions in terms of their history, texts, and impact on society. Students will examine the challenges to these religious institutions, as well as their own personal faiths, in the light of the modern scientific and technological culture in which we live.

Critical Reasoning
PHIL 107
This course is meant to help students understand the concepts and dynamics of critical reasoning to develop the ability and habit of critical reasoning and analysis. The course will help students appreciate the usefulness and importance of thinking and reasoning intelligently amidst the complexities of critical life issues, and to develop necessary critical thinking and reasoning skills that will enable them to reason correctly and effectively in important real-life situations. To this end, this course will investigate a variety of relevant topics, including models and types of thinking (for example, creative and imaginative thinking, realistic thinking, problem solving, crooked and fallacious thinking), language and thought, logic, analogy, the philosophy of reality, knowledge, experience and truth, and the use of the scientific method in critical reasoning and analyses.

Physics

General Physics I
PHYS 201
This course consists of the study of linear kinematics, works, power, energy, and momentum. Also included is a brief introduction to heat, thermodynamics, and sound. This is a non-calculus course designed for students to gain an understanding of the basic principles of mechanics, heat, and sound.

General Physics II
PHYS 202
This course is an introduction to the basic principles of electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism, alternating current, electric fields, and optics. This is a non-calculus course.

Premedicine

Summer Introduction to Premedical Applied Science
PMED 101
This course uses a sequence of didactic presentations, practical sessions using cadaveric material, and clinical application to provide students with an appreciation of the structure, function, and clinical aspects of the nervous, neuromuscular, and cardiopulmonary systems as part of an introduction to the academic life of students in the first year of the Doctor of Medicine program at St. George’s University.

Learning Strategies for Preprofessionals.
PMED 301
This is a skills development course through which students in the preprofessional programs will find creative and constructive ways to gain and apply knowledge in learning situations. Students will develop a commitment to learning in a more personalized, efficient, and effective way. Significant attention will be given to study strategies and how to best place these strategies into practice in their course of study. Class sessions will provide opportunities for students to gain exposure to various learning strategies, and for students to share their experiences, successes, and concerns with other students. Students will gain exposure to various learning techniques. Students will be exposed to levels of learning, types of studying, time management and planning, active review, memory, note-taking strategies, group study, and methods of developing critical thinking skills.

Clinical Cases
PMED 380
This course is designed to introduce students in the premedical program to clinical medicine. It provides an insight into the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values they need to acquire as physicians, intended to help them understand how material currently taught in physiology lectures applies to clinical medicine.

Premedical Research Project
PMED 390
This course is offered in the premedical program. It is a requirement for students in the School of Medicine combined (Baccalaureate/MD) degree program. The focus of the class is to equip students with the skills needed to access, understand, and critically evaluate published medical research. The course begins by reviewing standard research design and common pitfalls in research. It also covers other relevant topics, such as methodology, ethics regarding research on human subjects, online research resources, survey design, and basic data interpretation. Students work together in small groups to produce a research paper and present a poster to the campus community.

Political Sciences

Introduction to Political Science
POLI 200
This is a survey course introducing students to the discipline of political science. It covers concepts relating to state systems, beginning with an introduction to central political ideas. This course is intended to inform students about the range of ideas and themes of interest. Contemporary global events and issues are central to the course.

Caribbean Government and Politics
POLI 205
This course will expose students to a theoretical understanding of the concepts and issues of Caribbean governments and politics to help students understand the evolution of the Caribbean political system. The course also provides useful and substantive knowledge of academic political analysts.

Politics of Development
POLI 306
This course introduces students to the main approaches to political development. It provides an overview of the main theoretical approaches, especially modernization, world systems analysis, feminist theories, and post-colonialism.

Introduction to International Relations
POLI 310
This is a thematic course in theory and practice of international relations. The course focuses on two main themes, which are the ideas about international relations and the contemporary issues in international affairs. Discussion of contemporaneous and recently past issues and events will serve to emphasize the strengths and weaknesses of the bodies of ideas. This course is directed at students of international relations, social sciences, current affairs, enthusiasts, practitioners of diplomacy, and Social Studies teachers.

International and Regional Organizations
POLI 312
This course is intended to offer students an introduction to aspects of the history, structure, and functions of a number of major international organizations. It is generally for students of the social sciences, and specifically for those working in government and the private sector, whose duties and activities range from diplomatic practice to international finance and marketing. It is equally appealing to students of policy and politics in the small island state.

Political Geography
POLI 331
This course is intended for anyone interested in the geography of resource endowment and wealth distribution, inter- and intra-state conflict, the North-South Dialogue and Development. Not just a theoretical exercise, the course explores some of the geo-strategic issues that are involved in today’s international affairs.

Caribbean Government Seminar
POLI 405
This course examines the policy-making process of Caribbean government. The focus is on the structure of Caribbean government, the contexts of decision making, and the outcomes of decision making.

Psychology

Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 201
This course covers systematic and experimental approaches to understanding human behavior and cognition. The course is an in-depth introduction to the science and profession of psychology as it will present what is known about human nature and how it reveals general principles of the functioning of the brain, individuals, and groups.

Introduction to Health Psychology
PSYC 205
This course will embrace a biopsychosocial approach to the issue of health and illness. The issue of illness and disease has traditionally been considered primarily from a medical or biological standpoint; however, Introduction to Health Psychology seeks to perceive health and illness from a more holistic standpoint, where human behavior and prevention is favored over disease and treatment. Specific topics will include concepts in conducting and understanding health research, reasons for non-adherence to medical advice, high mortality disorders, pain perception, eating disorders, and stress and coping.

Psychology of Personality Theories
PSYC 206
This course is an introduction to the major theories of personality, along with the examination of the impact of history, social origins, culture, and significant individuals upon the area of personality development. This course examines psychoanalysis, Neo-Freudian, transactional analysis, and Gestalt Therapy. Cognitive and contemporary will also be highlighted.

Principles of Learning and Behavior I
PSYC 207
This course seeks to introduce students to the different types of learning theories that influence behavior, as well as help students explore psychology as a science. The topics that will be explored are Pavlov’s Theory of Classical Conditioning, Skinner’s Theory of Operant Conditioning, the basic schedules of reinforcement, discrimination and generalization, punishment and avoidance, and the interactions between Pavlovian and Skinnerian conditioning.

Research Methods and Experimental Design
PSYC 208
The goal of this course is to assist students in developing an understanding of the scientific methods used in psychology. The skills attained will assist students in understanding research reports, be motivated to produce research and be better consumers of research. Lecture discussions will define important research concepts, describe fundamental designs, and outline factors threatening the validity of research. Students will be given practice in reading, analyzing, and critiquing research reports. The laboratory aspect of the course will allow students hands-on experience with designing and conducting experiments, in addition to writing research reports.

Principles of Learning and Behavior II/Lab
PSYC 209
This course is a continuation of Principles of Learning and Behavior I. This course focuses on providing an overview of the field of learning and conditioning, carrying out and emphasizing laboratory experiments, studying recent methodologies, and reviewing recent papers and publications in the field. During class sessions, various topics on contemporary investigations of conditioning and learning, primarily focused on the results of research with non-human animals, will be discussed.

Sensation and Perception
PSYC 210
This course examines how humans sense and perceive the world around them through the use of the five senses. The course will emphasize the various sensory modalities and behavior. The course examines the interaction between such variables as basic sensory neurophysiology, environmental factors, personal experiences, and the ultimate process of perception.

Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 302
The course examines the etiology, epidemiology, description, classification, and treatment of disordered behavior. Major mental disorders are systematically examined from several different theoretical viewpoints, including psychodynamic, learning, cognitive, physiological, and humanistic/existential. A survey of psychological disorders is provided and students are introduced to the DSM-IV classification system. Treatment approaches based on the major theoretical perspectives are covered and empirically-based treatment outcome studies are reviewed. The course includes a visit to the local inpatient mental health facility.

Developmental Psychology
PSYC 303
This course provides a current and comprehensive overview of child and adolescent development that reflects the theories, research, and practical advice that developmentalists have to offer. The nature and context of development, as well as the research methods used to study human development are described. The basic concepts and mechanisms inherent in the process of human development are examined. The course examines the processes that underlie developmental change, thus providing students with a firm understanding of the causes and complexities of development. The major emphasis is on normal growth and development.

Applied Statistics and Data Analysis
PSYC 308
This course is deigned to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the topics of hypothesis testing, regression analysis, factor analysis, and correlation analysis. Second, the lab feature of the course explores the statistical program for the social sciences (SPSS) that is used in data analysis and research conducted (for example, MANOVA).

Lifespan II
PSYC 309
This course explores psychological developments, changes, and adjustments during adulthood and aging. The course covers current psychological and psychosocial theories and research findings relevant to adult development. There will be a strong emphasis on the application of research findings to everyday life.

Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 310
This course covers the cognitive processes of attention, pattern recognition, language, comprehension, and thinking, in terms of information acquisition, information retrieval, and forgetting. These processes will be reviewed, in terms of their application to cognitive activities, such as decision making, reasoning, problem solving, and creativity. Emphasis will be placed on the different theories and experimental research designs that can be used to study cognitive processes.

Counseling Strategies I
PSYC 402
This course focuses on both the potential good and harm of counseling. It views the counselor as a human being apt to error, limitations, and weaknesses. The counselors’ weaknesses and limitations must be realized if the counselor/counselee experience is to be productive, effective, and rewarding. This course includes the principles of effective counseling, the behavioral dynamic of the counselee-the counselor, and the even greater complex dynamics that occur during counselor- counselee interaction. (Preface 1982).

Counseling Strategies II
PSYC 403
This is a course based on the concepts of counseling clients with similar cases in groups. The course defines the concept of group counseling, describes group characteristics, and explains the development and classification of groups. The structures that influence the behavior of group members will be described in general.

Educational Psychology
PSYC 404
This course examines the application of psychological theories and principles to the educational process and setting. Topics include learning and cognitive theories, achievement motivation, teaching and learning styles, teacher and learner roles, assessment, and development issues. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the application of psychological theory to educational practices.

Psychological Testing
PSYC 405
This course is designed to expose students to some of the psychological tests available for testing (for example, intelligence). For those of you planning to attend graduate school in psychology, this course provides a solid foundation in the basic principles of measurement.

Sociology

Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 201
This course provides students with an introduction to an understanding of man and his society. It explores the process of socialization, families, marital, educational, religious, political, and economic institutions.

The Family
SOCI 301
This course focuses on the basic concepts, dimensions, issues, and ideas in the area of marriages, families, and intimate relationships in various societies. Tools for an ongoing process of observation, understanding, and analysis of intimate relationships, marital, and family systems, and organizations are included.

Social Theory
SOCI 302
This course is designed to give students an overview of the study of sociological theory so that they can better understand the social world. By analyzing a variety of theories, it is hoped that students will develop a theoretical perspective about social reality and a critical orientation toward sociological theory. Students will discuss the works and ideas of some early enlightenment thinkers (Auguste Comte, Saint Simon, Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx Weber, and George Herbert Mead). Emphasis will be placed on some major themes such as modernity, nationalism, industrialization, social order, and the process of human interaction.

Social Structure and Caribbean Society
SOCI 303
This course is designed to give students a strong grounding in Caribbean studies. The course examines the social stratification of Caribbean societies. The course will begin with a critique of classical theories of social stratification proposed by Marx, Weber, Davis, and Moore. Specifically, the course analyzes Caribbean society within three main paradigms of stratification, which are the plantation society, plural society, and Creole society. The course also investigates the extent to which these paradigms are useful tools to understand the numerous social and political conflicts prevalent in Caribbean society and in the formation of a Caribbean identity.

Gender and Development Studies
SOCI 304
This course provides students with an introduction to the core concepts within gender and development studies. The importance of gender and development studies is explored along with its concomitant challenges and benefits. The course critically examines gender relations and development from a variety of perspectives within a global framework.

Spanish

Introductory Spanish I
SPAN 101
This course provides students with a solid, progressive grammatical base and a rich, useful vocabulary. It seeks to help students acquire the linguistic means necessary to express themselves satisfactorily in Spanish in current situations and understand different types of texts. Particular emphasis will be placed on acquiring the fundamental language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Introductory Spanish II
SPAN 102
This course is a continuation of Introductory Spanish I and includes further readings, more class discussions, and the writing of compositions.

Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 201
This course emphasizes, through conversation and writing, the continued development of the basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) acquired in the introductory courses. The course also includes a review of basic grammatical structures. Students will be expected to make extensive use of audiovisual material.

Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 202
This course is intended to review basic grammar and develop more complex patterns of written and spoken Spanish. Short compositions, readings from Spanish and Spanish-American literature, and class discussions require active use of students’ acquired knowledge of Spanish. This course forms the basis for the expansion of vocabulary and oral expression.

Social Sciences

Caribbean Issues and Perspectives
SSCI 402
This seminar course provides an overview of the Caribbean and its development. Four perspectives on the Caribbean are identified, which are a review of the historical and social background to the region, Caribbean environment and ecology, development issues, and aspects of Caribbean business practice.

Perspectives on Caribbean Popular Culture
SSCI 406
This interdisciplinary seminar course brings together Caribbean history, literature, and politics in the consideration of how identity is constituted in the Caribbean and its diaspora. Using popular culture as the critical lens through which identity is reflected, this course explores the various ways in which identity and the sociocultural relationships that constellate around it are negotiated.

Research Methods and Ethics
SSCI 410
This course provides an opportunity for students to study quantitative and qualitative methods when undertaking social research, as well as examine what is responsible conduct in research.

Social Science and Medicine
SSCI 412
This course examines several aspects of medicine. First, it examines how the health care system is a social institution with norms and belief systems that may differ in other countries. Second, the doctor-patient relationship is examined; topics included are concepts of doctor communication, patient adherence and compliance, and types of health care delivery. Third, patients’ own behavior and how it affects their health is examined. Specifically, the course discusses stress, personality, drug use, alcohol, smoking, diet, and pain management as important factors contributing to a person’s health. Overall, the course discusses health and illness within a bio-psychosocial model that is replacing the biomedical model in medicine.

Independent Study in Social Science
SSCI 480
This course is provided for social science majors in their final year before graduation. The aim of the course is to provide students with an opportunity to explore a selected area in depth. The form of the study is flexible. It will involve a substantial literature review and may involve empirical data collection. The students will work under close direction with a supervisor who has demonstrated expertise in the selected topic. Students are expected to meet regularly with their supervisor. The students will submit written final reports and will offer a seminar on the topic of their study. The course can be completed in one or two semesters.

Social Work

Introduction to Social Welfare and Human Service
SWRK 202
The course provides an introduction to and analysis of social welfare, human services, and the helping professions. Topics include helping skills, social welfare, social problems, social change, notions of punishment versus rehabilitation, community development and community services, public and private organizations, and publicly funded and privately funded human service agencies. The course will touch briefly on cross cutting issues in health, education, housing, social security, land, employment, environmental hazards, and loss of assets as they relate to social welfare and the helping professions, in addition to how these are necessarily linked to the current realities of helping people/groups with human problems of living.

Introduction to Social Work
SWRK 301
The field of social work aims to improve the quality of life for people experiencing a broad range of problems due to societal and economic factors. Factors include poverty and homelessness, and involving personal and family issues, such as parent-child conflict, youth violence, substance abuse, and caring for the aged. Introduction to Social Work provides training and similar developments to empower and improve people’s capacity to cope and adjust. Social work functions include providing services directly to the client and administrative responsibilities, such as organizing and evaluating services, managing programs, and developing social policy.

This introductory course focuses on the service delivery side of social work practice. It focuses on the ethnics and values necessary in social work practice, theories used in the practice of social work with individuals, groups, and communities, and how these models may help the profession intervene in problems and help people meet needs. The course will expose students to creative use of these theories in a Caribbean setting and how they may help resolve some of the pressing problems for which social work invention is required.

Veterinary Sciences

Introduction to Veterinary Science and Medicine
VSCI 301
This course is for preveterinary medical students and focuses on topics such as applied animal nutrition, health and welfare. In this course, students are introduced to principles of animal handling, including restraint. In this course, students will discuss case histories and physiological aspects associated with the practice of veterinary medicine.

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