Major Courses
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Agribusiness
  • Environmental and Natural Resource Management
  • Chemistry
  • Life Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Mathematics
  • (double Major in Mathematics available subject to availability)
  • Physics

  • Minor Courses
    Candidates are required to complete a minimum of sixteen (16) credits.

    1. ANIMAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
    • AL23B Forage Production and Utilisation (3)
    • AL25A Livestock Genetics and Breeding (3)
    • AL30A Applied Animal Physiology (3)
    • BL39A Animal Biotechnology (4)
    • Z34E Tropical Aquaculture (4)
    • AL312 Project (4)
    2. CROP SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
    • AC32E Crop Production Systems (4)
    • AC32F Post Harvest Systems (4)
    • AC38A Ornamental Horticulture (3)
    • AS33D Soil Surveys and Land Management (4)
    • AC312 Project (4)
    3. HORTICULTURE
    • AC32G An Introduction to Floriculture (4)
    • AC32H Landscape and Turf grass Management (4)
    • AC31A Vegetable Production (4)
    • AC32J Principles of Fruit Crop Production
    • AC312 Project (4)
    4. ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    • AM32A Marketing and Price Analysis (4)
    • AM37A New Venture Creation and Management (4)
    and any two of the following:
    • AM36A Agricultural Project Appraisal and Implementation (4)
    • AC38A Ornamental Horticulture (3)
    • MS21E Introduction to E-commerce (3)
    • AH33B Food Product Development (3)
    • Z34E Tropical Aquaculture (4)
    • AM33D Introduction to Ecotourism: Production Design and Management
    5. COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTENSION
    • AX25B Operation and Management of Extension Programmes (3)
    • AX 30A Technology Transfer in Agriculture (3)
    • AX312 Project (4)
    • AX36A Communication Skills for Agricultural Professionals (3)
      Multimedia Communications (4)
    • AX39A Gender Issues in Agriculture (3)
    • AX35A Island Food Systems (3)
    6. ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
    • BT37E: Tropical Forest Ecology and Management (4)
    • Z31A Coastal Ecosystem Management (4)
    • Z24B Humans and the Environment (4)
    • AS34D Integrated Watershed Management (4)
    • AS33D Soil Survey and Land Evaluation (4)
    • BL39B Pollution and Environmental Management (4)
    • Z36B: Conservation Biology (4)
    7. BIOTECHNOLOGY
    • BT36D Plant Biotechnology (4)
    • BT38D Plant Breeding (4)
    • BL38H Applied Microbiology (4)
    • BL38C Molecular Biology (4) or
    • BL39A Animal Biotechnology (4)
    • AL22A Livestock Genetics and Breeding (3)
    8. ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION:
    • BT37E – Tropical Forest Ecology & Management
    • BT38J – Plant Ecophysiology
    • Z24B – Humans & The Environment
    • Z36B – Conservation Biology
    9. MARINE AND FRESH WATER BIOLOGY
    • Z23A – Oceanography & Marine Biology
    • Z23B – Freshwater Biology
    • Z31A – Coastal Ecosystem Management
    • Z34E – Tropical Aquaculture
    10. ENTOMOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY
    • Z22B – Entomology (not offered in 2002/2003)
    • Z22C – Parasitism
    • Z35C – Advanced Parasitology
    • Z38A – Economic Entomology (Not offered in 2002/2003)
    11.CHEMISTRY
    Students not pursuing a major in Chemistry can obtain a minor with the following courses: C20A, C20B, C20C and either C20D, or C20E. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Chemistry majors can also pursue a minor in Analytical Chemistry by taking the following additional courses: C20F, C30F, C31F. APPLIED PHYSICS The following are the prerequisites and the course listing for the various minors in Physics:
    • Prerequisite – P11A and P11B
    • Co-requisite – P28A or M21A and M21B
    Electronics
    P28C, P29B, P38C, P39B Medical Physics & Bioengineering
    P29A, P29B, P39B, P39A Environmental Physics Any four of:
      P29C, P29D, P39C, P39D, P29F
    Material Sciences Any four of:
      P29E, P29E, P39G, P39F, P29F
    Note:For Minors courses cannot be counted twice e.g. P29F cannot be offered for both Environmental Physics and Materials Science.

    Foundation Courses
    Foundation Courses: (to be taken by FSA students)
  • UC010 - Fundamentals of Written English
  • FD11B - Academic writing for different disciplines
  • FD11A - Caribbean Civilization
  • FD13A - Law, Governance, Economy and Society
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