THE FACULTY OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE

1 U N D E RG R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 17-2018 THE FACULTY OF food & AGRICULTURE 1 Return to Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS HANDBOOK .. 3 DISCLAIMER - PROGRAMMES & COURSES .. 3 DISCLAIMER PRIZES & AWARDS .. 3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2017-2018 .. 4 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN .. 5 VISION & MISSION .. 6 FACULTY STRUCTURE .. 7 SECTION I - STAFF LISTING .. 8 SECTION II - GENERAL INFORMATION .. GRADUATE PROGRAMMES .. 13B.*EVENING UNIVERSITY .. STUDENTS .. ABROAD/EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES 13 SECTION III - FFA REGULATIONS .. 14 SUB-SECTION I INTRODUCTION .. 14A. BSc PROGRAMME OFFERINGS DETAILS.

2 14B. TYPE OF COURSES OFFERED AND THEIRWEIGHTING .. 15C. CO-CURRICULAR CREDITS .. S HONOURS LIST .. 16 SUB-SECTION II - GLOSSARY .. 17 GRADE CODE SHEET .. 19 SUB-SECTION III .. 20 FACULTY REGULATIONS .. FOR ADMISSION INTO THEFACULTY .. / CREDITS .. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE .. 23I. PROGRESS THROUGH THE PROGRAMME .. OF MAJORS AND ABROAD/EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES .. 24M. PLAGIARISM DECLARATION .. LIMITS FOR COMPLETION AND ENFORCED OF ABSENCE AND VOLUNTARYWITHDRAWAL .. AND CLASS OF DEGREE AWARDED .. GRADING SCHEME FOR ALL STUDENTS OF DEGREE .. 27 SECTION IV GRADE DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION.

3 28 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) .. 29 SECTION IV - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FFA SUMMER PROGRAMMES .. FOR ADMISSION TO THE SUMMERSCHOOL PROGRAMMES .. SELECTION AND REGISTRATION .. REGISTRATION .. & COURSE LOADS .. OF FOR WITHDRAWAL .. OF FEES .. 34 SECTION V - PRIZES .. 34 SECTION VI - APPROVED SCIENCE CAPE/ GCE A LEVEL 36 SECTION VII PREREQUISITE LISTING FOR CROSS FACULTY COURSES .. 37 SECTION VIII INFORMATION RESOURCES AT THE ALMA JORDAN LIBRARY .. 40 SECTION IX - STUDENT LIFE AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (SLDD) .. 41 SECTION X - STUDENT EXCHANGE & STUDY ABROAD .. 42 SECTION XI - UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS ON PLAGIARISM.

4 43 PLAGIARISM DECLARATION .. 45 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION .. 48 BSC SPECIAL, MAJORS, MINORS AND DIPLOMAS OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT:.. AGRIBUSINESS PROGRAMME .. 48 BSc Agribusiness Management (sp) .. 48 BSc General Major in General Major in Entrepreneurship ..51B. THE HUMAN ECOLOGY PROGRAMME .. 52 BSc General Major in Family & Consumer 52 BSc General Minor in Sports Nutrition ..54 BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics (sp) .. 54 The BSc Human Ecology (sp) .. 55 CONCENTRATION: Family and Consumer Sciences and Nutritional Sciences .. 55 CONCENTRATION: Family and Consumer Sciences & Foods and Foodservice Systems Management.

5 56 CONCENTRATION: Family and Consumer Sciences and Sports Nutrition .. 56C. EXTENSION PROGRAMME .. 58 BSc General .. 58 Major in Agricultural Extension .. 58 BSc General .. 58 Minor in Communication and Extension .. 58 DEPARTMENT OF food PRODUCTION .. 64 BSc AGRICULTURE (sp) .. 64 Major in Agricultural Technology .. 66 Major in Agricultural Technology .. 67 Major in Tropical Landscaping .. 67 EVENING UNIVERSITY .. 59 BSc Agribusiness Management (sp).. 59 BSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics (sp)..60 BSc Human Ecology (sp) ..62U N D E RG R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 17-2018 THE FACULTY OF food & AGRICULTURE 2 Return to Table of Contents COURSE LISTING.

6 68 BSc Geography (Special) .. 69 Major in Environmental & Natural Resource Management .. 70 Minor in Environmental & Natural Resource Management .. 71 SECTION XII - COURSE DESCRIPTIONS .. 72 ACCT - 72 AGBU AGRI BUSINESS .. 73 AGCP - AGRICULTURE CROP SCIENCE .. 77 AGEX - AGRICULTURE EXTENSION .. 81 AGLS - AGRICULTURE LIVESTOCK SCIENCE .. 83 AGRI - AGRICULTURE .. 85 AGSL AGRICULTURE SOIL SCIENCE .. 87 BIOL - BIOLOGY .. 89 CHEM - 90 COMP COMPUTER SCIENCE .. 90 ECON ECONOMICS .. 90 ENRM ENVIRONMENTAL 91 ENTI ENTREPRENEURSHIP .. 98 FOUN 101 GEOG GEOGRAPHY .. 102 HORT HORTICULTURE .. 111 HUEC HUMAN ECOLOGY.

7 112 LDSP LANDSCAPING .. 121 MKTG - 122 MGMT MANAGEMENT .. 122 PSYC - 123 VART VISUAL ARTS .. 124 UWI UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN 125 GRADUATE CAREER PATHS .. 125 ACADEMIC QUALITY ASSURANCE .. 125 PROGRAMME CONTENT .. 125 PROGRAMME OF STUDY .. 125 PERIOD OF STUDY .. 125 COURSE DELIVERY MODES .. 125 AWARD OF THE 126 MATRICULATION AND ADMISSION LEVELS TO BSc PROGRAMMES IN FFA .. 126 PROGRAMME COORDINATION .. 126 REGULATIONS FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE (UDA) .. 1262. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE UDA .. OF THE UDA PROGRAMME .. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMA.

8 12810. TIME LIMITS FOR COMPLETION AND ENFORCED ..12811. LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND VOLUNTARYWITHDRAWALS .. 12812. GPA AND AWARDED OF DIPLOMA .. 12813. GRADING SCHEME .. OF DIPLOMA .. 128 DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY .. 68U N D E RG R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 17-2018 THE FACULTY OF food & AGRICULTURE 3 Return to Table of Contents HOW TO USE THIS HANDBOOK The FACULTY handbooks (also known as FACULTY Booklets) are available on the Campus website in PDF format at . The handbooks include: Relevant FACULTY Regulations Admission Criteria, Exemptions, Progression, GPA, Leave of Absence, etc.

9 Relevant University Regulations including the Plagiarism Regulations and Declaration Forms Other Information on Co-Curricular courses, Language courses and Support for Students with physical and other disabilities or impairments. Programme Descriptions and Course Listings which include the list of courses to be pursued in each programme (degrees, diplomas and certificates), sorted by level and semester; course credits and credits to be completed for each programme majors, minors and specials. Course Descriptions which may include details such as prerequisites and methods of assessment. Students should note the following: The Regulations and Syllabuses issued in the FACULTY Handbooks should be read in conjunction with the following University Regulations.

10 The Undergraduate Regulations and Syllabuses should be read in conjunction with the University regulations contained in the Undergraduate Handbook The Postgraduate Regulations and Syllabuses should be read in conjunction with the University regulations contained on the Postgraduate Admissions website and the Board for Graduate Studies and Research Regulations for Graduate Diplomas and Degrees (with effect from August 2014) Progress through a programme of study at the University is governed by FACULTY Regulations and University Regulations. Should there be a conflict between FACULTY Regulations and University Regulations, University Regulations shall prevail.