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1 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT handbook 1 Credit Requirements for the Awarding of Bachelor Degrees in FST .. 2 BIOCHEMISTRY SECTION .. 3 UNDERGRADUATE Courses Offered by the Biochemistry Section .. 4 Course Descriptions .. 11 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY .. 24 UNDERGRADUATE Courses Offered by the Department of Chemistry .. 25 Course Descriptions .. 55 DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING .. 84 UNDERGRADUATE Courses Offered by the Department of Computing .. 85 Course Descriptions .. 100 DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGY.
2 147 UNDERGRADUATE Geography Courses Offered by the Department of Geography and Geology .. 148 UNDERGRADUATE Geology Courses Offered by the Department of Geography and Geology .. 152 Course Descriptions .. 162 DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES .. 192 UNDERGRADUATE Courses Offered by the Department of Life Sciences .. 193 Course Descriptions .. 210 DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS .. 243 UNDERGRADUATE Courses Offered by the Department of Mathematics .. 244 Course Descriptions .. 262 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS .. 297 UNDERGRADUATE Courses Offered by the Department of Physics.
3 298 Course Descriptions .. 323 OTHER PROGRAMME AND FOUNDATION COURSE .. 371 Science and Media and Communication ( ) .. 372 Science, Medicine and Technology in Society (FOUN1201) .. 375 AWARDS, PRIZES & BURSARIES .. 377 Department of Chemistry .. 378 Department of Computing .. 381 Department of Geography and Geology .. 382 Department of Life Sciences .. 382 Department of Mathematics .. 383 Department of Physics .. 384 GLOSSARY .. 386 1 DISCLAIMER This UNDERGRADUATE handbook has been compiled to improve the communication between staff and students regarding programmes, that is, the majors, minors and options offered within the Faculty.
4 The programme requirements outlined are to be adhered to by 1) Students enrolling in the Faculty for the 2020-2021 academic year; 2) Students who transferred into the Faculty for the 2020-2021 academic year; and 3) Students who changed their major/minor for the 2020-2021 academic year. Though the Faculty worked assiduously to present the most updated information in the handbook , students should communicate with their Departments/Sections for changes that possibly occurred after the publication of the handbook .
5 2 CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARDING OF BACHELOR DEGREES IN FST FOUN1014 OR FOUN1019 - Critical Reading and Writing in Science and Technology and Medical Science OR Critical Reading and Writing in the Disciplines; FOUN1301 - Law, Governance, Economy FOUN1101 - Caribbean ONE can be substituted with a Foreign Language course. 3 BIOCHEMISTRY SECTION PROGRAMMES Majors 1. Biochemistry 2. Biotechnology 3. Microbiology 4. Molecular Biology 4 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES OFFERED BY THE BIOCHEMISTRY SECTION CODES TITLES CREDIT SEMESTER LEVEL PRE-REQUISITES LEVEL 1 BIOC1020 Cellular Biochemistry 3 1 or 2 1 CAPE Chemistry (1 & 2) and CSEC Biology, or equivalents BIOC1021 Practical Biochemistry I 2 1 or 2 1 CAPE Chemistry (1 & 2) and CSEC Biology, or equivalents.
6 Co-requisite: BIOC1020 MICR1010 Introductory Microbiology & Molecular Biology 3 1 or 2 1 CAPE Chemistry (1 & 2) and CSEC Biology, or equivalents MICR1011 Practical Microbiology and Molecular Biology I 2 1 or 2 1 CAPE Chemistry (1 & 2) and CSEC Biology, or equivalents. Co-requisite: MICR1010 LEVEL 2 BIOC2014 Bioenergetics and Cell Metabolism 8 1 2 BIOC1020, BIOC1021, MICR1010, MICR1011, CHEM1901 & CHEM1902. BIOL2312 Molecular Biology I 4 2 2 BIOC1020, BIOC1021, MICR1010, MICR1011, CHEM1901 & CHEM1902. Co-requisite: BIOC2014 MICR2211 Microbiology 4 2 2 BIOC1020, BIOC1021, MICR1010, MICR1011, CHEM1901 & CHEM1902.
7 Co-requisite: BIOC2014 5 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES OFFERED BY THE BIOCHEMISTRY SECTION CODES TITLES CREDIT SEMESTER LEVEL PRE-REQUISITES LEVEL 3 BIOC3011 Advanced Biochemistry 4 2 3 BIOC2014 BIOC3013 Biochemical Physiology 4 1 3 BIOC2014, BIOL2312 BIOC3014 Plant Biochemistry 4 2 3 BIOC2014 BIOC3413 Project 4 1 or 2 3 BIOC2014, BIOL2312, MICR2211 Co-requisites: BIOC3013, BIOC3014, BIOC3311, BIOL3312, BIOL3313, BIOT3113, BIOT3114, BIOT3116, MICR3213 or MICR3214 BIOL3312 Molecular Biology II 4 1 3 BIOC2014, BIOL2312 BIOL3313 Human Molecular Biology 4 2 3 BIOC2014, BIOL2312 Pre/Co-requisite: BIOL3312 BIOT3113 Biotechnology I 4 1 3 BIOC2014, BIOL2312 BIOT3114 Biotechnology II 4 2 3 BIOC2014, BIOL2312 Pre/Co-requisite.
8 BIOT3113 6 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES OFFERED BY THE BIOCHEMISTRY SECTION CODES TITLES CREDIT SEMESTER LEVEL PRE-REQUISITES BIOT3116 The Biotechnology of Industrial Ethanol Production 4 2 3 BIOC2014, MICR2211 MICR3213 Applied and Environmental Microbiology 4 1 3 MICR2211 MICR3214 Molecular Microbiology 4 1 3 BIOL2312, MICR2211 MICR3215 Food Microbiology and Biotechnology 4 2 3 BIOC2014, MICR2211 MICR3216 Medical Microbiology 4 2 3 BIOC2014, MICR2211 7 BIOCHEMISTRY (MAJOR) Introductory Courses (Level 1) A major in Biochemistry requires a total of twenty-two (22) Level 1 credits from.
9 BIOC1020 Cellular Biochemistry BIOC1021 Practical Biochemistry CHEM1810 Introductory Chemistry I CHEM1811 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I CHEM1820 Introductory Chemistry II CHEM1910 Introductory Chemistry III CHEM1911 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II CHEM1920 Introductory Chemistry IV MICR1010 Introductory Microbiology and Molecular Biology 1 MICR1011 Practical Microbiology and Molecular Biology 1 Advanced Courses (Levels 2 and 3) A major in Biochemistry requires a total of thirty-two (32) credits from Levels 2 and 3 and must include: BIOC2014 Bioenergetics and Cell Metabolism BIOL2312 Molecular Biology I MICR2211 Microbiology BIOC3011 Advanced Biochemistry BIOL3312 Molecular Biology II BIOC3013 Biochemical Physiology AND BIOL3313 or BIOC3014 Human Molecular Biology Plant Biochemistry 8 BIOTECHNOLOGY (MAJOR) Introductory Courses (Level 1) A major in Biotechnology requires a total of twenty-two (22) Level 1 credits from.
10 BIOC1020 Cellular Biochemistry BIOC1021 Practical Biochemistry CHEM1810 Introductory Chemistry I CHEM1811 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I CHEM1820 Introductory Chemistry II CHEM1910 Introductory Chemistry III CHEM1911 Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II CHEM1920 Introductory Chemistry IV MICR1010 Introductory Microbiology and Molecular Biology 1 MICR1011 Practical Microbiology and Molecular Biology 1 Advanced Courses (Levels 2 and 3) A major in Biotechnology requires a total of thirty-two (32) credits from Levels 2 and 3 and must include: BIOC2014 Bioenergetics and Cell Metabolism BIOL2312 Molecular Biology I MICR2211 Microbiology BIOT3113 Biotechnology I BIOT3114 Biotechnology II MICR3213 Applied and Environmental Microbiology AND BIOT3116 or MICR3215 The Biotechnology of Industrial Ethanol Production or Food Microbiology and Biotechnology 9 MICROBIOLOGY (MAJOR) Introductory Courses (Level 1) A major in Microbiology requires a total of twenty-two (22) Level 1 credits from.
