AGE 310 –ANIMAL HUSBANDY IN SYLVOPASTORAL SYSTEMS 3 Credits
This course is aimed at providing an appropriate approach of management of livestock together with trees, forage, and gardens in integrated systems.
ANIMAL SCIENCE
ANS310 Animal Production in Silvopastoral Systems 3 Credits
ANS320 Forages and Animal Nutrition 3 Credits - This is a study of the interrelationships between livestock and forage plants. Topics discussed include monogastric and ruminant digestion, feed quality, improvement of forage stands and storage of forage crops. (Prerequisites: PSC210, ANS110, and CHE250)
BIOLOGY
BIO110 Biological Sciences / with Laboratory 4 Credits
BIO310 Principles of Genetics/Forest Plant Breeding 3 Credits
BIO250 General Microbiology 3 Credits - A basic biology course dealing with the general principles of microorganisms, in particular Bacteria, fungi and viruses. Topics include cell, cell metabolism, and host-parasite relationships. (Prerequisite BIO110)
BIO210 Introduction to Tropical Ecology 3 Credits
CHEMISTRY
CHE110 General Chemistry / with Laboratory 4 Credits
CHE250 Organic and Biological Chemistry / with Laboratory 4 Credits - An introduction to the chemistry of carbon compounds. Provides an overview of organic compounds and reactions. Topics include aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, stereochemistry, and the chemistry of polymers. (Prerequisites: CHE110)
COLLEGE
COL101 Introduction to College 1 Credit - This is a freshman seminar that aims to help students make the transition from secondary school to the university. Topics include study skills; time management Use of the library; transcripts; GPA’s; note taking; research papers; and social and academic protocols.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
COS082 Introduction to Computers/Informatique N/C - A continuing education course that teaches concepts and terminology of technology; software and hardware.
COS092 Word Processing N/C A continuing education course that provides the basics of Word Processing
COS094 EXCEL N/C - A continuing education course which provides basic training in EXCEL and spreadsheet use.
COS110 Introduction to Computers /Word Processing 3 Credits - Provides a technical approach to concepts and terminology of computer information systems. Includes the study of computer information systems: hardware, software, methods of data processing, functions, capabilities and limitations of computers, and the basics of Word Processing and Spreadsheets.
COS 140 – PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAMMING 3 Credits
Principle of Programming is an introduction to computer programming. In this course, students will be introduced to the Java Programming Language and to elementary concepts in Computer Programming. Students will learn how to built classes, write and execute programs, and document their program effectively. This course is the precursor for Advanced Programming, Object-Oriented Design, and Web Programming.
COS 210 – DYNAMIC WEB DESIGN 3 Credits
Aider les étudiants à mieux comprendre le mode de fonctionnement de la nouvelle Technologie de l’Informatique et de la communication (l’Internet). Avoir des idées sur l’interaction entre une page web et un navigateur web. Capable de créer des pages web simple et dynamique, être en mesure d’implémenter un serveur web (local), et capable de former d’autres étudiants pouvant répondre sur le marché du travail comme web master.
ECONOMICS
ECO212 Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credits A study of the economic analysis concerning the factors at work in the marketplace; decision-making; market analysis; markets and pricing; monopoly power; income distribution; the role of government intervention in markets. (Prerequisite: MAT141)
ECO310 Economic Growth and Development/Management 3 Credits
ECO320 International Trade 3 Credits
ENGLISH
ENG101 English Composition I 3 Credits - This is a course in developmental writing. It is designed to increase the student’s verbal skills And to remedy other special problems in English preparation. This course will expose the students to the different types of writing requited in other university courses. Topics include techniques of writing; English idiomatic usage; descriptive and narrative sketches; and expository and argumentative writing. The student will be required to write a major research paper. (Prerequisite: Freshman Status)
ENG102 English Composition II 3 Credits This is a continuation of ENG101, which stresses expository writing. Transformational Grammar is used to compare English and other languages and emphasis will be places on English idiomatic usage. Topics include logical thinking and intelligent reading; English idiomatic usage; writing of articles, essays and reports; technical writing; business reports; and creative essays. (Prerequisite: ENG101)
ENG300 Research Methods and Technical Writing 3 Credits
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
ESL041 VISTAS I N/C
ESL051 VISTAS II N/C
ESL052 VISTAS III N/C
ESL053 VISTAS IV N/C
ESLO54 TOEFL PREPARATION N/C
ESL070 CONVERSATION CLUB N/C
ESL073 INTENSIVE ENGLISH N/C
ESL080 LANGUAGE LAB (ENGLISH) N/C
ESL082 READING ESL N/C
ESL083 WRITING ESL N/C
ESL154 VISTAS IV / INTRO TO ENGLISH COMPOSITION N/C
FORESTRY
FOR110 Principles of Forestry 3 Credits - Practices and basic concepts in the management and regeneration and the cultural treatment forest stands in order to produce the desired timber crops and other forest values such as soil Conservation and watershed management.
FOR 210 – PRINCIPLES OF AGROFORESTRY 3 Credits
Methods of designing mixed forestry and agricultural systems, combining long term tree crops with middle and short-term plantings and integrating them with various animal species, it will begin with the identity of problems in Agroforestry and the discuss their solutions. The course will cover biological, economical and social aspects of Agroforestry.
FOR320 Statistical Methods in Forestry 3 Credits
FOR410 Research Project in Forestry/Agroforestry 3 Credits
FOR 300/400 Summer Externship in Forestry/ Agroforestry 3 Credits
AGF480 Special Topics 1-3 Credits - This is a variable course content and credit course that is designed to introduce students to a specific topic in the field. Topic will be announced in advance of registration.
FOR310 Management of Forests and Protected Areas 3 Credits
FOR 320 – SEMINAR ON CARIBBEAN AGROFORESTRY 2 Credits Le cours d’Agroforestry a pour objectif de permettre à l’étudiant d’acquérir des connaissances approfondies en agroforesterie et des concepts sous-jacents. Il présente donc dans un premier temps le concept d’agroforesterie, l’approche par système ainsi que les notions de systèmes d’agroforesteriers, leur définition, leurs composantes, leurs avantages et leurs inconvénients. Le cours aborde ensuite les différents éléments à prendre en compte pour approcher un problème agro forestier.
GENERAL ENGINEERING
GEE210 Cartography and Surveying 3 Credits
GEOLOGY
GES210 Environmental Geology 3 Credits
HISTORY
HTY131 World History 3 Credits
HORTICULTURE
HOR 210 – TROPICAL FRUITICULTURE 3 Credits.
This is a study of the commercial production and marketing of fruit crops. Production and marketing of fruit are studied in reference to site selection, climate, soils, Choice of varieties, planting, pruning, weeding, fertilization, disease and pest, harvesting, grading, packing, storing, and marketing. The intercropping of annual horticulture plants with growing will also discussed.
HOR 310 – VEGETABLE CROP PRODUCTION 3 Credits
A study of the principal vegetable crops, emphasizing the production of vegetables and tubers adapted to tropical climates. Production and marketing of selected vegetable species are studied in reference to site selection, climate and soil adaptation, variety choice, planting, cultivation, fertilization, disease and pest control, harvesting, storage, and marketing.
MATHEMATICS
MAT141 College Algebra 3 Credits This is a college level course in algebra. It is intended to prepare the students for additional course work in mathematics, while exposing the student to additional algebraic topics not normally covered in the secondary school. Topics include rational, radicals and polynomial expressions; complex numbers; exponents; linear, rational, Radical and quadratic equations; lineal and quadratic inequalities; non-linear systems; exponentials; logarithms and an introduction to probability (Prerequisite: Freshman Status)
MAT241 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 3 Credits This course introduces integral and differential calculus with appropriate applications. Topics include analytic geometry and graphs; functions; limits; derivatives; applications of derivatives; Differentials; integrals; and application of integrals. (Prerequisite: MAT141)
MANAGEMENT
MGT116 Human Resources Management 3 Credits An exploration of competence areas necessary for effective human resource management. Emphasis is placed on practical application of knowledge gained in the areas of people-power planning, job analysis, selection, training, compensation, and safety/health issues.
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NRM 420 – LAND AND WATER ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 3 Credits
This course is an introduction to environmental science for environmental protection. The course provides an overview of many topics in environmental science with particular emphasis on current environmental issues and problems. We discuss land, water, and air resources, and scientific principle dealing with land water ecosystems, and human impacts. We will explore the ecological relationships of the natural biological communities and the associated human dimensions of environmental policies and land use management as well as man’s impacts on the earth’s resources. We will investigate environmental issues in Haiti and come out with some perspectives by providing the skills to help understand significant environmental problems.
RELIGION
REL120 Introduction to the Old Testament 3 Credits
REL220 Introduction to the New Testament 3 Credits
REL320 Life and Teachings of Christ 2 Credits
REL Environmental Issues and Ethics 2 Credits
PLANT SCIENCE
PSC210 Botany of Vascular Plants 3 Credits
PSC310 Systematic Botany and Dendrology 3 Credits
PSC440 Plant Physiology / with Laboratory 4 Credits A study of the physiological processes in plants with emphasis on water relations, mineral nutrition, photosynthesis, and respiration (Prerequisites: BIO110, PSC210, and CHE250)
PSC450 Plant Protection/ with Laboratory (IPM) 4 Credits
SOIL SCIENCE
SSC 210 – INTRODUCTION TO SOIL SCIENCE/LAB 4 Credits
This course covers the processes of soil development/formation and composition, the physical and chemical properties of soil, and the importance of organic matter and the biological
processes in soil. Emphasis will be put on soil origins, classifications, and characteristics. We will investigate the soil factors that contribute to the nature of a given soil on a certain landscape.
SSC 350 – SOIL MICROBIOLOGY 3 Credits
In this course we will explore basic Soil Microbiology concepts touching to various subjects such as living soil constituent, soil ecology, biological and biochemical activities, soil organic matter, and environmental and agricultural activities. At the end of the course, the students will be able to understand and describe complex interrelationships that exist among different life forms and activities in the lithosphere and biosphere of our ecosystems.
SSC 381 – SOIL FERTILITY AND CONSERVATION/LAB 4 Credits
The role of essential elements in plant nutrition is discussed as well as practical applications in the area of soil deficiencies, and soil conservation methods.
Le sol est un milieu complexe qui sert à la fois de support et fournisseurs d’éléments nutritifs aux plantes. Pour remplir de façon durable son double rôle, le sol doit être cultivé et entretenu en respectant une série de normes scientifiques. Aussi, le technicien ou le praticien doit maîtriser toutes les normes pédologiques qui lui permettent de mieux gérer son capital sol tout en conservant de façon durable ses propriétés physico-chimiques et sa fertilité.
SPEECH
SPH101 Public Speaking (The Fundamentals of Speech) 3 Credits This is a study of the fundamental principles of public speaking. Students will acquire good speech habits and rules to guide them in various situations where articulation is necessary. Topics include interviews; seminars; panels; committees; and other public and social simulations.
VISUAL ARTS
VAR211 Introduction to the Arts 3 Credits This is a variable content course in the visual arts that are designed to introduce students to topics in the field of art.
ZOOLOGY
ZOO302 Principles of Entomology 3 Credits Fundamental principles of insect life including taxonomy, morphology, physiology, and life cycles. Special emphasis on the effects insects on crops and livestock. (Prerequisites: ANS110, BIO110, and PSC120)
