Shipboard Life Skills

MART 104 – Shipboard Life Skills

Designed to provide instruction in safety, health and hygiene in a shipboard environment.

SPC Basic Fisheries Observer

MART 090 – SPC Basic Fisheries Observer

Designed to meet the minimum requirements set forth by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) for the training and certification of Fisheries Observers employed aboard purse seiners and long line vessels.  Include internationally recognized qualified under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-Keeping for Seafarers (STCW).  Also includes additional instruction in the use of electronic information gathering, professional ethics, navigation and seamanship to better prepare students for the challenges and responsibilities of working at sea as an Observer.

Crewmember

MART 080 – Crewmember

Provides entry-level fisheries industry workers with the basic skills needed to successfully function as a member of a deck crew on a purse seine or long line fishing vessel  This course is being developed according to the recommendation included in the SPC “Purse Seine Crew Course” (2012).

STCW Basic Safety Training

MART 070 – STCW Basic Safety Training

Provides maritime and fisheries industry workers of all levels of experience with mandatory basic safety training.  Covers basic marine firefighting; first aid/CPR; personal safety and social responsibility; and personal survival.  The course meets the requirements of the IMO Convention of Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-Keeping for Seafarers (STCW) and is also suitable for first responders such as municipal and airport firefighters, industrial workers, police officers and ambulance attendants.

Spanish I

SPN 101 - Spanish I

Prerequisite:
ENG 090s or Placement into Credit English

Introduces basic grammar structures of Spanish to build sentences and a basic working vocabulary and conversation skills.

Contemporary Social Issues in Micronesia

SOC 140 - Contemporary Social Issues in Micronesia

Prerequisite:
English 90’s or placement into Credit English

Explores and analyzes critical social problems and other issues related to cultural values and changes in Micronesia.

Introduction to Sociology

SOC 130 - Introduction to Sociology

Prerequisite:
English 90’s or placement into Credit English

Introduce basic sociological theories, concepts, and contributions to the modern field of sociology and prepare students to utilize these concepts to show how culture relates to the world as a whole and to the individual citizen. Using scientific methods, sociology explores the relationships between individuals, social groups, institutions, and cultures. This class teaches the core theories of sociology and how they apply to life in the Marshall Islands and around the world. Students will examine interconnectedness of human experience and the vast diversity of cultural construction and expression.

Religions of the World

REL 198 - Religions of the World

Prerequisite:
ENG 90s or Placement in Credit English

A comparative study of contemporary Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism, with brief examinations of other religions or religious movements. The role of religion in human culture will be emphasized.

Human Growth and Development

PSY 201 - Human Growth and Development

Prerequisite:
C or better in PSY 101

Surveys human growth and development with emphasis on the prenatal period throughout the life span. Emphases the physical, cognitive, emotional and moral issues related to each developmental stage.

Introduction to Psychology

PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology

Prerequisite:
C or better in ENG 111

Prepares students to survey the fundamentals of Psychology including modern theories, research and relevant topics.