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STCW Basic Safety Training

Post date January 19, 2021

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

Post date January 19, 2021

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

Post date January 19, 2021

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

Post date January 19, 2021

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

Post date January 19, 2021

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

Post date January 19, 2021

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

Post date January 19, 2021

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.

Academics Liberal Arts

Politics of Development

Post date January 19, 2021

POL 290 - Politics of Development

Prerequisites:
C or better in ENG 111 and ENG 105

An introduction to the origins, purposes, and prospects of global and regional development. Examines issues of political, social, and economic development as well as the effects of western development agendas on the non-western world. It is recommended that students take POL 101 before taking this course.

Liberal Arts

Introduction to Political Science

Post date January 19, 2021

POL 101 - Introduction to Political Science

Prerequisite:
ENG 90s or Placement into Credit English

Introduces basic terminology, typologies, and development of Western political thought, as well as the contributions of various political and non-political groups to the structures and practices of the contemporary state.

Introduction to Philosophy

Post date January 19, 2021

PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy

Prerequisite:
ENG 90s or Placement in Credit English

The course asks five important questions: what is real, what is knowable, what is good, what is beautiful, and where are we headed? The last question is how should we live? Students develop a personal philosophy.

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