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Founded in 1962, UVI is a public, co-ed, land-grant HBCU in the United States Virgin Islands.
Prospective Students should be aware that:
Required courses in Social Sciences |
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Course |
Credits |
|
ANT 225 |
Introduction to Cultural and Physical Anthropology |
3 |
ECO 221 |
Introduction to Macro-Economics |
3 |
GOG 121 |
Physical Geography |
3 |
HIS 181 |
World Civilization I |
3 |
HIS 182 |
World Civilization II |
3 |
HIS 320 |
History of the United States |
3 |
HIS 341 |
Caribbean History |
3 |
HIS 342** |
History of the Virgin Islands |
3 |
POL 120 |
Introduction to Political Science |
3 |
POL 351 or POL 352 |
Comparative Government or International Politics |
3
3 |
PSY 120 |
General Psychology |
3 |
SOC 121 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
SSC 327 |
Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences I |
4 |
SSC 328 |
Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences II |
4 |
SSC 497 |
Social Sciences Senior Seminar I |
1 |
SSC 498 |
Social Sciences Senior Seminar II |
1 |
** Students who do not plan to teach in the US Virgin Islands may substitute a course from the list below.
The required courses for Secondary Teacher Preparation or students who are preparing for law school; graduate study in social sciences, public administration, diplomacy or international relations; or for employment in governmental or private sector professions not requiring graduate study, should choose four of the following courses:
Course |
Credits |
|
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CAR 465 |
Caribbean Studies: Selected Topics |
3 |
ECO 222 |
Introduction to Micro-Economics |
3 |
HIS 330 |
United States – Caribbean Relations |
3 |
POL 151 |
American Government |
3 |
POL 340 |
Caribbean Government and Politics |
3 |
POL 351 |
Comparative Government |
3 |
POL 352 |
International Politics |
3 |
PSY 223 |
Social Psychology |
3 |
SOC 124 |
Social Problems |
3 |
SOC 345 |
Race and Ethnic Relations |
3 |
SOC 381 |
Contemporary Caribbean Society |
3 |
Required courses in other fields:
(These courses also count toward satisfaction of the General Education requirement)
Course |
Credits |
|
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MAT 140 |
College Algebra with Applications |
4 |
MAT 235 |
Introduction to Statistics with Applications |
4 |