Foundation Courses

  • Students registered in the Faculty of Social Sciences are required to do three (3) of the following foundation courses:

    • FOUN1013: Critical Reading & Writing in the Social Sciences (3 credits)

    • FOUN1019: Critical Reading & Writing in the Disciplines (6 credits - year long)

    • FOUN1101: Caribbean Civilization (3 credits)

    • FOUN1201: Science, Medicine & Technology in Society (3 credits)

  • Students pursuing the BSc Social Work (Special) will be required to take FOUN1301: Law, Governance, Economy and Society instead of FOUN1101.

  • Thus, the foundation course, FOUN1301- Law, Governance, Economy and Society will not count for credit if pursued by Faculty of Social Sciences students except those indicated above or with the permission of the Dean.

  • With effect from Semester 1, 2021-2022, students are required to register for the foundation English course (i.e., FOUN1013 or FOUN1019) in their first year of entry. Click to view advisory.

  • Students will not be permitted to progress to year 2 in the following year unless the foundation English course has been successfully completed in year 1.

  • The prerequisite for FOUN1013 is a Grade 1 in ELPT OR Grade 1 in CXC/CSEC English “A” OR Grade “A” in GCE English Language OR Grade 1 or Grade 2 in CAPE Communication Studies.

  • The prerequisite for FOUN1019 is a Grade 2 in ELPT.  That is, students must have sat and failed the ELPT.  Students who have not sat the ELPT are NOT eligible for this FOUN1019.

  • FOUN1019 is a year-long, 6-credit course.  Students must register for semester 1 and semester 2 to earn the 6 credits.

  • Students may substitute a foundation course (except for English Language/Writing courses) with a foreign language at level 1 or greater.  It is important to note that students will not receive credit for level 0 courses e.g. FREN0101 or SPAN0101.  The course may be chosen from Chinese, French, Japanese, Portugese or Spanish. 

  • Exemptions may also be granted from time to time by the Board for Undergraduate Studies.