Berry College - Honors Program

How to understand this information: Thankfully, the US university system is very close to the Scottish system, but there are some differences. In the Scottish system, a student takes courses in three different areas during his or her first two years at the university. During the student’s third and fourth years, he or she takes classes only in his or her specific area of study. These specialized courses are also referred to as “Honors,” or, as the Scottish say, “Honours.” Principia Consortium students will most likely focus on level 3 courses, while level 1 and 2 courses are also options.

In addition to this, there are some slight terminology discrepancies. What American universities call a “course” is analogous to what the Scottish call a “module.” At Glasgow, a course is made up of a series of modules. Consortium students are required to take the Scottish Enlightenment module as well as two to four additional modules in their major or minor, totaling 15-20 credit hours. For more information regarding terminology, please visit Glasgow’s Glossary at www.gla.ac.uk/ibls/US/glossary.pdf

Also, the credit system is a bit different at Glasgow. There, credits are measured in SCOTCATS. An easy way to convert SCOTCATS to credits is to divide the SCOTCATS by four. The maximum number of SCOTCATS that can be taken is 80, for a total of 20 semester hours, while the minimum that can be taken is 60 Scotcats, for a total of 15 credit hours. Most of their classes will be worth 10, 20, or 30 SCOTCATS, and the required class is worth 20.

In accessing the course descriptions on moodle, some additional information may be gathered by clicking on a course title. In some instances you may be prompted for an enrollment key or to log in. We do not have an enrollment key, so unfortunately we cannot access additional information for these courses through moodle; however, it is possible to log in as a guest. Just follow the prompts. Another source of additional information is the University of Glasgow home page (http://www.gla.ac.uk/). There is a search bar located at the top right hand corner of the page. Typing in the specific course name can sometimes yield great results.

Aerospace Engineering
Program Description
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Complete List-Aeronautical Engineering
Complete List-Aerospace Engineering

Biology
Program Description
Level 1
Level 2 (descriptions for Principia students/faculty)
Level 3 Overview (read first)
Level 3
Level 4

Marine Biology
Nutrition
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Biomedical Sciences
Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Immunology
Medical Biochemistry
Microbiology
Neurology
Parasitology
Physiology
Pharmacology
Phyisology & Sport Science
Plant Science
Sports Medicine
Virology
Zoology
Animal Biology
Human Biology

Chemistry
Program Description
General Information
Full List of Courses

Chemistry 1 > pages14-24
Science Fundamentals> pages 11-24
Chemistry 2X and 2Y > pages 24-38
Environmental Chemistry 2A > pages 15-21
Environmental Chemistry 2B > pages 15-18
Chemistry 3H and 3M > pages 10-31
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry 3H and 3M > pages 10-31
Environmental Chemistry 3H > pages 17-34
Chemical Physics 3H and 3M > pages 8-18
Chemical with Forensic Sciences > pages 9-14
Chemistry 4H > pages 3,4,6 and 9
Chemistry 4M > pages 3,4,6 and 9
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry 4H > pages 3,4,6 and 9
Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry 4M > pages 3,4,6 and 9
Environmental Chemistry 4H > pages 16-27
Chemical Physics 4H and 4M > pages 16-34
Chemical with Forensic Science 4H and 4M > class handbook unavailable

Civil Engineering
Program Description
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Full List of Courses

Computer Science
Program Description
General Information
Level 1
CS-1P
CS-1Q
Level 2

Java Programming
Computer Systems
Information Management
Software Engineering
Algorithmic Foundations
Algorisms and Data

Level 3
Level 4

Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Program Description
General Information (Click on table and log in as guest)
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Full List of Courses

Geographical and Earth Sciences
General Information

Earth Science:
Program Description
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 3 Honors
Level 4
Level 4 Honors
Level 4 Options

Geography:
Program Description
Core
Options

Mathematics
Program Description
Level 1
Level 2 (Click on the blue "i" icon)
Level 3
Level 3 Honors
Level 4 Honors
Full List of Courses

Mechanical Engineering
Program Description
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Full List of Courses

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Full List of Courses

Nursing and Healthcare
Program Description
Level 1
Level 2
Level 2 Practice
Level 3
Level 4
Overview

Physics and Astronomy
Program Description
Level 1
Level 2
Honors

Psychological Medicine
Program Description
Timetables (Click on the desired level)
Course Catalog (For Study Abroad Students)
Additional Course Information
(Once at the site listed above, go to the light blue navigation bar running down the length of the page on the left side. Information can be found regarding specific courses when the links labeled on the following are clicked:
Course info Level 1-Scroll to page 10
Course info Level 2-Scroll to page 11
Course info Honors-Scroll to page 15
BSC info (Level 3)-Scroll to page 10
Course info Senior Honors (Level 4)- Scroll to page 14