Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing Arts
The BA Caribbean Studies introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of the Caribbean, with specific attention to the historical, environmental, socio-cultural features of modern existence that have come to constitute the Caribbean experience.
In the course of study, students will:
The research interests of our faculty include
Caribbean cultural thought,
African Diaspora Studies,
African diaspora religious cultures and spiritualities,
Migration,
Diaspora and Transnational Identities,
Caribbean Popular Culture,
Africana social and political thought.
Career choices for BA Caribbean Studies graduates include the following fields:
Cultural Policy practitioners
Archivists
Curators
Teachers
Journalists
Editors
Entrepreneurs
Students have the unique ability to study the Caribbean within the region, drawing on the resources of the UWI which collectively constitutes the premier place for the study of the Caribbean in the Anglophone world today.
LEVEL I (30 credits)
1. CLTR1010 Introduction to Caribbean Studies
2-3. Choose two (2) of the following courses:
– CLTR1505 Cultural Studies and Caribbean Dance
– CLTR1100 Culture and Identity
– MUSC1020 Caribbean Popular Music and Society
4. FOUN1006 Exposition for Academic Purposes
5. FOUN1004 An Introduction to Argument
6-7. Choose two (2) of the following courses:
– Beginners Foreign Language*
– FOUN1201 Science, Medicine and Technology in Society
– FOUN1301 Law, Gov, Econ and Society in the Caribbean
8. SOCI1002 Introduction to Sociology
9. SOCI1000 Introduction to Sociology II
10. SOCI1001 Introduction to Social Research
*compulsory for all students without CSEC or equivalent qualification in a Foreign Language (see Foreign Language Requirement)
LEVEL II (30 credits)
1. CLTR2000 Thinking Culture
2. CLTR2500 Introduction to Caribbean Cultural Studies
3. Choose One (1) of the following courses:
– CLTR2100 Festivals, Rituals and Caribbean Society OR
– CLTR2402 Caribbean Intellectual Traditions
4. Choose One (1) of the following courses:
– GEND2201 Introduction to Women’s Studies OR
– GEND2015 Gender, Sexuality and Race in
Caribbean Culture
5. Choose One (1) of the following courses:
– HIST2003 History of the West Indies 1 OR
– LITS2514 West Indian Literary Classics I
6. Choose One (1) of the following courses:
– FILM2000 Caribbean Film OR
– HIST2004 History of the West Indies 2 OR
– LITS2516 West Indian Literary Classics II OR
– LITS2403 Caribbean Popular Culture I
7. Choose One (1) of the following courses:
– SOCI2006 Qualitative Methods in Sociological Research OR
– SOCI2007 Survey Design and Analysis
8. Choose One (1) of the following courses:
– SOCI2000 Classical Social Theory OR
– SOCI2001 Modern Social Theory
9-10. Two (2) Level II or III electives
LEVEL III (30 credits)
1. CLTR3100 Theorizing Caribbean Culture
2. Choose One (1) of the following:
– CLTR3101 Race, Nationalism and Culture OR
– CLTR3110 Sacred Arts of the Black Atlantic
3. Choose One (1) of the following:
– CLTR3102 Exhibiting Culture OR
– CLTR3103 Black Popular Culture 3
4-5. Choose Two (2) of the following courses:
– GEND3703 Feminist Critiques of Development
– GEND3701 Men and Masculinities in the Caribbean
– LITS3502 West Indian Literature: Special Author Seminar
– GOVT3018 Caribbean Governance
– SOCI3013 Caribbean Social Policy
6. Choose one (1) of the following:
– SOCI3012 Social Planning
– GOVT3017 Caribbean Governance I
– FINA3001 Caribbean Business Environment
– LITS3405 Caribbean Popular Culture II
– LING3501 Social and Linguistic History of the Caribbean
– ENSC3020 Case Study in Environmental Science
7. SOCI3026 Sociology of Development
8. SOCI3035 Caribbean Social Problems
9. One (1) Level III Sociology course (not completed above)
10. One (1) Level II or III elective
For full details on programme costs, follow the link https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/financial/fees.aspx
A. University Matriculation Requirements
The University Matriculation requirements for entry to a degree programme —
EITHER:
(a) Full Matriculation:
OR:
b) Lower Level Matriculation:
AND:
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT:
English Language is compulsory for admission to all programmes of The University of the West Indies. Candidates who do not possess one of the following are required to take the English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) before entry:
