﻿{"id":2639,"date":"2026-07-28T14:46:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/?page_id=2639"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:50:40","slug":"electives-for-all","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/electives-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Electives for All"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper site-font faculty-content-page\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">LLL Electives for All<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for an elective? Discover our wide range of courses designed to fit your interests and schedule. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The electives below have no pre-requisites or pre-requisites are waived for non-specialists. This means any enrolled student, from any degree programme or Faculty, can take them. They provide an excellent opportunity to broaden your knowledge, develop new skills, and explore areas of interest outside your primary field of study. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fhe-lll\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/LLL-Elective-Course-Descriptions-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Click here to open a document showing course descriptions<\/strong><\/a>, including timetables for the upcoming semester.Timetables shown are correct at time of posting and are there to help you see which electives are compatible with the rest of your timetable. Please consult the timetable in CHOL to confirm. Feel free to contact the primary lecturer using the email address provided for more information. <\/p>\n<p>Wondering if a Humanities elective is for you? <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/02\/07\/anthropic-cofounder-daniela-amodei-humanities-majors-soft-skills-hiring-ai-stem\/\"><strong>Click here to read or listen<\/strong><\/a> to Daniela Amodei, Founder and President of AI giant Anthropic (and a Major in Literatures) explain why &#8220;studying the humanities is going to be more important than ever&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div lc-helper=\"shortcode\" class=\"live-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2 table-bordered tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">Modern Languages Electives<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong><strong>Semester I (only)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CHIN 2200 Introduction to Contemporary <br \/>\r\nChina<br \/>\r\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mr Tyrone Yearwood<br \/>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:tyrone.yearwood@uwi.edu\">tyrone.yearwood@uwi.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">JAPA 1007 Japanese for Beginners I<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ms Yumi Aoki-Thornhill<br \/>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:yumi.aoki-thornhill@uwi.edu\">yumi.aoki-thornhill@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\r\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Semester I &amp; II<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CHIN 1001 Chinese Language IA<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mr Tyrone Yearwood<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:tyrone.yearwood@uwi.edu\">tyrone.yearwood@uwi.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">FREN 0101 Beginners\u2019 French I<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mr Terrence Inniss<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:terrence.inniss@uwi.edu\">terrence.inniss@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SPAN 0101 Beginners\u2019 Spanish I<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ms Lamar Smith <br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:lamar.smith@uwi.edu\">lamar.smith@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Linguistics Electives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Semester I<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">COMS 1101 Introduction to Human Communication I<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Tara Wilkinson-McClean<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:tara.wilkinson@cavehill.uwi.edu\">tara.wilkinson@cavehill.uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LING 1001 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Nickesha Dawkins<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:nickesha.dawkins@uwi.edu\">nickesha.dawkins@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LING 1005 Introduction to Language<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mr Voghn-Everett Tatem<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:voghn-everett.tatem@uwi.edu\">voghn-everett.tatem@uwi.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LING 1819 Beginners\u2019 Caribbean Sign Language<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Keren Cumberbatch<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:keren.cumberbatch@uwi.edu\">keren.cumberbatch@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Semester II<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">COMS1104 Intro to Public Speaking<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Tara Wilkinson-McClean<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:tara.wilkinson@cavehill.uwi.edu\">tara.wilkinson@cavehill.uwi.edu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LING1002 Introduction to Morphology and Syntax<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Nickesha Dawkins<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:nickesha.dawkins@uwi.edu\">nickesha.dawkins@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\"><strong>Literatures in English Electives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Semester I<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LITS 1001 Introduction to Poetry<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Jacinth Howard<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jacinth.howard@uwi.edu\">jacinth.howard@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LITS 1005 Introduction to Writing about Literature<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Samuel Soyer<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:samuel.soyer@gmail.com\">samuel.soyer@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LITS 2306 \u2013 History of Criticism<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Nicola Hunte<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:nicola.hunte@uwi.edu\">nicola.hunte@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LITS 2403 \u2013 Caribbean Popular Culture<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Prof Curwen Best<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:curwen.best@uwi.edu\">curwen.best@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LITS 2604 \u2013 Creative Writing: Prose Fiction<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Jacinth Howard<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jacinth.howard@uwi.edu\">jacinth.howard@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Semester II<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LITS 1002 \u2013 Introduction to Prose Fiction<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Jacinth Howard<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jacinth.howard@uwi.edu\">jacinth.howard@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LITS 1003 \u2013 Introduction to Drama<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Prof Curwen Best<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:curwen.best@uwi.edu\">curwen.best@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LITS 2603 \u2013 Creative Writing Poetry<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr Debra Providence<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:debra.providence@uwi.edu\">debra.providence@uwi.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LITS 3111 \u2013 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