(Current students should refer to the Faculty Handbook only from their year of entry for guidance on their programme requirements)
LEVEL I (30 credits)
1. CLTR1010 Introduction to Caribbean Studies
2-3. Choose Two (2) of the following:
- CLTR1100 Culture and Identity
- CLTR1505 Cultural Studies and Caribbean Dance I
- 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:
- Beginners Foreign Language*
- FOUN1201 Science, Medicine & Technology in Society
- FOUN1301 Law, Gov. Econ. & Society in the C’bean
8-10. Three (3) Level I electives
*compulsory for all students without a CSEC or equivalent qualification in a Foreign Language (see Foreign Language Requirement)
LEVEL II (30 credits)
1. CLTR2000 Thinking Culture: Debates and Perspectives
2. CLTR2500 Introduction to Cultural Studies
3. Choose One (1) of the following:
- CLTR2100 Festivals, Rituals and Caribbean Society OR
- CLTR2402 Caribbean Intellectual Traditions
4. Choose One (1) of the following:
- HIST2003 History of the West Indies 1 OR
- LITS2514 West Indian Literary Classics I
5. Choose One (1) of the following:
- FILM2000 Caribbean Film
- HIST2004 History of the West Indies 2
- LITS2403 Caribbean Popular Culture I
- LITS2516 West Indian Literary Classics II
6. Choose One (1) of
- GEND2015 Gender, Sexuality and Race in Caribbean Culture OR
- GEND2201 Women’s Studies I: An Introduction
7-10. Four (4) Level II or III Electives
LEVEL III (30 credits)
1. CLTR3100 Theorising Caribbean Culture
2. Choose one (1) of:
- CLTR3101 Race, Nationalism and Culture OR
- CLTR3110 Sacred Arts of the Black Atlantic
3. Choose one (1) of:
- CLTR3102 Exhibiting Culture: Representation, Tourism and Heritage OR
- CLTR3103 Black Popular Culture
4-5. Choose Two (2) of:
- GEND3701 Men and Masculinities in the Caribbean
- GEND3703 Feminist Critiques of Development Theories: Implications for Policy and Planning
- GOVT3018 Caribbean Government and Politics II
- LITS3502 West Indian Literature: Special Author Seminar
- SOCI3013 Social Policy
6-7. Choose Two (2) of:
- ENSC3020 Case Study in Environmental Science
- FINA3001 Caribbean Business Environment
- GOVT3017 Caribbean Government and Politics II
- LITS3405 Caribbean Popular Culture II
- LING3501 Social and Linguistic History of the C’bean
- SOCI3012 Social Planning
- SOCI3035 Caribbean Social Problems
8-10. Three (3) Level II or III Electives
A. University Matriculation Requirements
The University Matriculation requirements for entry to a degree programme —
EITHER:
(a) Full Matriculation:
- (i) Passes in either two 2-unit CAPE/GCE A-Level subjects OR an Associate Degree of at least a 2.50 GPA, AND
- (ii) at least five (5) passes in CSEC (CXC) General Proficiency of at least Grade III (at least Grade II if done before 1998), OR GCE O’ Levels of at least Grade C or BGCSE examinations. Subjects passed must include English Language AND one of the following: a Foreign Language, Mathematics, Geography, or an approved Science subject.
OR:
b) Lower Level Matriculation:
- At least five (5) acceptable passes at CSEC/GCE/BGCSE examinations which MUST include English Language and any one of the following: a foreign language, mathematics, geography, or an approved science subject;
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:
- (i) Grade I in CSEC,
- (ii) English A,
- (iii) a Grade A in GCE O’ Level English Language,
- (iv) a Grade 1 in CAPE Communication Studies OR
- (v) a Grade A or B in the GCE General Paper, OR
- (vi) Grade B OR higher in the BCC course CORE 100 English & Communication